Contesting Austerity : Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015)

• Autore: Carvalho Tiago
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (196 pages)
• Soggetto topico: European history; Political economy; Social classes
• Soggetto non controllato: Anti-Austerity Protests, Portugal, Spain, Great Recession, Social Movements
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the historical and political similarities between Portugal and Spain, the contentious responses to austerity diverged in terms of number, rhythm and players. This book compares the contentious responses to austerity in Portugal and Spain during the Eurozone crisis and the Great Recession between 2008 and 2015. While in Spain a sustained wave of mobilisation lasted for three years, involving various players and leading to a transformation of the party system, in Portugal social movements were only able to mobilise in specific instances, trade unions dominated protest and, by the end of the cycle, institutional change was limited. Contesting Austerity shows that the different trajectories and outcomes in these two countries are connected to the nature and configurations of the players in the mobilisation process. While in Spain actors’ relative autonomy from one another led to deeper political transformation, in Portugal the dominance of the institutional actors limited the extent of that change.
• Altri titoli varianti: Contesting Austerity
• Titolo autorizzato: Contesting Austerity
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910573820903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II