Table of Contents

Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction: Dissecting the Greek Debt Crisis; Georgios Karyotis and Roman Gerodimos PART I: FRAMING CONTESTS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT 1. The Contradictions and Battlegrounds of Crisis Management; Andrew Hindmoor and Allan McConnell 2. European Discourses on Managing the Greek Crisis: Denial, Distancing and the Politics of Blame; Dimitris Papadimitriou and Sotirios Zartaloudis 3. 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly': Stereotypes, Prejudices and Emotions on Greek Media Representation of the EU Financial Crisis; Tereza Capelos and Theofanis Exadaktylos PART II: THE POLICIES OF EXTREME AUSTERITY 4. An Evaluation of the Austerity Strategy in the Eurozone: Was the First Greek Bail-out Programme Bound to Fail?; Sotiria Theodoropoulou and Andrew Watt 5. 'Off-the-Shelf Reforms' and their Blind Spots: Pensions in Post-Memorandum Greece; Platon Tinios 6. A 'Fairweather Welfare State'? Formal and Informal Social Protection and theGreek Crisis; Antigone Lyberaki and Platon Tinios PART III: THE POLITICS OF EXTREME AUSTERITY 7. Protest Participation, Electoral Choices and Public Attitudes towards Austerity in Greece; Georgios Karyotis and Wolfgang Rüdig 8. Anger Management and the Politics of Crime in the Greek Crisis; Sappho Xenakis and Leonidas Cheliotis 9. Re-organising Everyday Greek Social Reality: Subjective Experiences of the Greek Crisis; Athanasia Chalari PART IV: THE CRISIS BEYOND GREECE 10. Structure, Agents and Discourse in Managing Economic Crises: Comparing Greece and Turkey; Dimitris Tsarouhas 11. The Politics of Fiscal Efforts in Ireland and Spain: Market Credibility versus Political Legitimacy; Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda and Niamh Hardiman 12. Credibility Dilemmas during Economic Crises: Greece in the Argentine Mirror; sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda 13. Reflections on the Greek and Eurozone Crisis: A View from the Inside; George Papandreou CONCLUSION 14. Austerity Politics and Crisis Governance: Lessons from Greece; Roman Gerodimos and Georgios Karyotis Bibliography Appendix: A Timeline of the Greek and Eurozone Crises Index

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'This timely volume is one of the first to reflect on how the Greek debt crisis arose, how it was managed by both Europe and Greece, and what lessons are to be learned from it. It brings together a variety of experts to offer an insightful, broad and dispassionate perspective that goes beyond the immediacy of the case to provide a rich understanding.' Kevin Featherstone, Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor of European Politics, London School of Economics, UK 'In my view austerity was probably an inevitable response to the Greek crisis, but the authors are right that it gave Greek citizens a 'harsh and bitter tongue' (the original meaning of the Greek word austeros) and led to a Greek tragedy. Their book is a must read to understand how and why.' Andre Sapir, Professor of Economics, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 'If you want to understand how to survive today's Eurozone crisis, read Georgios Karyotis and Roman Gerodimos' The Politics of Extreme Austerity. They have gathered an extraordinary roster of economists, political scientists, media experts, policy makers and others to shed light on how framing of crises shapes public debate and public policy (and vice versa), often for the worse. Their devastating analysis of Greece shows how nations fall deeper into financial distress - and suggests how the Eurozone may be able to recover.' Susan Moeller, Director of the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda, University of Maryland, USA 'What happens when a prosperous, mature democracy is hit by an unprecedented economic depression? An outstanding group of researchers explores several dimensions of this critical and fascinating question, covering multiple facets of both politics and policy. Centered on the Greek case yet embedding it into a broader comparative context, this book provide multiple and valuable insights, thus launching a new area of investigation.' Stathis N. Kalyvas, Wolfers Professor of Political Science and Director, Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, Yale University, USA

About the Author

Tereza Capelos, School of Politics, University of Surrey Athanasia Chalari, Worcester University and Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory, LSE Leonidas Cheliotis, School of Law, University of Edinburgh Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Theofanis Exadaktylos, University of Surrey and Hellenic Observatory, LSE Niamh Hardiman, School of Politics and International Relations, Geary Institute, University College Dublin Andrew Hindmoor, Department of Politics, University of Sheffield Roman Gerodimos, Media School, Bournemouth University Georgios Karyotis, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow Antigone Lyberaki, Panteion University, Athens Allan McConnell, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Dimitris Papadimitriou, Professor of Politics, University of Manchester George Papandreou, Greek politician. Prime Minister of Greece 2009 to 2011 Wolfgang Rüdig, School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Sotiria Theodoropoulou, European Trade Union Institute Platon Tinios, University of Piraeus Dimitris Tsarouhas, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University Andrew Watt, Macroeconomic Policy Institute, Hans-Böckler Foundation Sappho Xenakis, Birkbeck College, University of London Sotirios Zartaloudis, Department of Politics, History and International Relations, Loughborough University

Reviews

“A timely book on the politics of austerity, focusing on the current case of Greece. The edited volume is a multi-disciplinary endeavour and features 14 chapters written by authors with backgrounds as diverse as political science, economics, sociology, law and criminology. … Reading this book will be rewarding for social scientists working both in the policy world and in academia, as well as for a broader audience interested in the Greek and European crises.” (Anne-Caroline Hüser, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (3), 2016)