The Political Machinery of the Eurozone Crisis

Abstract

Even if implementation of austerity policies could be largely explained by private sector crisis and financial collapse, the role of political actors and mechanisms should not be underestimated. This panel proposes empirical investigations concerning the way political actors behave and argue facing the austerity guidelines and reforms. More precisely, the papers notably focus on the enrolment of political elites by economic lobbies in austerity policies (SME compromise, asset securization), the progressive conversion of some political elites in the course of their “career” or the extent of ideologies and political rhetoric change during the financial crisis. This panel aims starting a discussion about the concrete role of political actors’ ideas and interests during and after the financial crisis in the spread of austerity, without only considering political powerlessness or cowardice.

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