The Gender Dynamics of Financialisation and Austerity in the European Union - The Irish Case

Austerity has affected the livelihoods of households and especially women in the European Union after 2008. This paper explores the socio-economic and political-institutional shifts in the Republic of Ireland. It focuses on rent and mortgage arrears for households, austerity measures implemented and how they affect women. It also looks at political institutional change on the supranational and national level and how resistance against austerity and evictions has evolved in Ireland. It situates these developments in a broader political economy perspective, taking into account hegemonic projects in the European Union and the politics of financialisation.