Impact of economic crisis on the functioning of political systems. a case study of greece, spain, and italy (Uniwersytet Śląski)

Tytuł Impact of economic crisis on the functioning of political systems. A case study of Greece, Spain, and Italy Autorzy Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec Język angielski Wydawnictwo Uniwersytet Śląski ISBN 978-83-226-3279-6 Rok wydania 2017 Katowice Wydanie 1 ilość stron 258 Format pdf Spis treści Table of contents

Research and methodological assumptions / 7
Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec: References / 21

Chapter 1: The economic crisis in Greece, Spain, and Italy (Tomasz Kubin
) / 23
1.1 Introductory notes / 23
1.2 General causes of the economic crisis of 2008 / 25
1.3 Causes and economic manifestations of the crisis in Greece, Spain, and Italy / 28
1.4 Greece, Spain, and Italy in the fight with the economic effects of the crisis / 64
1.5 Conclusions / 79
References / 81

Chapter 2: Influence of the economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of Greece (Małgorzata Lorencka) / 87
2.1 Introductory notes / 87
2.2 Historical background of the economic crises in Greece / 90
2.3 Radicalisation of social sentiment / 94
2.4 Decrease of public confidence in state institutions / 98
2.5 Increase of support for radical political groups / 105
2.6 Referendum of 5 July 2015 / 114
2.7 State structure reforms / 116
2.8 Conclusions / 117
References / 125
Chapter 3: Influence of the 2008 economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of contemporary Spain (Małgorzata Myśliwiec) / 129
3.1 Introductory notes / 129
3.2 Economic factors and the shape of the political system after 1978 / 130
3.3 Loss of confidence in state institutions after 2008 / 135
3.4 New social movements and political parties / 147
3.5 Elections to the General Cortes of 20 December 2015 and their political consequences / 160
3.6 Spanish constitutional draft amendments / 163
3.7 Increase of decentralising tendencies / 167
3.8 Conclusions / 170
References / 175

Chapter 4: Influence of the economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of Italy (Małgorzata Lorencka) / 177
4.1 Introduction / 177
4.2 Socio-economic factors and the development of the political system in Italy / 179
4.3 Towards three-bloc political rivalry / 187
4.4 Meaning of the institution of the President of the Italian Republic and the Constitutional
Court in the crisis period / 197
4.5 Change of the electoral law and the constitutional reform of the government of Matteo Renzi / 207
4.6 Rationalisation of a decentralised state model / 214
4.7 Conclusions / 218
References / 223

Verification of research assumptions (Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec) / 229
References / 235
List of charts / 237
List of tables / 239
List of figures / 241
Notes on contributors / 243
Summary in Polish / 245
Summary in Italian / 247
Summary in Greek / 249
Summary in Spanish / 251