Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe

Edited by Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Oxford Studies in Democratization

This volume analyzes the evolution of selected public policies and the changing roles and structure of the state in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain since the 1960s. It makes a major contribution to work on recent democratic regime transition in southern Europe, demonstrating how the state has responded and adapted to the challenges and pressures associated with the overarching processes of democratization, socio-economic development, and Europeanization.

Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe

Edited by Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Description

This volume analyzes the evolution of selected public policies and the changing roles and structure of the state in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain since the 1960s. It makes a major contribution to work on recent democratic regime transition in southern Europe, demonstrating how the state has responded and adapted to the challenges and pressures associated with the overarching processes of democratization, socio-economic development, and Europeanization.

Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe

Edited by Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Oxford Studies in Democratization

1. Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Dimitri Sotiropoulos, and Edward E. Malefakis
2. The Welfare State and Democracy: On the Development of Social Security in Southern Europe, Francis G. Castles
3. Social Policy, Democracy, and Citizenship in Southern Europe, Marisol García and Neovi Karakatsanis
4. Democratic Consolidation, Judicial Reform, and the Judicialization of Politics in Southern Europe, Pedro C. Magalhães, Carlo Guarnieri and Yorgos Kaminis
5. Old Problems and New Challenges: The Enduring and Changing Functions of Southern European State Bureaucracies, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
6. Multi-Level Governance and the Transformation of Regional Mobilization and Identity in Southern Europe, With Particular Attention to Catalonia and the Basque Country, Iván Llamazares and Gary Marks
7. The Environment, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Political Change in the New Southern Europe, Geoffrey Pridham and José Magone
8. Democratic and Economic Consolidation in Southern Europe, Stavros B. Thomadakis
9. Conclusion, Richard Gunther and P. Nikiforos Diamandouros
1. Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Dimitri Sotiropoulos, and Edward E. Malefakis
2. The Welfare State and Democracy: On the Development of Social Security in Southern Europe, Francis G. Castles
3. Social Policy, Democracy, and Citizenship in Southern Europe, Marisol García and Neovi Karakatsanis
4. Democratic Consolidation, Judicial Reform, and the Judicialization of Politics in Southern Europe, Pedro C. Magalhães, Carlo Guarnieri and Yorgos Kaminis
5. Old Problems and New Challenges: The Enduring and Changing Functions of Southern European State Bureaucracies, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
6. Multi-Level Governance and the Transformation of Regional Mobilization and Identity in Southern Europe, With Particular Attention to Catalonia and the Basque Country, Iván Llamazares and Gary Marks
7. The Environment, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Political Change in the New Southern Europe, Geoffrey Pridham and José Magone
8. Democratic and Economic Consolidation in Southern Europe, Stavros B. Thomadakis
9. Conclusion, Richard Gunther and P. Nikiforos Diamandouros

Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe

Edited by Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Oxford Studies in Democratization

Author Information

Contributors:

Francis G. Castles, University of Edinburgh
P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens
Marisol García, University of Barcelona
Carlo Guarnieri, University of Bologna
Richard Gunther, Ohio State University
Yorgos Kaminis, University of Athens
Neovi Karakatsanis, Indiana University South Bend
Iván Llamazares, Universidad de Salamanca
Pedro C. Magalhães, University of Lisbon
José M. Magone, University of Hull
Edward E. Malefakis, Columbia University
Gary Marks, University of North Carolina
Geoffrey Pridham, University of Bristol
Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, University of Athens
Stavros B. Thomadakis, University of Athens