The article focuses on the party political spaces in four Southern European countries (ie
Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) since the onset of the Euro crisis. To understand the …

The victory of the radical-left SYRIZA in the September 2015 election confounded
expectations given the failure of the SYRIZA–ANEL government formed in January either to …

This article discusses the European wave of contention catalysed by the financial market
crash of 2008/9 and the subsequent imposition of austerity measures by governments …

The emergence of the economic and financial crisis has already shown important electoral
and political consequences in southern Europe. Drawing on the experience of two bailed …

This book offers a critical overview on the literature on party change and provides original
data on several dimensions of party organizations, focusing in particular on Portuguese …

The analysis explores government, party system and political attitudes as dimensions
revealing Portugal's exceptionalism during its post-bailout period (2015–19) vis-á-vis three …

In January 2015 an early parliamentary election was held in Greece, amidst harsh economic
conditions and the saliency of the issue of Greece's relations with the European Union. The …

The recent economic crisis has created momentum for party system change in most
European democracies. While Portugal has shown more predictable patterns of interparty …

ABSTRACT During the Great Recession, radical left parties in Portugal intensified their
opposition to Europe and public opinion became increasingly eurosceptic. Nevertheless, the …

This article problematizes how non-spatial factors facilitate the formation of extraordinary
ideologically mismatched government coalitions. An intensive case study analysis of the …