Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America : Before and after the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Impact of the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis upon Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America -- PART I: Southern Europe -- 1. Southern Europe and the Eurozone Crisis: Political Representation, Party System Characteristics and the Impact of Austerity -- 2. The Study of Political Representation in Greece: Towards New Patterns Following the Economic Crisis? -- 3. Representation in the Italian Parliament -- 4. Political Representation in Portugal Before and After the Great Recession: Legitimation and Ideological Linkages Between Voters and Their Representatives -- 5. It Is Not Just the Economy: How Spanish Established Political Elites Understand the (Political) Crisis and Its Effects -- 6. The Social Profile of Spanish Elites Following the Great Recession -- 7. Methodological Challenges in the Study of Political Elites: Some Reflections from Southern Europe -- PART II: Latin America -- 8. Latin American Politics Before and Beyond the Commodity Crisis: Representation, Institutional Design and Political Cycles -- 9. Venezuela: Changes and Continuities in the Post-Chávez Era -- 10. Political Representation Studies in Ecuador: Links between Elites and Voters -- 11. Political Representation in Chile: Electoral Institutions, Elites and Voters -- 12. Latin American Parliamentary Elites: A Methodological Approach -- Conclusions -- Index.

This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions.

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