Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe

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.

1. Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Dimitri Sotiropoulos, and Edward E. Malefakis2. The Welfare State and Democracy: On the Development of Social Security in Southern Europe, Francis G. Castles3. Social Policy, Democracy, and Citizenship in Southern Europe, Marisol García and Neovi Karakatsanis4. Democratic Consolidation, Judicial Reform, and the Judicialization of Politics in Southern Europe, Pedro C. Magalhães, Carlo Guarnieri and Yorgos Kaminis5. Old Problems and New Challenges: The Enduring and Changing Functions of Southern European State Bureaucracies, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos6. 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 Marks7. The Environment, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Political Change in the New Southern Europe, Geoffrey Pridham and José Magone8. Democratic and Economic Consolidation in Southern Europe, Stavros B. Thomadakis9. Conclusion, Richard Gunther and P. Nikiforos Diamandouros1. Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Dimitri Sotiropoulos, and Edward E. Malefakis2. The Welfare State and Democracy: On the Development of Social Security in Southern Europe, Francis G. Castles3. Social Policy, Democracy, and Citizenship in Southern Europe, Marisol García and Neovi Karakatsanis4. Democratic Consolidation, Judicial Reform, and the Judicialization of Politics in Southern Europe, Pedro C. Magalhães, Carlo Guarnieri and Yorgos Kaminis5. Old Problems and New Challenges: The Enduring and Changing Functions of Southern European State Bureaucracies, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos6. 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 Marks7. The Environment, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Political Change in the New Southern Europe, Geoffrey Pridham and José Magone8. Democratic and Economic Consolidation in Southern Europe, Stavros B. Thomadakis9. Conclusion, Richard Gunther and P. Nikiforos Diamandouros