[MGSA-L] CfP: Consequences of Crisis for Southern Europe, ECPR General Conf. Bordeaux, Sept 2013

Roland Moore rolandmo at pacbell.net
Thu Dec 27 12:19:34 PST 2012


From: Susannah Verney deplan at otenet.gr


Call for Papers
THE CONSEQUENCES OF CRISIS FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE

Section for the ECPR General Conference, Sciences Po Bordeaux, 5-7 Septmber 2012

Please see attached programme and information on submitting a paper proposal

Abstract:
In recent years, Southern Europe has become a focus of international attention due to the impact of its travails on the eurozone and European governance. This proposal aims to turn the spotlight on the other side of the story, to the effects of the crisis on political processes within the region itself. Southern Europe’s vanguard role in the eurozone crisis and in the radical experiments in financial austerity and structural reform currently under way have turned the region into a laboratory of political change. The crisis and the strategies adopted to address it have unleashed processes of abrupt and rapid dislocation and transformation, redefining priorities, reshaping systems, redesigning policies, replacing actors and breaking down political affiliations. 

The goal of the Section is to provide a forum for an overall assessment of ‘crisis politics’ in Southern Europe with their broader implications for European democracy. A non-exhaustive list of topics which might be addressed include the impact of ‘governance by Memorandum’ and the politics of austerity on political systems, political actors (e.g. labour unions, civil society), political economy (e.g. varieties of capitalism), policymaking processes, specific policy areas (e.g. welfare regimes, environmental and migration policies) and the consequences of crisis for political participation (e.g. the politics of protest and social mobilisation, party and party system change, public opinion and electoral behaviour). 

The Section hopes to attract papers encompassing a wide range of topics, theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches. In terms of geographical scope, the Section will accept country case studies of the six eurozone states (Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus and Malta) while intra-South European comparative studies will be particularly welcome. Such comparisons could potentially include Turkey, a state relatively unaffected by the international economic crisis.

The Section offers 13 Panels
1. Southern European Labour Contention: New and Old Repertoires, Social Alliances, and Party Relations
Chair: Antonina Gentile, Universitá Degli Studi di Milano 
Co-Chair: Noëlle Burgi, Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) 

2. The Crisis and the Welfare State: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective 
Chair: Manos Matsaganis, Athens University of Economics and Business
Co-Chair: Dimitris Sotiropoulos, University of Athens

3. Protest in the Age of Austerity: Democracy, Legitimacy and Mobilisation in Southern Europe 
Chair: Pedro Ramos Pinto, University of Manchester
Co-Chair: John Karamichas, Queen's University of Belfast 

4. Media Representations of the EU Crisis: Stereotypes, Prejudices and Emotions in Southern Europe 
Chair: Nicolas Demertzis, University of Athens
Discussant: Nicolas Demertzis, University of Athens 

5. The Impacts of the Global Crisis on South European Environmental Politics 
Chair: Maria Kousis, University of Crete

6. Party Politics in a ‘Crisis Zone’: Party System Change in Southern Europe 
Chair: Marco Lisi, Nova University of Lisbon 

7. The End of the EU as Modernising Vincolo Esterno? Differentiated Integration in Southern Europe 
Chair: Jose Magone, 
Co-Chair: Patrícia Calca, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciencias Sociais, 
Discussant: Célia Belim Rodrigues, Technical School of Social and Political Sciences 

8. Varieties of Capitalism in Southern Europe since the Crisis 
Chair: Boyka Stefanova, University of Texas at San Antonio 

9. Gender and the Economic Crisis in Southern Europe 
Chair: Yota Papageorgiou, University of Crete
 
10. Bad Times to Win: Elections in Southern Europe in Times of Crisis 
Chair:  Irene Martín, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid irene.martin at uam.es
Discussant: Elias Dinas, University of Nottingham   

11. The Crisis Impact on the State Apparatus of Southern Europe: National and Comparative Studies 
Chair: Minas Samatas, University of Crete 

12. Facing the Crisis in Southern Europe: Civil Society and Social-Protest Movements
Chair: Rafael Vazquez, Universidad de Granada 

13. Crisis and Welfare Retrenchment: A View from the South
Chair: Filipe Carreira Da Silva, University of Lisbon
Co-Chair: Mónica Brito Vieira, University of York 

Below are links on the section panels and paper proposal instructions.
http://ecprnet.eu/Events/PanelList.aspx?EventID=5&SectionID=117
http://ecprnet.eu/Documents/Conferences/General/2014BordeauxPaperProposalInstructions.pdf
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