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2. How to Analyse the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Democracies

verfasst von : Leonardo Morlino, Francesco Raniolo

Erschienen in: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on South European Democracies

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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How to analyse the impact of economic crises on democracies in the South Europe? The theoretical framework of this key question is, first of all, set up by addressing the problem of how to define, specify and measure the impact of the independent variable: the economic crisis. In doing so the specificities of the Great Recession starting in about 2008 are emphasized also vis-à-vis the management of previous twentieth-century economic crises. After a short overview of the most recent literature, the focus goes on to the definition of the dependent variables, that is, of the dimensions or specific qualities contemporary democracies can vary. In particular, the chapter emphasizes the role of the two critical classic qualities, participation and competition with its sub-dimensions. The central explanatory hypothesis suggests that the actual impact depends on the effective existence of background conditions for change, and accordingly, the economic crisis has a catalysing effect on those conditions.

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Titel: How to Analyse the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Democracies
verfasst von: Leonardo Morlino
Francesco Raniolo
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on South European Democracies
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-52370-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-52371-2

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52371-2_2