We document the surge of economic nationalist and radical-right parties in western Europe
between the early 1990s and 2016. We discuss how economic shocks contribute to …

This volume examines the interrelationship between democratic legitimacy at the European
level and the ongoing Eurozone crisis that began in 2010. Europe's crisis of legitimacy …

According to a widely held view, the European Council decides how the EU should respond
in times of crisis, since the European Council alone has the authority to lead. Other …

This article examines the implications of the euro crisis for theories of political economy
associated with 'varieties of capitalism', considering how those theories help explain the …

Starting from the observation that the European Union now possesses many of the attributes
of modern political systems, Hix and Høyland take an innovative approach to analysing …

We review the literature on the globalization backlash, seen as the political shift of voters
and parties in a protectionist and isolationist direction, with substantive implications on …

Populism is Janus-faced. There is not a single form of populism but rather a variety of
different forms, each with profoundly different political consequences. Despite the current …

" This Handbook adopts a traditional definition of the subject, and focuses primarily on the
explanation of international transactions in goods, services, and assets, and on the main …

The collection of articles in this special issue provides a comprehensive analysis of
European Union decision-making during the Eurozone crisis. We investigate national …

The negotiations on the reforms of the Economic and Monetary Union were highly
conflictual. This article analyses the dimensions of conflict that structured these negotiations …