Electoral Epidemic: The Political Cost of Economic Crisis in Southern Europe, 2010-11

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-154

  Bosco, Anna ^a   Verney, Susannah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abstention; Challenger Parties; Eurozone Crisis; Incumbent Punishment; Southern Europe; Sovereign Debt Crisis

Indexed keywords

DEBT CRISIS; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL RELATIONS; SOVEREIGNTY;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84869837547     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2012.747272     Document Type: Article

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