Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America: Before and After the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: The Impact of the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis upon Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America PART I: Southern Europe 1. Southern Europe and the Eurozone Crisis: Political Representation, Party System Characteristics and the Impact of Austerity 2. The Study of Political Representation in Greece: Towards New Patterns Following the Economic Crisis? 3. Representation in the Italian Parliament 4. Political Representation in Portugal Before and After the Great Recession: Legitimation and Ideological Linkages Between Voters and Their Representatives 5. It Is Not Just the Economy: How Spanish Established Political Elites Understand the (Political) Crisis and Its Effects 6. The Social Profile of Spanish Elites Following the Great Recession 7. Methodological Challenges in the Study of Political Elites: Some Reflections from Southern Europe PART II: Latin America 8. Latin American Politics Before and Beyond the Commodity Crisis: Representation, Institutional Design and Political Cycles 9. Venezuela: Changes and Continuities in the Post-Chávez Era 10. Political Representation Studies in Ecuador: Links between Elites and Voters 11. Political Representation in Chile: Electoral Institutions, Elites and Voters 12. Latin American Parliamentary Elites: A Methodological Approach Conclusions Index