This book investigates the causes and consequences of crisis in four countries of the Eurozone periphery Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. The contributions to this volume are provided from country-specific experts, and are organised into two themed subsections: the first analyses the economic dynamics at play in relation to each state, whilst the second considers their respective political situations. The work debates what made these states particularly susceptible to crisis, the response to the crisis and its resultant effects, as well as the manifestation of resistance to austerity. In doing so, Parker and Tsarouhas consider the implications of continued fragilities in the Eurozone both for these countries and for European integration more generally.

Owen Parker is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Associate Fellow of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), both at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has written widely on International Relations and European politics, is co-author of the prominent textbookPolitics in the European Union, and has previously worked for the European Commission.

Dimitris Tsarouhas is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Turkey and a Scientific Council Member of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in Brussels. A former Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics,Tsarouhas has published extensively on European politics, public policy, and Greek-Turkish relations.

Chapter 1. Causes and Consequences of Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery.- Chapter 2. Tracing Irelands Liberal Crisis and Recovery.- Chapter 3. The Spanish Economic Miracle that Never was.- Chapter 4. Portugals Economic Crisis: Overheating without Accelerating.- Chapter 5. Greece and European Monetary Union: The Road to the Demise of the Greek Economy.- Chapter 6. Narrating Crisis in Irelands Great Recession.- Chapter 7. The Unfolding of Spain's Political Crisis: From the Squares to the Ballot Box.- Chapter 8. Portuguese Democracy under Austerity: Politics in Exceptional Times.- Chapter 9. Continuity and Change in Greek Politics in an Age of Austerity.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.