Convergence and public debt in the European Union: An overlooked trade-off?

Petrakos, George; Artelaris, Panagiotis; Kallioras, Dimitris

doi:10.1080/13597566.2020.1809382

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“…For instance, there is a growing body of literature that conceptualizes the rise of right‐wing and far‐right populist parties as coming out of “places that do not matter” or “places being left behind” (Dijkstra et al, 2020; Gordon, 2018; McKay, 2019; Rodríguez‐Pose, 2018). In the European context, the causes, but also the effects, of the 2008 crisis “is a painful reminder that the creative and the destructive components of the competitive forces released by the process of economic integration are neither balanced nor evenly spread over time and across space” (Petrakos et al, 2020, p. 11). This literature, also known as “geography of discontent,” goes along with the economic grievances thesis and promote an understanding of the rise of populism on the basis of (socio‐)economic and geographical grounds.…”

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The role of economic and cultural changes in the rise of far‐right in Greece: A regional analysis

Artelaris

Mavrommatis

2021

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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The recent strengthening of right‐wing and far‐right populism is one of the greatest political manifestations of our times and a dominant feature of the current European political landscape. In Greece, its rise coincided with a period of a prolonged financial aid programme (“bailouts”) imposing harsh austerity measures and deep structural reforms. The objective of this study is to assess the extent to which the spatially differentiated gains of Golden Dawn, one of the most anti‐establishment, anti‐migrant and anti‐EU political parties in Europe, were due to (socio‐)economic or cultural changes (or both) that took place in the country in recent years. The findings provide evidence in favour of the combined role of (socio‐)economic and cultural grievances; however, the former seem to be more important than the latter.

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The role of economic and cultural changes in the rise of far‐right in Greece: A regional analysis

Artelaris

Mavrommatis

2021

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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“…In this new setting, spatial inequalities tend to increase (or persist), especially within countries (Bailey et al, 2020; Camagni et al, 2020; Iammarino et al, 2019). Several places have been marginalised (Bailey et al, 2020; Rodríguez-Pose, 2018), while the levels of scepticism, anger and despair, as well as feelings of being left behind and fears about the future, are prevalent among EU citizens (Petrakos et al, 2020).…”

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The economic geography of European Union’s discontent: Lessons from Greece

Artelaris

2022

European Urban and Regional Studies

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The regions of the European Union are currently experiencing a period of seismic change that has transformed their established voting patterns and increased anti–European Union voting. Applying objective economic measures, spatial econometrics and municipal voting data from recent elections and a referendum, this study examines the factors shaping anti–European Union votes in Greece. The results indicate a strong link between the country’s changing economic geography and the geography of the anti–European Union vote, providing evidence not only of the ‘geography of discontent’ and the ‘left-behind hypothesis’ but also of the ‘geography of austerity’ associated with the heterogeneous effects of fiscal consolidation and austerity policies.

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