Contesting austerity : a socio-legal inquiry / edited by Anuscheh Farahat and Xabier Arzoz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farahat, Anuscheh, Editor.

Contributor:

Arzoz Santisteban, Xabier, editor.

Farahat, Anuscheh, 1981- editor.

Series:

Oñati International Series in Law and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiscal policy--European Union countries--Congresses.

Fiscal policy.

Finance, Public--Law and legislation--European Union countries--Congresses.

Finance, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Edition:

1

Other Title:

Contesting austerity

Place of Publication:

Bloomsbury Publishing 2021

Summary:

This book addresses the different forms of austerity, contestation and resistance, in order to understand how they relate to one another and the impact they have on the democratic quality of public debates, the trust in public institutions and the legitimacy of law. Contestation of austerity includes not only traditional activism strategies such as human rights litigation and direct democracy instruments, but also new forms of collective action and collaborative resistance. Most importantly, many of the new anti-austerity initiatives also aim to renovate existing modes of democratic decision-making on the European, national, regional and local levels. The book focuses on different types of contesting austerity measures and the interaction between institutional and civil society actors. It will enhance understanding of how the various actors frame not only their goal but also the underlying social conflict to contest austerity and through which means they try to achieve political and legal changes. With 16 chapters written by contributors from Spain, Germany, Greece, Portugal and the UK, the book approaches 3 crucial areas of austerity policies: cuts in payment and pensions, labour law reform, and old and new poverty. In each field, the contributors analyse the processes of decision-making and contestation from 3 perspectives: institutions, democratic theory and societal responses.

Contents:

List of Contributors 1. Contestation and Integration in Times of Crisis: The Law and the Challenge of Austerity Part I. Contestation, Politicisation and Democracy: A Sensitive Virtuous Circle? Part II. Austerity Measures under European and National Judicial Review Part III. Contesting Labour Law Reforms Part IV. Asymmetries and Competing Rationales in the Contestation of Austerity

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781509942824

1509942823

OCLC:

1255228817