Special issue: Theory meets crisis

This collection consists of contributions presented as plenaries at a conference, 'Theory Meets Crisis', held at the Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute, in July 2016. The organisers of the conference asked leading scholars of varieties of capitalism, democracy, redistributional politics, European integration and political parties to engage the theoretical implications of Europe's multiplex crisis.

Articles:

+ Introduction to theory meets crisis collection Liesbet Hooghe, Brigid Laffan & Gary Marks
+ Varieties of capitalism in light of the euro crisis Peter A. Hall
+ Macroeconomic conditions, inequality shocks and the politics of redistribution, 1990–2013 Jonas Pontusson & David Weisstanner
+ The implications of the euro crisis for democracy Hanspeter Kriesi
+ From the euro to the Schengen crises: European integration theories, politicization, and identity politics Tanja A. Börzel & Thomas Risse
+ Cleavage theory meets Europe’s crises: Lipset, Rokkan, and the transnational cleavage Liesbet Hooghe & Gary Marks