Papers by Tamar Lagurashvili
The European Debt Crisis induced by the failure of several European Member states ability to refi... more The European Debt Crisis induced by the failure of several European Member states ability to refinance their governments’ debt led to the large-scale socio-economic and political transformations in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus. A gradual increase of unemployment rate, especially among the youth, GDP contraction, cuts in public services and other economic plight led to the power change in a range of the Eurozone countries, out of which this paper will focus on the political shift in Spain, Greece and Portugal. Social unrest and economic downturn prepared a solid ground for the radical politicians, who railed against the austerity policies imposed on their countries due to the bailout programs, which in some cases amounted to several billion Euros. Radical movements became increasingly popular in Greece and Spain, which was clearly expressed in the emergence of two left-wing parties: Syriza and Podemos, out of which the former has successfully undergone the electoral campaign and came in power as a result of the snap election held on January 25, 2015 while the latter has a relatively modest, but promising record. In addition to analyzing the origins of Syriza and Podemos, the paper will seek to study the socio-economic and political circumstances, which considerably contributed to the emergence of the radical left-wing parties in Greece and Spain, while not leaving the similar track in other crisis inflicted EU state-Portugal.
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Papers by Tamar Lagurashvili
Drafts by Tamar Lagurashvili