policy coordination. It concludes that the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary … the SGP and draws some conclusions as regards the importance and relevance of this new step in the process of economic …

argument that the convergence of nominal long-term interest rates in the periphery cluster countries, relative to the core …-causality between this convergence and subsequent (after four quarters) annual variations in the quarterly current account balance …Explaining the Eurozone crisis requires explaining the origins of the external imbalances until then. The paper divides …

Drawing from neo-Gramscian theory, the paper explores how urban austerity governance mediates crises of neoliberal … neoliberalism. Austere neoliberalism was sustained through three characteristics: economic rationalism, state revanchism and weak … for equality and solidarity remain contagious, tenacious and vibrant. Urban governance is a crucial arena for studying the …

this story is the austerity policies commanded by reactions to the crisis, particularly following the international loan …The story of how the Eurozone crisis was particularly harsh on Portugal is a well told one. The most visible side of … competitiveness. During the Eurozone crisis, the Portuguese Constitutional Court (PCC) rose to stardom by preventing or invalidating …

order to strengthen the structure of European Economic Governance (EEG). However, the issue of sovereignty and economic … in explaining the Eurozone crisis management. In relation to this, the major question of the thesis is whether the crisis …