"Sovereign debt default is an often catastrophic form of economic crisis that can affect the entire global economy. The IMF predicts that, in the coming years, over 50 countries are at risk of default. Yet, we understand little about the political determinants of this decision to renege on...

This paper explores whether coups cause increased crisis risk, and if some types of coups are associated with stronger risk. I use a worldwide sample with data on more than 1200 onsets of economic crisis between 1950 and 2019, treat separate effects of military and civilian coup attempts, and...

Eurozone authoritarianism and the neoliberal project in Greece and Southern Europe / Kees Van Der Pijl -- Sovereign debt or balance of payments crisis? Exploring the structural logic of adjustment in the Eurozone / Matthias Kaelberer -- Greece and the crisis of the Eurozone : a structural...