Political representation in Southern Europe and Latin America: before and after the great recession and the commodity crisis

Introduction: The impact of the great recession and the commodity crisis upon political representation in Southern Europe and Latin America / André Freire, Mélany Barragán, Xavier Coller, Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- Southern Europe and the Eurozone crisis : political representation, party system characteristics and the impact of austerity / Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- The study of political representation in Greece : towards new patterns following the economic crisis? / Eftichia Teperoglou, Ioannis Andreadis and Theodore Chatzipantelis -- Modes of representation and parliamentary roles in Italy / Federico Russo and Luca Verzichelli -- Political representation in Portugal before and after the great recession : legitimation and ideological linkages between voters and their representatives / André Freire, Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- It is not the economy : how Spanish established political elites understand the (political) crisis and its effects / Xavier Coller, Manuel Jiménez-Sánchez and Manuel Portillo -- The social profile of Spanish elites following the great recession / Manuel Portillo-Pérez and Pablo Domínguez -- Methodological challenges in the study of political elites : some reflections from Southern Europe / André Freire, Xavier Coller, Ioannis Andreadis, Antonio M. Jaime, Sofia Serra-Silva and Evangelia Kartsounidou -- Latin American politics before and beyond the commodity crisis : representation, institutional design, and political cycles / Mélany Barragán and Manuel Alcántara -- Venezuela : changes and continuities in post-Chavez era / Juan Manuel Trak -- Political representation studies in Ecuador : links between elites and voters / Cristina Rivas, José Manuel Rivas and Alexandra Jima -- Political representation in Chile : continuities and change following the end of the commodities boom / Peter M. Siavelis -- Latin American parliamentary elites : a methodological approach / Mélany Barragán, Cristina Rivas and José Manuel Rivas.

Introduction: The impact of the great recession and the commodity crisis upon political representation in Southern Europe and Latin America / André Freire, Mélany Barragán, Xavier Coller, Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- Southern Europe and the Eurozone crisis : political representation, party system characteristics and the impact of austerity / Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- The study of political representation in Greece : towards new patterns following the economic crisis? / Eftichia Teperoglou, Ioannis Andreadis and Theodore Chatzipantelis -- Modes of representation and parliamentary roles in Italy / Federico Russo and Luca Verzichelli -- Political representation in Portugal before and after the great recession : legitimation and ideological linkages between voters and their representatives / André Freire, Marco Lisi and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- It is not the economy : how Spanish established political elites understand the (political) crisis and its effects / Xavier Coller, Manuel Jiménez-Sánchez and Manuel Portillo -- The social profile of Spanish elites following the great recession / Manuel Portillo-Pérez and Pablo Domínguez -- Methodological challenges in the study of political elites : some reflections from Southern Europe / André Freire, Xavier Coller, Ioannis Andreadis, Antonio M. Jaime, Sofia Serra-Silva and Evangelia Kartsounidou -- Latin American politics before and beyond the commodity crisis : representation, institutional design, and political cycles / Mélany Barragán and Manuel Alcántara -- Venezuela : changes and continuities in post-Chavez era / Juan Manuel Trak -- Political representation studies in Ecuador : links between elites and voters / Cristina Rivas, José Manuel Rivas and Alexandra Jima -- Political representation in Chile : continuities and change following the end of the commodities boom / Peter M. Siavelis -- Latin American parliamentary elites : a methodological approach / Mélany Barragán, Cristina Rivas and José Manuel Rivas.