Contesting Austerity

Anuscheh Farahat is Professor of Public Law, Migration Law and Human Rights Law at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Xabier Arzoz is Professor of Administrative Law at the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid, Spain.

• 1. Contestation and Integration in Times of Crisis: The Law and the Challenge of AusterityAnuscheh Farahat (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany) and Xabier Arzoz (National University of Distance Education, Spain)Part I - Contestation, Politicisation and Democracy: A Sensitive Virtuous Circle?2. The Crisis Relevance of Political Theory in Times of AusterityMartin Nonhoff (University of Bremen, Germany)3. New Forms of Government Induced by Crisis Management Miguel Azpitarte (University of Granada, Spain)4. Unravelling the Politicisation-Depoliticisation Nexus of Decontestory Politics during the Euro-Crisis Marius Hildebrand (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)5. Integration-through-Crisis: A New Mode of European Integration? Nicole Scicluna (University of Hong Kong)Part II - Austerity Measures under European and National Judicial Review6. Challenging Austerity before European CourtsCarlos Aymerich (University of Coruña, Spain)7. (Re)Turning to Solidarity in EU Economic Governance: A Normative Proposal Ana Bobic (Hertie School of Governance, Germany)8. The Political Role of the Greek Council of State under Circumstances of Economic EmergencyElisavet Lampropoulou (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany)9. Taking Social Rights Seriously? The Spanish CaseJuli Ponce Solé (University of Barcelona, Spain)10. Constitutional Adjudication as a Forum for Contesting Austerity: The Case of Portugal Teresa Violante (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)Part III - Contesting Labour Law Reforms 11. Contesting Austerity: The Role of Trade Unions in the UKKD Ewing (King's College London, UK)12. The Role of Trade Unions in the Age of Austerity: Resistance and Power Resources in PortugalHermes Augusto Costa (University of Coimbra, Portugal)13. By-Products of Austerity: Regionalisation of Collective Bargaining in Spain Julia López (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain) and Sergio Canalda (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain)14. International Labour Regulations as a Retaining Wall against Austerity: The Spanish ExperienceConsuelo Chacartegui Jávega (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain) and Xabier Arzoz (National University of Distance Education, Spain)Part IV - Asymmetries and Competing Rationales in the Contestation of Austerity15. Socioeconomic Rights Enforcement and Resource Allocation in Times of Austerity: The Case of Greece 2015-2018Akritas Kaidatzis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)16. Labour Gender Gaps and EU VET Policy: Young Women with Low Educational AttainmentNúria Pumar Beltrán (University of Barcelona, Spain)17. Age and the Politics of Austerity: The Case of SpainPau-Marí Klose (University of Zaragoza, Spain) and Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes (Spanish National Research Council)

The book offers an essential contribution to both society at large and academia to reflect on and react to any hegemonic narrative that seeks to override social pluralism and reject the central meaning of conflict. If one assumes the intrinsic connection of law with social reality, the volume comprises an outstanding transformative potential. It is a highly recommended reading for anyone open to understanding that conflicts can hardly be reduced to the national framework alone, resolved exclusively by State power, and unleash their integrative potential in the absence of real transnational solidarity.