Europe's Crises

Manuel Castells is University Professor and the Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society at the University of Southern California.

• List of ContributorsList of FiguresIntroductionPart I: Economic CrisesChapter 1: The End of European Integration as We Knew It: A Political Economy AnalysisOlivier BouinChapter 2: Making Sense of the Greek Crisis, 2010-2016Manos MatsaganisChapter 3: The Consequences of Crisis on the European Banking SystemEmilio OntiverosChapter 4: The Financial Crisis and the Restructuring of the Italian Banking SystemSviatlana HlebikChapter 5: European Science and Technology in a Time of Crisis: ERC, EIT and BeyondJoão Caraça et al.Part II: Social CrisesChapter 6: Austerity and Health: The Impact of the Crisis in the UK and Rest of EuropeDavid Stuckler et al.Chapter 7: Suffering: The Human and Social Costs of Economic CrisisJohn B. Thompson et al.Chapter 8: Achilles’ Heel: Europe’s Ambivalent IdentityManuel CastellsChapter 9: Europe Facing Evil: Xenophobia, Racism, anti-Semitism and TerrorismMichel WieviorkaChapter 10: Europe and Refugees: Tragedy Bordering on FarcePaul CollierPart III: Political CrisesChapter 11: The Crisis of Legitimacy of European InstitutionsSara B. HoboltChapter 12: Narratives of Responsibility: German Politics in the Greek Debt CrisisClaus OffeChapter 13: The Double Crisis of European Social DemocracyColin CrouchChapter 14: The Rise of the Radical RightMichel WieviorkaChapter 15: From Crisis to Social Movement to Political Change: Podemos in SpainManuel CastellsChapter 16: Italy: Autumn of the Second Republic by Pierfranco PelizzettiChapter 17: Brexit: The Causes and Consequences of the UK’s Decision to Leave the EUGeoffrey Evans et al.Chapter 18: Social Movements, Participation and Crisis in EuropeGustavo Cardoso et al.Conclusion

"Castells and his colleagues convincingly show that the multiple crises facing Europe today - from Greece to Brexit - are not problems imposed on it from without but are to a large extent crises of its own creation. Their wide-ranging and insightful account should be read by everyone concerned with Europe and its future - and above all by those politicians and policy-makers who could change the direction of the EU before it's too late."Paul Mason, author of Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future"To understand what we Europeans must do to secure a brighter future together, firstly we must understand the multifaceted nature of the challenges that our common project is facing. This insightful book reminds us that constructive self-criticism is an indispensable exercise in today's Europe."Javier Solana, President at ESADE Geo-Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution"Europe's Crises takes the reader on a journey of relationships and interdependencies, from Maastricht to Brexit [,..] [and] unlike the mainstream media's insistence on hiding the wider context, the reader is constantly reminded of the history, geography and wider geopolitics impacting on the daily lives of Europeans."Morning Star