Asymmetric Crisis in Europe and Possible Futures ─ Critical Political Economy and Post-Keynesian Perspectives

The crisis in Europe is often discussed as a crisis of European integration or a crisis of national economies within Europe. Both, the ‘methodological Europeanism’ and ‘methodological nationalism’

This volume seeks to close this gap by systematically integrating the analysis of economic policy or ‘technical’ solutions to the crisis within a broader framework of political economy. It argues that combining critical political economy approaches and post-Keynesian perspectives allows for a systematic understanding of the economic and political dimensions of the crisis. Although both approaches have the capacity to deal within asymmetries and uneven development, the heterogeneity in Europe has been an often largely neglected dimension of analysis. However, this recent crisis has shown that this is an essential dimension which has to be addressed in order to better understand the dynamics of European development and integration. Hence, this book aims to deal with asymmetries in Europe and to bridge the gap between the two perspectives.

This work will initiate an integrative debate that is crucial for a deeper understanding of the current crisis and is in important resource for all students and scholars of IPE, European political economy and European politics.

Johannes Jager is Professor at the University of APplied Sciences, BFI, Vienna.

Elisabeth Springler is the Programme Director at the University of APplied Sciences, BFI, Vienna.