1st Edition
The Politics of the Eurogroup Governing Crisis and Conflict in the European Union
Introduction: The Legacy of the Eurogroup Decade
1. The Eurogroup’s History and Institutional Peculiarities
2. Institutions in the Regulation of the EMU
3. The Euro Crisis as a Structural Crisis of the EMU
4. The Eurogroup Filling the Regulation Vacuum
5. The Project of Austerity-Political Restructuring
6. The Finance Ministers in the Greek Crisis
7. Institutional Power in the Eurogroup's Conflict over the Greek Program
Conclusions: The Eurogroup and Austerity in an Era of Global Challenges
Biography
Joscha Abels is a researcher and lecturer with the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen, Germany. His research focuses on the political economy of the Economic and Monetary Union, particularly its institutional architecture and matters of economic and fiscal governance. His current projects are located in the fields of infrastructure policy and geoeconomics, with a particular focus on the EU and its position in global competition.
