Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017
Iceland experienced the 2008 economic crisis intensely as the banking system collapsed. The various developments ocurred in the country over the past decade, such as a new constitution making process, the loss of legitimacy of the long-running ruling parties, the formation of new parties, the rise o...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:sos:sosjrn:190111 2023-05-15T16:44:15+02:00 Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017 Yavuz YILDIRIM http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/630320 unknown http://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/630320 article ftrepec 2020-12-04T13:38:23Z Iceland experienced the 2008 economic crisis intensely as the banking system collapsed. The various developments ocurred in the country over the past decade, such as a new constitution making process, the loss of legitimacy of the long-running ruling parties, the formation of new parties, the rise of old minor parties, frequently renewal of elections, coalition building efforts, referendums on debts and EU membership. The study aims to explain how democratic claims in Iceland govern economic crisis and change the established political spectrum. Icelandic politics, with its peaceful street demonstrations and the possibility of institutional new political construction, has brought democracy beyond the liberal democracy. This tiny island is a concrete case that the economic crisis can be overcome by staying within the democratic initially announced as collapse, explosion, melting. 2008 Crisis, Iceland, European Politics, Participatory Democracy, Left-Green Movement. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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Iceland experienced the 2008 economic crisis intensely as the banking system collapsed. The various developments ocurred in the country over the past decade, such as a new constitution making process, the loss of legitimacy of the long-running ruling parties, the formation of new parties, the rise of old minor parties, frequently renewal of elections, coalition building efforts, referendums on debts and EU membership. The study aims to explain how democratic claims in Iceland govern economic crisis and change the established political spectrum. Icelandic politics, with its peaceful street demonstrations and the possibility of institutional new political construction, has brought democracy beyond the liberal democracy. This tiny island is a concrete case that the economic crisis can be overcome by staying within the democratic initially announced as collapse, explosion, melting. 2008 Crisis, Iceland, European Politics, Participatory Democracy, Left-Green Movement. |
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Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017 |
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Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017 |
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Democratic Exit from the Crisis: The Developments in Iceland Politics between 2008-2017 |
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