Responsiveness and Responsibility in the Euro Crisis - 9783031844720

Responsiveness and Responsibility in the Euro CrisisExplaining Governments' Blame Avoidance Strategies Under EU Conditionality\nAuthor(s): Lisa Kriegmair\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031844720, 978-3031844720\nSynopsis\nConditionality has become a popular instrument for achieving policy change in the European Union (EU). EU conditionality in the Euro crisis epitomises the responsiveness-responsibility dilemma that comes with increasing supranational influence on national policymaking: governments find it increasingly difficult to responsively address the needs of their citizens and simultaneously fulfil their obligations vis--vis supranational institutions. Blame avoidance strategies are a way to mitigate this problem, as they help governments shape public perceptions about who is to be held accountable for unpopular policies. During the Euro crisis, despite it being an eas.