1. Citizens and the Crisis: Perceptions, Experiences, and Responses to the Great Recession in Nine Democracies, Marco Giugni and Maria Grasso. PART I: CITIZENS, THE CRISIS, AND INSTITUTIONAL POLITICS . 2. Crisis, Politics and Partisanship in the UK, Luke Temple and Maria Grasso . 3. Economic Crisis, Populist Attitudes and the Birth of Podemos in Spain, Eva Anduiza, Marc Guinjoan, and Guillem Rico . 4. Unfinished Transformation or Neoliberal Economy: Exploring Legitimisation Divide in Poland, Maria Theiss and Anna Kurowska . PART II: CITIZENS, THE CRISIS, AND EXTRA-INSTITUTIONAL POLITICS .- 5. A Post-Contentious Turning Point for the Contentious French? Crisis without Protest in France, Didier Chabanet, Manio Cinalli, Anne Muxel, Steven Van Hauwaert, and Thierry Vedel . 6. Political Consumerism and Participation in Times of Crisis in Italy, Lorenzo Zamponi and Lorenzo Bosi . 7. Volunteering in Social Solidarity Networks during the Great Recession in Greece, Stefania Kalogeraki . PART III: THE SOCIAL BASES OF THE CRISIS . 8. An Island of Bliss - For Everyone? Perceptions and Experiences of the Crisis across Social Classes in Germany, J ohannes Kiess and Christian Lahusen . 9. The Silent Crisis: Perceptions and Experiences of the Economic Crisis in Switzerland, Marco Giugni and Maria Mexi . 10. Critical Men? Perceptions of Crisis without Crisis in Sweden, Katrin Uba . 11. Citizens and the Crisis: The Great Recession as Constraint and Opportunity, Marco Giugni and Maria Grasso....Mehr