Leadership in the Eurozone: The Role of Germany and EU Institutions

1.Introduction: Explaining Leadership in the Eurozone1.1The Argument1.2The Evidence1.3The Method1.4The Plan of the Book
2.Conceptualizing Leadership: What It Is and Why It Matters2.1The Basic Ingredients: Power, Common Goal and Strategies2.2Leadership and Success2.3Two Conceptions of Leadership2.4Defining Political Leadership
3.Theorizing Leadership: Emergence and Impact3.1A Rational Theory of Political Leadership3.2The Emergence of Political Leadership3.3The Impact of Political Leadership3.4Implications for the Empirical Research
4.Analysing Leadership I: Germany in the Eurozone Crisis4.1No Leadership: The First Financial Assistance to Greece4.2Failed Leadership: The Super-Commissioner4.3Successful Leadership: The Fiscal Compact
5.Analysing Leadership II: The EU Institutions in the Eurozone Crisis5.1No Leadership: The European Commission and Eurobonds5.2Failed Leadership: The European Parliament and Eurobonds5.3Successful Leadership: The European Central Bank and Outright Monetary Transactions
6.Evaluating Leadership: The Hard Case of the Eurozone6.1Comparative Results 6.2Leadership in the Eurozone: An Overview Assessment
7.Conclusions