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As long as cartelisation, patronage, and corruption dominate Greek politics,...
Greece has been at the sharp end of the European financial crisis for many months, and faces huge difficulties in implementing the austerity measures demanded by the EU in order to ensure continued...
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Book Review: Understanding The Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust, by...
The new book from Michael Mitsopoulos & Theodore Pelagidis provides a good and honest account of the Greek economic crisis, focusing on issues that are both sensitive and critical: nepotism and...
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Socio-economic volatility and the rise of anti-establishment politics will...
Greece is one of several countries in Europe facing elections in May. But, if polling is to be believed, there are few countries in Europe that are experiencing as drastic an electoral shift as has...
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New elections in Greece seem increasingly likely, further damaging the...
Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou reflect on last week’s elections in Greece, finding that voters have deserted the more centrist parties that have been popular in the past, in favour of...
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The recent elections may have only postponed Greece’s default and Eurozone exit.
Last Sunday’s elections in Greece saw the pro-bailout New Democracy party gain the largest share of the vote, reassuring many commentators who had been fearing a default by Greece or even its ejection...
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Greece’s response to austerity has been to say “no to the Fourth Reich” but...
Last week’s visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Greece was marked by protests strongly rejecting Germany and the EU’s perceived role in Greece’s economic crisis. At the same time, support for...
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The rise of the Golden Dawn and extremism in Greece can be seen as part of a...
During the past month, Greece has seen a spate of incidents involving racist violence, as well as terrorist attacks targeting economic institutions. Daphne Halikiopoulou and Sofia Vasilopoulou argue...
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The rise of the Golden Dawn is not a natural consequence of the economic...
Last month Greek authorities arrested several members of the right-wing Golden Dawn following a number of incidents, including the murder of a left-wing activist. Daphne Halikiopoulou and Sofia...
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The primary response by Greek parties to the crisis has been to divert...
Greece has been hit harder by the financial crisis than any other EU member state, with the economic fallout threatening to undermine the country’s democratic system. Based on an analysis of political...
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Golden Dawn’s success in the European elections shows the party now has a...
Golden Dawn gained the third highest vote share in the European Parliament elections in Greece, translating into three MEPs. Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou assess the factors underpinning...
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Syriza won with a radical left programme, but keeping the middle class on...
Syriza won power in the Greek elections on 25 January, however the new Greek government faces significant challenges both in terms of the country’s domestic situation and negotiations with its European...
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Golden Dawn’s ‘nationalist solution’: explaining the rise of the far-right in...
The emergence of Golden Dawn has been one of the key developments in Greek party politics since the beginning of the financial crisis. Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou assess the rise of the...
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The success of several new parties with a broadly nationalist agenda has prompted some authors to speak of the rise of a ‘new nationalism’ in European politics. But what is new and what is nationalist...
View ArticleBreaching the social contract: Why the success of Golden Dawn in Greece...
Golden Dawn made large gains in the May 2012 Greek elections and has largely maintained this position in the three Greek elections held since, making it one of the most electorally successful far-right...
View ArticleThe recent elections may have only postponed Greece’s default and Eurozone exit.
Last Sunday’s elections in Greece saw the pro-bailout New Democracy party gain the largest share of the vote, reassuring many commentators who had been fearing a default by Greece or even its ejection...
View ArticleGreece’s response to austerity has been to say “no to the Fourth Reich” but...
Last week’s visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Greece was marked by protests strongly rejecting Germany and the EU’s perceived role in Greece’s economic crisis. At the same time, support for...
View ArticleThe rise of the Golden Dawn and extremism in Greece can be seen as part of a...
During the past month, Greece has seen a spate of incidents involving racist violence, as well as terrorist attacks targeting economic institutions. Daphne Halikiopoulou and Sofia Vasilopoulou argue...
View ArticleThe rise of the Golden Dawn is not a natural consequence of the economic...
Last month Greek authorities arrested several members of the right-wing Golden Dawn following a number of incidents, including the murder of a left-wing activist. Daphne Halikiopoulou and Sofia...
View ArticleThe primary response by Greek parties to the crisis has been to divert...
Greece has been hit harder by the financial crisis than any other EU member state, with the economic fallout threatening to undermine the country’s democratic system. Based on an analysis of political...
View ArticleGolden Dawn’s success in the European elections shows the party now has a...
Golden Dawn gained the third highest vote share in the European Parliament elections in Greece, translating into three MEPs. Sofia Vasilopoulou and Daphne Halikiopoulou assess the factors underpinning...
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