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An emblematic victim of the euro crisis, Greece has paid a hard price for the accumulation of small mistakes and severe wrongdoings over the last decades – some of its own, some foreign.
The Greek people, strangled by austerity, massive unemployment and rising poverty, have lost control over their own destiny. This massive injustice is being exploited by radical factions who prefer scapegoating vulnerable groups to finding real, sustainable solutions for a better future.
It is, indeed, easy to be cynical about Greece. But there is hope! Local initiatives are blooming across the country, to reknit the social fabric and positive politics are on their way back. Will it be enough to brighten the future of so many disillusioned Greeks? Only time will tell.
A selection of our best articles on rebuilding Greece.
Spotlight on Cyprus
A selection of our best articles on Cyprus.
Previously: Italy | Rebuilding Greece | The Icelandic Experiment | Spain and Catalonian independence
A selection of our best articles on Cyprus.
Previously: Italy | Rebuilding Greece | The Icelandic Experiment | Spain and Catalonian independence
The media in Europe
From Murdoch and Berlusconi to the new Hungarian media law, the media is the first theme of our new Joining the dots series.
From Murdoch and Berlusconi to the new Hungarian media law, the media is the first theme of our new Joining the dots series.
Europe and the world
Building a common foreign policy in crisis Europe: mission impossible?
Building a common foreign policy in crisis Europe: mission impossible?
Europe 2.0
Tributaries of the right
How did right-wing populist parties change our self-conceptions in Europe?
How did right-wing populist parties change our self-conceptions in Europe?
Reinventing the left
Euro: Writing on the wall?
Elections 2013
What to expect from European ballot boxes in 2013?
What to expect from European ballot boxes in 2013?
Gem from our archive
A selection of our best articles on Europe.
There and back again? Media freedom and autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe
A selection of our best articles on Europe.
There and back again? Media freedom and autonomy in Central and Eastern Europe
Can Europe make it? Editors
Rosemary Bechler is Editor of openDemocracy
David Krivanek is Editor of Can Europe make it?
Francesca E.S. Montemaggi is Associate Editor of Can Europe make it?
Rosemary Bechler is Editor of openDemocracy
David Krivanek is Editor of Can Europe make it?
Francesca E.S. Montemaggi is Associate Editor of Can Europe make it?
Reinventing democracy in Europe
Ash Amin and Pep Subirós' June 2012 guest week on reinventing democracy in Europe.
Reclaiming democratic demands from the populists
JORDI VAQUER
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Ash Amin and Pep Subirós' June 2012 guest week on reinventing democracy in Europe.
Reclaiming democratic demands from the populists
JORDI VAQUER
Who we are
Can Europe make it? is a digital space to debate the achievements and shortcomings of the European project, from an open-minded yet critical perspective.
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Editors' blog
German Europe
Reluctant radicals
In their new pamphlet on Europe's 'Reluctant Radicals', experts from the Counterpoint group explore the cultural conditions that have enabled populist forces to emerge (or fail to emerge) in many European countries.
In their new pamphlet on Europe's 'Reluctant Radicals', experts from the Counterpoint group explore the cultural conditions that have enabled populist forces to emerge (or fail to emerge) in many European countries.
Subterranean Politics
Mary Kaldor’s team at the LSE, working with partners across Europe on new political parties and public protests, finds that these phenomena share not only opposition to austerity, but also frustration with politics as usual. The team reports in a series of articles for Can Europe make it?
Mary Kaldor’s team at the LSE, working with partners across Europe on new political parties and public protests, finds that these phenomena share not only opposition to austerity, but also frustration with politics as usual. The team reports in a series of articles for Can Europe make it?
Drifting apart?
Are Britain and the rest of Europe on two irreconcilably different courses?
Are Britain and the rest of Europe on two irreconcilably different courses?
Inter Alia
Europe at a glance
Europe at a glance is a collection of visual thoughts on Europe and where it is heading - if anywhere.
Europe at a glance is a collection of visual thoughts on Europe and where it is heading - if anywhere.
Oecumene
In this editorial partnership, experts from the Oecumene project at the Open University explore the ongoing redefinition of citizenship - in Europe and beyond.
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In this editorial partnership, experts from the Oecumene project at the Open University explore the ongoing redefinition of citizenship - in Europe and beyond.
