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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Far-right violence in Greece: an effective response
More democracy and power to the people is a good starting point. Democracy is not weak or defenseless in Greece and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The human face
What are the human impacts of far-right extremism? Hear perspectives from a survivor of far-right violence and a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Feeding fascism in Greece: the memorandum, the state of exception and the police
The factors that contribute to the inexorable rise of fascism in societies, described here, have to be identified,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What does the rise of fascism mean for Greece and for Europe?
Nationalist, eurosceptic and xenophobic sentiments have been brewing in Greek society for many years. The policies...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The enemy within: Golden Dawn and Greek society
Over a week has passed since the arrest of several Golden Dawn MPs. So much has changed, and yet much remains the same.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Call for a broad anti-fascist alliance in Greece
It is only a broad anti-fascist alliance which will actively condemn and oppose any form of violence, focusing on...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Golden Dawn crackdown: Greek initiative or international pressure?
The Council of Europe has long been putting pressure on the Greek government to suspend the operation of this...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why democracy is still in danger in Greece
Ten days after the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, the ND-PASOK pro-austerity government arrested most of the Golden Dawn...
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Published in: openSecurityGolden Dawn arrests: a victory for democracy in Greece?
The Greek government has finally launched action against Golden Dawn, a far-right party long tainted by its...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The political consequences of a Greek rapper’s murder
The idea is powerfully simple: on the basis of existing evidence, could a case be made – the government asked – that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Populism, anti-populism and European democracy: a view from the South
Isn’t it time to start dissecting the extremism of this ‘moderate centre’? Is it not the duty of every truly...
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Published in: openSecurityMapping racist violence in Athens
In response to growing collusion between the far-right and the police in Athens, a new initiative seeks to map, on a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The far right in Greece and the theory of the two extremes
The far right in Greece has become completely independent from the right, and is turning into a loose canon against...
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Published in: HomeGreece, fascism and beyond
As a Greek, I am burdened by the recent developments in the southeasternmost corner of the European Union.
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Published in: HomeViolent extremism in Greece: focusing on the far-right
Rising xenophobia amongst the public has supported the impunity tacitly accorded by the state to far-right violence.
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Published in: openSecurityGreetings from Athenian democracy
The rise of Golden Dawn as a political force on the streets of Athens has provided the Greek state the opportunity...
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Published in: HomeTorture in Greece
With reports emerging of antifascist protesters being tortured by the Greek police, a new line has been crossed in...
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Published in: HomeIs Greece a racist state?
Mainstream politicians have been playing a dangerous game. It remains unclear to what extent these tactics represent...
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Published in: HomeNational populism and xenophobia in Greece
‘National exceptionalism’ has long served as an antidote to the many disappointments that being a Greek has often...