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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: HomeIn crisis-ridden Europe, euroscepticism is the new cultural trend
As the euro crisis becomes increasingly inextricable, European solidarity erodes. What if the new cultural common...
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Published in: HomeGreece: Syriza shines a light
Like a swan moving forward with relaxed confidence while paddling furiously beneath the surface, Syriza, the radical...
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Published in: openEconomyOpen letter to a good friend and colleague
... who happened to become Greece’s Finance Minister yesterday…
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Published in: HomeRenegotiating Greece
All leaders have to present any negotiation outcomes in terms of benefits for their constituents rather than the...
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Published in: Home“Syriza is the expression of a new radicalism on the left”: excerpt of an interview with Stathis Kouvélakis in late May
The rise of Syriza is a profound transformation for a radical left that is still traumatized by the defeat of Greek...
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Published in: openSecurityGreek populist parties and the disoriented mainstream
The results of May's legislative elections in Greece may derive from the degree of public anger at the EU-IMF rescue...
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Published in: openSecurityGrammars of enmity: a Golden Dawn of contemporary Greek democracy?
Far right groups like Golden Dawn are not a new phenomenon in Greek society, nor do they derive from the...
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Published in: openEconomyGreek election result: an assessment
The New Democracy party will lead the government even though it is utterly clear that at least one in three of the...
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Published in: HomeAfter the Greek election
Whatever the case, one thing is certain: Syriza will further increase its voting power.
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Published in: HomeThe extinction of the Greek dinosaurs?
The collapse of the two formerly dominant Greek parties, PASOK and New Democracy, has left a gaping void in the...
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Published in: HomeAthens shows the way
The Greek people have delivered an unmistakable verdict: out go the ruling incumbents. Greeks have opted instead for...
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Published in: HomeUngoverned Democracy: Greece after the elections
The results of the elections have brought an end to the post-Junta era in Greek history dominated by New Democracy...
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Published in: HomeFeeling lost
On the eve of the elections, a Greek voter contemplates his choices in a ‘liquidified’ country.