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Tag Archives: Greek economy
Aug 7 2015
God in Berlin, Newton in Brussels: On the Power of Linguistic Images in the Eurozone Crisis
4 CommentsBy Hans Rusinek The limits of our language are the limits of our world, famously observed the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. For him, word and fact are in a representational relationship: a word is only an image of a fact, but we … Continue reading
Posted by: August 7, 2015
Tagged with: believer, Blame, creditor, debt, Euro crisis, Eurozone crisis, Germany, Greece, Greek economy, guilt
Jul 5 2015
So this is how it all ends…
5 CommentsBy Vassilis Paipais Since almost the outbreak of the Greek debt crisis in 2009, speculation began as to whether this would be a turning point announcing the end of one of the longest periods of peace, stability and democratic … Continue reading
Posted by: July 5, 2015
Tagged with: Euro crisis, Greek economy, Greek politics, Greek Referendum, Grexit, leaving the euro, sovereign debt crisis
Feb 6 2015
Varoufakis on the international media catwalk: on the politics of style
3 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou About ten days have passed since the new Greek government came into power and also the spotlight of the international media over its negotiations with European partners concerning the country’s debt. Negotiations aside, however, there is a … Continue reading
Posted by: February 6, 2015
Tagged with: Greek economy, populism, SYRIZA
Jul 7 2014
It’s the Youth, Stupid! Greece’s most undervalued asset
1 CommentBy Vasileios Tsianos Numbers never lie. However the fashion of macroeconomic valuation has a long history of interpreting partially the truth that numbers are intended to resonate. During the last four years, statistical numbers regarding the Greek economy have been … Continue reading
Posted by: July 7, 2014
Tagged with: Greek diaspora, Greek economy, human capital, innovation economy, start-ups, youth unemployment
Aug 23 2013
The Myth of Journalistic Impartiality under Austerity
2 CommentsBy Yiannis Baboulias “Stuff is biased” lamented a Greek journalist after a piece of mine was published in the New Statesman last February. In the piece, I was making the case that four young anarchists who had been arrested after … Continue reading
Posted by: August 23, 2013
Tagged with: Accountability, austerity, Freedom of the press, Greece, Greek economy, Journalism, media, Media Systems
Jun 15 2013
The struggle over the Greek national broadcaster: a debate of extremes
8 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou Greece is once more in turmoil. The sudden and shocking shutdown of the state television and radio network, ERT, by the government last Tuesday was met with angry demonstrations not only by the virtually 2,600 employees of … Continue reading
Posted by: June 15, 2013
Tagged with: Antonis Samaras, Corruption, ERT, Freedom of the press, Golden Dawn, Greek economy, Media Systems, Press, Public Sphere
May 21 2013
Mediating a Greek Success Story?
2 CommentsBy George N. Tzogopoulos On 17 May 2013 the German tabloid newspaper Bild portrayed on its front page Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as a successful politician who has managed to save the country from chaotic default and an exit … Continue reading
Posted by: May 21, 2013
Tagged with: Antonis Samaras, Greek economy, media discourse