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Tag Archives: SYRIZA
Jul 15 2015
The defeat of left-wing populism and the dangers for democracy in Greece
1 CommentBy Benjamin De Cleen The negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors have dominated European politics in these last months to such an extent that politicians and press alike seem to have largely forgotten about the populist radical right, … Continue reading
Posted by: July 15, 2015
Tagged with: Bailout, Golden Dawn, populism, SYRIZA, Tsipras
Jul 13 2015
The real sins of Varoufakis: why Greece is being punished for refusing to play by the Eurogroup’s rules
2 CommentsBy Christopher Bickerton Talks continued through the night in Brussels, with Eurozone leaders eventually reaching an agreement on Greece. While negotiations were always likely to be tough, the original discussions between Greece and its creditors did not break down because … Continue reading
Posted by: July 13, 2015
Tagged with: EU, Euro, Eurogroup, Grexit, SYRIZA, Varoufakis
Jun 21 2015
Populism in Europe: a primer
1 CommentBy Cas Mudde Already in 2010, a good five years before a populist coalition government would be formed in Greece, then EU President Herman van Rompuy called populism “the greatest danger for Europe” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 9 April 2010). Since then, … Continue reading
Posted by: June 21, 2015
Tagged with: Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Finns Party (PS), Flemish Interest (VB), National Front (FN), Podemos, politics, populism, SYRIZA
May 28 2015
Greek Media in Disarray
Comments Off on Greek Media in DisarrayBy Maria Kyriakidou There is perhaps no other field that better illustrates how deeply ingrained clientelism is in Greek political culture than the media sector. Politicians, media and business have long been operating as a ‘triangle of power’, where private … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2015
Tagged with: Accountability, Corruption, ERT, Greek media, Journalism, media, Media ownership, Media Systems, SYRIZA
Apr 8 2015
After Syriza: What’s next for Spain?
Comments Off on After Syriza: What’s next for Spain?By Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen The significance of Syriza’s electoral victory for anti-austerity parties and politics across Europe is slowly, but steadily sinking in. The next showdown will be in Spain where local and regional elections are due on … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2015
Tagged with: extreme left wing movements, Izquierda Unida, left populism, Podemos, SYRIZA
Mar 30 2015
Subterranean Politics in Europe after the Greek Elections
2 CommentsProfessor Mary Kaldor discusses activism, Europe and the aftermath of the Greek elections with Ludovica Rogers and Hara Kouki in a conversation organised by LSE’s Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit in collaboration with Euro Crisis in the Press and with … Continue reading
Posted by: March 30, 2015
Tagged with: activism, Civil Society, EU, Euro crisis, Europe, European Union, Greece, Greek elections, Kaldor, LSE, politics, subterranean politics, SYRIZA
Mar 25 2015
Greece must put aside divisive rhetoric if a solution to the country’s crisis is to be found
Comments Off on Greece must put aside divisive rhetoric if a solution to the country’s crisis is to be foundBy Lambros Fatsis We need to talk about Syriza. But it would be unwise to do so without perspective, or without history. We need perspective in order to gain perspective, thereby allowing us to triangulate rather than simply divide … Continue reading
Posted by: March 25, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, Greek politics, Independent Greeks, left wing politics, populism, SYRIZA
Feb 26 2015
Who wanted what? An aftermath of the Public debate on Greek Elections
Comments Off on Who wanted what? An aftermath of the Public debate on Greek ElectionsBy Vasileios Bougioukos and Bernard H Casey One of the possible surprises of the elections in Greece last month, was that SYRIZA didn’t poll particularly well amongst pensioners. After all, these people had suffered pretty draconian cuts, with the 2010 … Continue reading
Posted by: February 26, 2015
Tagged with: elections, Greece, SYRIZA, voters
Feb 16 2015
The winds are changing: a new left populism for Europe
5 CommentsBy Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen The unprecedented presence of international media, solidarity delegations and representatives of socialist and leftish parties in Athens signalled that Syriza’s triumph was something more than just another electoral victory. A spectre is haunting Europe: … Continue reading
Posted by: February 16, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, Europe, Greece, left populism, Podemos, Spain, SYRIZA
Feb 11 2015
The Greek Government’s programme: an act of defiance or a call for compromise?
Comments Off on The Greek Government’s programme: an act of defiance or a call for compromise?By Eleftherios Antonopoulos & Konstantinos Kostagiannis International media described the Greek prime minister’s address to the parliament on Sunday as “defiant” (BBC and Reuters for example). Yet, what emerged from the speech was a mildly coherent attempt to bridge the … Continue reading
Posted by: February 11, 2015
Tagged with: ANEL, austerity, debt crisis, Euro, fiscal policy, Foreign policy, SYRIZA