Tsekeris, Charalambos, Kaberis, Nikos, Pinguli, Maria, (2015), “The Self in Crisis: The Experience of Personal and Social Suffering in Contemporary Greece”, GreeSE Paper No.92, Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, June 2015 The current Greek crisis is not only financial or economic, but also political, and touches on deeply entrenched social and cultural values and processes. Obviously, the Greek society is in a fluid and prolonged state of suffering, precariousness, and transition. But the same applies …Read More
Drawing The Right Lessons From The Greek Pension Crisis
Watt, A., (2015), “Drawing The Right Lessons From The Greek Pension Crisis”, Social Europe, 8 June. The article refers to groups of workers that, at least until the crisis, enjoyed very high replacement rates on entering retirement, and could do so at comparatively early age. As is typical of benefit systems in southern European countries more generally, the Greek pension system has always been highly discriminatory between different categories of workers. This …Read More
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Blame and Punishment? The Electoral Politics of Extreme Austerity in Greece
Rüdig, W. & Karyotis, G. (2015) “Blame and Punishment? The Electoral Politics of Extreme Austerity in Greece“, Political Studies Association, Vol. 63, Issue 1, article first published online: 13 September 2013, pp. 2-24. Can governments that introduce extreme austerity measures survive elections? Contrary to economic voting expectations, the PASOK government in Greece initially appeared to cope quite well, claiming victory in regional elections in 2010 despite widespread anti-austerity protests. …Read More
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Who Protests in Greece? Mass Opposition to Austerity
Rüdig, W. & Karyotis, G. (2014) “Who Protests in Greece? Mass Opposition to Austerity“, British Journal of Political Science, Volume 44, Issue 03, July 2014, pp. 487-513. The widespread opposition to unprecedented austerity measures in Greece provides a unique opportunity to study the causes of mass protest. This article reports the results of a survey of the adult population in which two-thirds of the respondents supported protest and 29 …Read More
PHASE 3bis Report on Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Greece
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) PHASE 3bis Report on Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in Greece, March 2015. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Phase 3bis Report on Greece by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations to Greece on its implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments. The Report results from the Working Group’s exceptional …Read More
Greece: Solidarity and Adjustment in Times of Crisis
Giannitsis, Τ. & Zografakis, S. (2015) “Greece: Solidarity and Adjustment in Times of Crisis“, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, IMK Studies, Nr. 38., Düsseldorf: March. This report attempts to examine the impact of the crisis and crisis policies on incomes, inequality and poverty in Greece. Based on extensive income and tax data, it investigates changes in incomes, direct, indirect and property taxation and their incidence between 2008 and 2012-13, their impact on pre- …Read More
Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society’s Perspective in Greece
Zafiropoulou, Μ. (2015) “Exclusion from Healthcare Services and the Emergence of New Stakeholders and Vulnerable Groups in Times of Economic Crisis: A Civil Society’s Perspective in Greece“, Social Change Review, Winter 2014, Vol. 12(2): 25-42, 12 February. The exclusion from access to basic health services, medical examinations, hospital and pharmaceutical care has affected a large number of Greek citizens during the economic crisis. The first aim of this paper …Read More
Tsipras And Syriza’s Win Reboots European Social Democracy
Gow, D. (2015) “Tsipras And Syriza’s Win Reboots European Social Democracy“, Social Europe Journal, 26 January. The “vicious circle of austerity is over,” said Alexis Tsipras, Syriza leader and Greece’s likely new premier, after his party won a stunning victory in yesterday’s general election. It would be replaced, he added, by “a politics of hope, solidarity and co-operation.” He and his senior colleagues say this is true for the …Read More
The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide: On the empirics of a modern Greek tragedy
Antonakakis, N. & Collins, A. (2015) “The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide: On the empirics of a modern Greek tragedy“, Social Science and Medicine Journal, Volume 112, July 2014, pp. 39-50. Highlights We examine the effects of fiscal austerity on suicide in Greece over the period 1968–2011. The effects of fiscal austerity and economic growth are gender- and age-specific. Fiscal austerity affects only the male population, …Read More
The Greek Election 2015 – Revolt Of The Debtors
De Grauwe, P. (2015) “The Greek Election 2015 – Revolt Of The Debtors“, Social Europe Journal, 05 January. The Greek debt crisis that erupted in 2010 is back and again threatens the stability of the Eurozone. That crisis was the result of two factors. First, an unbridled spending drift of both the private and the public sectors in Greece during the boom years of 2000-2010, which led to unsustainable …Read More
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