Governmentality and coalition dynamics
by Michel Foucault’s ‘governmentality’ concept has to do with the overarching ‘problem of government’ – that is, ‘how to govern oneself, how to be governed, by …
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Everyday politics; the Voter
It is not unusual for Greeks to consider elections always around the corner. It is not only in their nature to view politics as a …
Which way to the political centre?
Not so long time ago, a rule was used to measure voters’ trends in Greek politics. pinion poll participants were called to answer as to …
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‘Nea Ellada’ [New Greece]
It was right after the latest update of the bailout agreement between Greece and its lenders, when PM Antonis Samaras introduced the term ‘Nea Ellada’ …
The second half of 2014
Recent local and Euro elections left Greek politicians wondering about the messages that came out of the ballot box. Truth does not take sides and …
15 things that did happen in 2014 elections
What follows are facts and figures, accompanied by some views on May 2014 elections: 1) Main opposition SYRIZA party finished first achieving a clear 3.89 …
Ideology: vested interests or psychodrama?
I think it is clear that in the last few years most Greeks have walked away from the stereotypes of domestic politics: post-junta period, right, left, far-right, extreme-left, etc., seem fragments of a bygone rhetoric, regardless if they are spoken by contemporary people, who continue to dominate the Greek political scene.