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Greek media in disarray

June 1, 2015 by Editor

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Maria Kyriakidou discusses a new report on Media Policy and Independent Journalism in Greece and explains the current challenges for Greek media. 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…

The winds are changing: a new left populism for Europe

February 10, 2015 by Editor

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Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen argue that 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: the spectre of populism. This time it is not the far…

Syriza’s win and the Greek elections: many shades of grey

January 26, 2015 by Editor

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Maria Kyriakidou argues that we should look past the hyperbole in the international media about the election of Syriza. The situation is more complex than critics and supporters suggest. Reading the press headlines all over Europe today, one gets the impression of a schizophrenic Europe, with images of glory and…

Greeks never fail to disappoint. Are the Brits next?

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 by Editor

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Dr. Vassiliki N. Koutrakou reflects on the rise of Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA in Greece. As with Andreas Papandreou (socialist PASOK) and his band of thieves in the 1980s, and their many years of looting and plundering massively Greece’s – and Europe’s – wealth, closely followed by the right-wing governments they…

‘The Future has just started’: The Greek National Elections and the end of Austerity in Europe

December 30, 2014January 26, 2015 by Editor

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Marina Prentoulis reflects on developments in Greece as fresh elections are called. After three voting rounds, the Greek coalition government has failed to secure the support of 180 MPs in order to appoint a new president. According to the constitution, the Greek parliament has to dissolve within 10 days and…

Charles Clarke: Let’s Get Europe Moving

October 23, 2014January 26, 2015 by Editor

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University of East Anglia started a new politics public lecture series in 2014: Politics@UEA. The first lecture was given by Rt Hon Charles Clarke, the former MP and Home Secretary, who also is a visiting professor of UEA, on how to make the European Union move more effectively. One of our…

In Greece, They Shoot Immigrants, Don’t They?

September 22, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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Immigrants to Greece have often lost their basic human rights, faced harsh treatment and also their voice in the public sphere, reports Maria Kyriakidou. It was April of 2013, when Greece and the international press were shocked by the news that about thirty migrant workers were shot by the supervisors of the strawberry fields where…

Scotland: disintegration is not the answer

September 15, 2014January 9, 2015 by Editor

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As the Scottish Independence Referendum looms, Dr. Koutrakou suggests it would be better for Europe to redress the sources of political discontent, than for it to break up into further nation-states. The problem with the Scottish referendum, as with the planned 'in/out of the EU' referendum for the UK in…

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