Civil society and citizenship inpost-war Greece

Mouzelis, Nicos P.; Pagoulatos, George

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“…see Torcal and Montero, 2000;Van Oorschot et al 2006;Pichler and Wallace, 2007). This problem is even more strongly asserted for the formal civil society in Greece (Lyberaki and Paraskevopoulos, 2002;Mouzelis, 1995;Mouzelis and Pagoulatos, 2003) even though such poor presence is not uniformly weak (Sotiropoulos, 2004). Likewise, Greece is characterized by particularly weak levels of social capital (Jones et al, 2008) that undermines social trust but also hampers networking among social actors (and, consequently, the process of information exchange that stems within such networks).…”

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Trends and determinants of corporate non-financial disclosure in Greece

Skouloudis

Jones

Malesios

et al. 2014

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Trends and determinants of corporate non-financial disclosure in Greece

Skouloudis

Jones

Malesios

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Despite the restitution of democracy in 1974 and the steps taken towards social, political and economic reform, through the expansion of constitutional rights and legal protection, and the promotion of medium-and long-term economic programs, the development of civil society has been a very slow process. In the post-1974 era, according to Mouzelis and Pagoulatos (2002), new systemic / institutional imbalances were created that undermined what strength civil society was gaining. The authors observe that partitocratic and ploutocratic elements were intensified as political parties and economically powerful individuals continued to compete for the control of organized groups, trade-unions and nongovernmental organizations.…”

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On the Determinants of Social Capital in Greece Compared to Countries of the European Union

Christoforou¹

2005

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in On the Determinants of Social Capital in Greece Compared to Countries of the European Union SummarySocial capital refers to the stock of social relations, based on norms and networks of cooperation and trust that spill over to the market and state to enhance collective action between actors and achieve improved social efficiency and economic growth. The aim of the present paper is to discuss the implications of contemporary literature and empirical findings on social capital for the growth prospects of Greece, compared to the member-states of the European Union. In order to examine the potential of social capital to enhance growth, we must look into the factors that determine the nature and context of trust, norms and networks that have emerged in our multinational, multiethnic and multicultural Europe. The contribution of this paper is to offer insight on the determinants of social capital in Greece, compared to the European Union (EU -former 15 member-states). For this purpose, we regress an index of individual group membership, derived from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), on a set of individual as well as aggregate factors of social capital. Regression results provide evidence of the impact of both individual and institutional characteristics on group membership. Differences on the extent of group membership between countries might be indicative of the historical and cultural differences that have affected the evolution of social capital across Europe. Particularly in Greece, the relatively low level of group membership compared to the other EU countries might provide further evidence of its low levels of civicness. Historically, its weak civil society has been a result of a prior civic tradition of clientelism under arbitrary rule, the interference of special-interest groups and the lack of credibility and impartiality from the part of the state. And these factors might be responsible for the slow pace in reform and growth observed compared to the rest of the EU. Nevertheless, the findings on the determinants of social capital may direct us to possible means of rebuilding patterns of participatory and cooperative behavior, especially in countries with low levels of trust and civicness, such as Greece.

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“…Such has been their influence in all domains of social life that academics have talked about "partitocracy" and "colonisation of the associational sphere" (Mouzelis and Pagoulatos 2002). Trade unions, student unions, social services, and even local sports and cultural associations were, and to a large extent still are, affiliated with a political party.…”

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Treading new ground: a changing moment for citizen action in Greece

Pantazidou¹

2013

Development in Practice

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This paper looks at moments of citizen organisation to evoke an understanding of the new civic practices they bring to the fore. It argues that the Greek movement is shaped by an unprecedented number of citizens moving away from traditional, representative, recognised forms of citizen organisation to citizen-led, anti-hierarchical, horizontal networks that resist the consequences of the economic crisis and create alternatives to the current democratic and economic model. This movement has been nurtured by both small, diverse citizen initiatives, and mass protest and participation. The paper calls for a better understanding of the interplay between everyday resistance and significant political events.Hors des sentiers battus : un moment transformateur pour l'action citoyenne en Grèce Cet article traite de certains moments d'organisation citoyenne pour évoquer une manière de comprendre les nouvelles pratiques civiques qu'ils font ressortir. Il soutient que le mouvement grec est façonné par un nombre sans précédent de citoyens qui s'éloignent de formes traditionnelles, représentatives et reconnues d'organisation citoyenne vers des réseaux horizontaux, antihiérarchiques et dirigés par les citoyens, qui résistent aux conséquences de la crise écon-omique et créent des alternatives au modèle économique et démocratique actuel. Ce mouvement s'est nourri de petites initiatives citoyennes diverses, mais aussi de la participation en masse. Cet article demande l'amélioration de la compréhension de l'interaction entre la résistance au quotidien et les événements politiques importants.Abriendo caminos nuevos: una cambiante coyuntura para la acción ciudadana en Grecia El presente artículo examina las distintas coyunturas de organización ciudadana con el objetivo de comprender las nuevas prácticas cívicas que dichas organizaciones ponen en juego. Sostiene que, en Grecia, el movimiento se caracteriza por el creciente número de ciudadanos que abandonan las formas de organización ciudadana tradicionales, representativas y reconocidas, ingresando a redes ciudadanas, no jerárquicas y horizontales, que resisten las consecuencias de la crisis económica al mismo tiempo que crean alternativas al actual modelo económico y democrá-tico. El movimiento se ha visto beneficiado tanto por las pequeñas y diversas iniciativas ciudadanas como por las participaciones masivas. El artículo aboga por comprender mejor la interacción que tiene lugar entre la resistencia cotidiana y los eventos políticos significativos.Trilhando um novo caminho: momento de mudança para a ação de cidadãos na Grécia Este artigo examina os momentos da organização de cidadãos de promover um entendimento das novas práticas civis que eles suscitam. Ele argumenta que o movimento grego é influenciado por um número sem precedentes de cidadãos que estão se distanciando de formas tradicionais, representativas e reconhecidas de organização de cidadãos e indo de encontro a redes lideradas por cidadãos, anti-hierárquicas e horizontais que resistem frente às consequências da crise econô...

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Civil society and citizenship inpost-war Greece

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Trends and determinants of corporate non-financial disclosure in Greece

Trends and determinants of corporate non-financial disclosure in Greece

On the Determinants of Social Capital in Greece Compared to Countries of the European Union

Treading new ground: a changing moment for citizen action in Greece

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