The populism/anti-populism frontier and its mediation in crisis-ridden Greece: from discursive divide to emerging cleavage?

Stavrakakis, Yannis; Katsambekis, Giorgos

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“…Despite the presence of the very same elements found in countries where populist actors have been receiving more support (for further detail on Greece, Spain, and Italy, see in this symposium Stavrakakis and Katsambekis 2018;Kioupkiolis and Seoane Pérez 2018;Bobba 2018, respectively), different kinds of constraints have, thus, made it particularly difficult for populist actors to thrive in Portugal. Portugal was one of the countries that most felt the Euro Crisis, and it has also experienced a crisis in the legitimacy of political elites and a climate of distrust against politicians in general, and, although less pronounced, the weakening of centrist political parties that has been happening in other countries (e.g.…”

Section: Portuguese Politics At the Fringes Of Populismmentioning

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Where’s populism? Online media and the diffusion of populist discourses and styles in Portugal

Salgado

2018

Eur Polit Sci

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Portuguese politics and mainstream media have been resistant to the recent spread of populism. This article examines the specific features of Portuguese politics and media that might explain the apparent exception, and puts it to test by analysing the prevalence of populist discourses and styles of communication in different types of online media. The sample is composed of mediated and unmediated messages on immigration and corruption, two issues that are commonly present in populist discourses by both right-and left-wing political actors. Overall, the content analysis shows that although populist discourses are not recurrent in politics and media, social media have amplified the visibility of this kind of discourses in Portugal.

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Section: Portuguese Politics At the Fringes Of Populismmentioning

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Where’s populism? Online media and the diffusion of populist discourses and styles in Portugal

Salgado

2018

Eur Polit Sci

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“…The Greek political system as a whole has long been characterized by the presence of populism (Pappas, 2013). Discourse analysis approaches have demonstrated that, during the lifespan of the Third Greek Republic, the populism/anti-populism divide was perpetually salient and become reactivated or even dominant under crisis conditions (Stavrakakis and Katsambekis, 2019).…”

Section: The Greek Crisis Version Of Populismmentioning

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A Decade of Crisis in the European Union: Lessons from Greece*

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Lefkofridi

2020

J of Common Market Studies

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In 2004 few could imagine Greece on the brink of state bankruptcy. Greece featured in the global news as the proudly successful host of the Olympic Games, it had successfully joined the Euro and was enjoying economic growth. This euphoria would end with the global financial crisis that followed the 2008 Lehman Brothers' collapse. When the private rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Greek government bonds to junk status in 2010 the eurozone was ill-prepared to deal with it. Eurozone membership had given countries with high inflation records, like Greece, the opportunity to borrow at a favourable interest rate to fund their current account deficits. Eurozone members initially perceived Greece's troubles not as 'European' but as 'domestic' (Lefkofridi and Schmitter, 2015). The Greek crisis was diagnosed as being caused by domestic factors, such as low competitiveness, low revenues, high government spending and rent-seeking (Axt, 2010). Dismissing both the role played by governments and banks in countries other than Greece and the global context (Flassbeck, 2012; Krugman, 2012), discussions raged about lending to 'lazy' and 'corrupt' Greeks, who had been living 'beyond their means' (Endres, 2010; Jonker-Hoffrén, 2013). When market confidence in the bonds of other eurozone members (Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish) started declining as well, these countries were quick to reassure both markets and their eurozone partners that they were not 'another Greece' (Wachman, 2010). In this context, country differences were reduced to 'cultural characteristics and habits', as reflected in stereotypes of laziness, non-productivity, corruption, wasteful spending and lying (Van Vossole, 2016). A new acronym for a group of troubled countries-Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spainentered public discourse: 'PIIGS'. In the meantime, a huge market of credit default swaps had developed, in which speculators treated sovereign public debt as if it were equivalent to private corporate debt. In denial of their interdependence that necessitated solidarity, eurozone leaders opted to attribute blame to minimize electoral costs at home. By 2011, the eurozone had become deeply divided and the Eurothe second strongest currency in the worldfell hostage to the domestic politics of its member states. A potential Greek bankruptcy was dangerous for the European banks that held most of the Greek debt, which would then need to be bailed out with taxpayers' money. Given power asymmetries, however, non-indebted eurozone members had more space for * The authors would like to thank Yevhen Voronin for his invaluable help as research assistant at GESIS and the enriching feedback of the editors of the Annual Review.

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“…This has implications for long-lasting societal consequences (Kaplanoglou and Rapanos, 2018). As a result, Greece also went through significant political instability and is still mired in a crisis of political representation (Stavrakakis and Katsambekis, 2018). A by-product of this instability was an unexpected approval of the construction of new lignite-fired power plants, namely Ptolemaida V and Meliti II, of combined capacity of more than 1 GW (Simoglou et al, 2018), giving rise to doubts about how determined the Greek government is to actually deliver on its energy and climate commitments.…”

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Narratives of Low-Carbon Transitions

Hanger¹,

Lieu²,

Νίκας³

2019

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This book examines the uncertainties underlying various strategies for a lowcarbon future. Most prominently, such strategies relate to transitions in the energy sector, on both the supply and the demand side. At the same time they interact with other sectors, such as industrial production, transport, and building, and ultimately require new behaviour patterns at household and individual levels. Currently, much research is available on the effectiveness of these strategies but, in order to successfully implement comprehensive transition pathways, it is crucial not only to understand the benefits but also the risks. Filling this gap, this volume provides an interdisciplinary, conceptual framework to assess risks and uncertainties associated with low-carbon policies and applies this consistently across 11 country cases from around the world, illustrating alternative transition pathways in various contexts. The cases are presented as narratives, drawing on stakeholder-driven research efforts. They showcase diverse empirical evidence reflecting the complex challenges to and potential negative consequences of such pathways. Together, they enable the reader to draw valuable lessons on the risks and uncertainties associated with choosing the envisaged transition pathways, as well as ways to manage the implementation of these pathways and ultimately enable sustainable and lasting social and environmental effects. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental and energy policy, low-carbon transitions, renewable energy technologies, climate change action, and sustainability in general.

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The populism/anti-populism frontier and its mediation in crisis-ridden Greece: from discursive divide to emerging cleavage?

Cited by 59 publications

References 23 publications

Where’s populism? Online media and the diffusion of populist discourses and styles in Portugal

Where’s populism? Online media and the diffusion of populist discourses and styles in Portugal

A Decade of Crisis in the European Union: Lessons from Greece*

Narratives of Low-Carbon Transitions

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