Living under austerity : Greek society in crisis /
Since its sovereign debt crisis in 2009, Greece has been living under austerity, with no apparent end in sight. This volume explores the effects of policies pursued by the Greek state since then (under the direction of the Troika), and how Greek society has responded. In addition to charting the act...
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2018
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Table of Contents:
- List of Tables and Figures <a href="/downloads/intros/DoxiadisLiving_intro.pdf" target="_blank">Introduction: Crisis and Austerity ; Aimee Placas and Evdoxios Doxiadis Note on Transliteration; List of Abbreviations PART I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF THE CRISIS Chapter 1. The "Illegitimacy" of Foreign Loans: Greece, the Great Powers, and Foreign Debt in the Long Nineteenth Century; Evdoxios Doxiadis Chapter 2. The Political Consequences of the Crisis in Greece: Charismatic Leadership and its Discontents; Harris Mylonas Chapter 3. Golden Dawn: From the Margins of Greece to the Forefront of Europe; Kostis Karpozilos Chapter 4. Protest,
- Elections and Austerity Politics in Greece; Kostas Kanellopoulos and Maria Kousis Chapter 5. From Boom to Bust: A Comparative Analysis of Greece and Spain under Austerity; Björn Bremer and Guillem Vidal Lorda PART II: STATE FUNCTIONS, THE WELFARE STATE, AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS Chapter 6. Crisis and the Changes in the Mediascape: Greece and the Globe; Frank Hess Chapter 7. Crime and Criminal Justice Policy in Greece during the Financial Crisis; Sappho Xenakis and Leonidas K. Cheliotis Chapter 8. The Downsizing and Commodification of Healthcare: The Appalling Greek Experience since 2010; Noëlle Burgi PART III: CHANGES IN GREEK SOCIETY AND CULTURE Chapter 9.
- Gendering the Crisis: Claiming New Values and Agencies Beyond Destitution; Alexandra Zavos Chapter 10. From the Twilight Zone to the Limelight: Shifting Terrains of Asylum and Rights in Greece; Heath Cabot Chapter 11. Giname Kinezoi! ("We've Become Chinese!"): Transformations in Chinese-Greek Relations; Tracey Rosen Chapter 12. Disrupted and Disrupting Consumption: Transformations in Buying and Borrowing in Greece; Aimee Placas Conclusion ; Aimee Placas and Evdoxios Doxiadis Index
