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Populism and Crisis Politics in Greece

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 1-11
  3. Populist Democracy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 12-12
    2. Fledgling Liberalism

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 13-20
    3. Populism Ascendant

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 21-26
    4. Popular Sovereignty

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 27-32
    5. Biased Beliefs

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 33-42
  4. Cogs and Wheels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
    2. Patronage Politics

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 44-51
    3. Polarized Bipartism

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 52-59
    4. Why Reforms Failed?

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 60-69
  5. Legitimation Crisis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 70-70
    2. Economic Crisis

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 71-77
    3. Social Discord

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 78-83
    4. Features of Unrest

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 84-88
    5. Modern Luddites

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 89-96
  6. Party System Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Critical Elections

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 98-106
    3. Anti-system Voting

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 107-113
    4. Loss Aversion

      • Takis S. Pappas
      Pages 114-124

About this book

Exploring the negative effects of populism, this study presents an original explanation of Greece's current political and economic failures. It argues that the sovereign debt crisis only exacerbated the malfunctioning of a democracy long ago contaminated by populist politics while also offering a more general insight into the impact of populism

Reviews

'In this engagingly written, compellingly argued and, above all, timely book, Pappas offers a thorough account of the reasons that caused the Greek Crisis. It is a full-blown empirical study on populism at single-country level, which also helps our better understanding of why, and how, politics has contributed in crucial ways to the economic crisis that has plagued southern Europe.' - Leonardo Morlino, Professor of Political Science at LUISS Guido Carli, Rome, and IPSA past president

'With populist parties now gaining ground across the continent, Professor Pappas could become a vital and controversial authority regarding the future of European democracy.'

Nicholas Barrett, European University Institute Times

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece

    Takis S. Pappas

  • Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Florence, Italy

    Takis S. Pappas

About the author

Takis S. Pappas is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Macedonia, Greece, and a Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. He is the author of two previous books and many articles on party politics and political leadership, among others. He currently lives in Strasbourg, France, working on a new book project about Europe's populist voters.

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