The Semantic Map of the Greek Political Culture and Conclusions of Part III

Abstract

In this chapter, the results of the last three chapters are brought together to form a full depiction of the moral discourses which shape the Greek public sphere. The map clearly depicts the hegemony of populist-collectivist discourses at the expense of civil-liberal ones. In other words, it depicts how the populist-collectivist discourse manages to dominate the public sphere by appropriating symbolic representations of heroism, altruism, and authenticity as much as of reason, calmness, openness, and sanity.