Democratization
The Democratic Odyssey – Athens assembly meeting
Athens is reemerging as a center of innovative democratic processes, as the city will later this month host an innovative "Citizens' Assembly" a few days before next month's Athens Democracy Forum (ADF).
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Student sit-ins: A Greek user manual
Occupation: This pivotal term traces back to the distant 1973, resonating with undiminished intensity to the present day. Campuses worldwide were ablaze, the culmination of which would be witnessed in Athens: the events at the Law School in February and March, followed by those at the Polytechnic later on, notably the famous three-day occupation in November that ended in bloodshed.
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For younger Greeks, democracy is not all it’s cracked up to be
The quality of the democracy achieved during the Metapolitefsi era, its institutional and financial performance, is held in much lower esteem by younger generations than older Greeks, a new poll has found.
Metapolitefsi divides generations
The remarkable (if not yawning) chasm between the generation that experienced the entire cycle of Greece's return to democracy after the fall of the 1967-74 military dictatorship and younger age groups born into the cycle of the so-called Metapolitefsi has been vividly illustrated by a poll commissioned by Kathimerini that was presented last week at a conference on the subject.
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Lessons from the Metapolitefsi
Is Greece's transition to democracy, a historical process known as the "Metapolitefsi," complete? What are the legacies and hangups left behind, 50 years after the collapse of the military dictatorship? The debate on these and many more questions has started, and it needs to carry on, if for no other reason than to separate myth from reality.
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Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 2
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 1
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 2, Part 2
The second day of the conference, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Friday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 2, Part 1
The second day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is being held on Friday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Navalny’s death is a message to all
The fact that Alexei Navalny's death was easily foretold does not make it less heroic nor less sad. It does not reduce the value of his sacrifice, nor the importance of the warning that it sends to the Russians and the rest of the world - Vladimir Putin will act in this way until he is forced to stop.
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