Discourse

Toxic politics

The dismissal of an MP who systematically debases the tone of political discourse was long overdue and should have gone without saying. However, the issue is not about a single person.

The toxicity of political discourse, which is stoked by social media, has been haunting Greece's public life since the start of the economic crisis.

It’s time to vote

The pre-election period that just drew to a close did not make the Greeks any wiser. It rather oscillated between fatuousness and toxicity. Attention-seeking in the old and new media and, in the end, personal attacks focused on the assets of party leaders dominated public discourse.

The Athens Polytechnic Uprising, 50 years on

1973-2023. Half a century after the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, the political culture that this pivotal event created remains a matter of intense controversy, both politically and in the public discourse and understanding of history. How do we move from myth to a political valuation? How can this past become history?

‘Young Turks more aware of World War I than older ones’

In Turkey young generations know more about and feel more affected by events related to World War I than older generations and accordingly differ from their peers in the United Kingdom, says Anne Bostancı, the co-author of the British Council’s report based on a survey conducted in seven countries Younger people in Turkey know more and feel stronger about the consequences of World War I tha