https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:47:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/from-the-streets-and-the-occupied-squares-to-the-central-political-field-the-narratives-of-the-anti-austerity-camp-in-greece/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:37 +0000 http://arc.local/items/from-the-streets-and-the-occupied-squares-to-the-central-political-field-the-narratives-of-the-anti-austerity-camp-in-greece/ Continued]]> In this chapter, we wish to explore the ideas and narratives of the ‘anti-austerity’ milieu in Greece, as they were put forward during the turbulent times of the country’s economic and social crisis, first in the protests and occupied squares and then in the central political arena with the skyrocketing of the Coalition of Radical Left (Syriza). This was a time of considerable social contention, including more than 35 general strikes, the persistent movement of Syntagma Square’s Outraged and the double elections of 2012 that shook the political landscape, leading to the ‘anti-austerity’ government of 2015. We are mainly interested in elaborating on a) the claims that were put forward in the protests, b) the means by which these claims were communicated vis-à-vis the hegemonic narrative of the Greek elites, c) the structural elements in Greek society that made such claims popular and appealing to wider masses and d) why the counterhegemonic narratives have found it hard to be transformed into a homogenous, majoritarian political subject that could offer for Greece a political way out of the crisis.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/direct-democracy-now-the-greek-indignados-and-the-present-cycle-of-struggles/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:21 +0000 http://arc.local/items/direct-democracy-now-the-greek-indignados-and-the-present-cycle-of-struggles/ Continued]]> This article’s ambition is to critically analyse the resistance of the Greek people to the country’s custody under the Troika that has led to a severe financial and social crisis. Emphasis is given to the ‘Outraged’ of Syntagma Square and their daily protests during the summer of 2011; a movement that has remained underreported in relation to other similar phenomena, despite the huge number of participants, and the intensity of its clash with the state. In addition, besides the empirical investigation of the Greek case, the article argues that it is of particular importance to note the movement’s cultural resources, as well as the inner class and ideological divisions. Also, the study attempts to fit the case of Greece within the global capitalist crisis and the struggles that have arisen as a response.

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