Theocharis, Y. – To Archeio https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:41:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 Every crisis is a digital opportunity: The aganaktismenoi movement’s use of social media and the emergence of networked solidarity in Greece https://toarcheio.org/items/every-crisis-is-a-digital-opportunity-the-aganaktismenoi-movements-use-of-social-media-and-the-emergence-of-networked-solidarity-in-greece/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:37 +0000 http://arc.local/items/every-crisis-is-a-digital-opportunity-the-aganaktismenoi-movements-use-of-social-media-and-the-emergence-of-networked-solidarity-in-greece/ ‘A Modern Tragedy? Institutional Causes and Democratic Consequences of the Greek Crisis’ https://toarcheio.org/items/a-modern-tragedy-institutional-causes-and-democratic-consequences-of-the-greek-crisis/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:37 +0000 http://arc.local/items/a-modern-tragedy-institutional-causes-and-democratic-consequences-of-the-greek-crisis/ Continued]]> Economic and political developments in Greece have been at the forefront of the international mass media coverage of the European financial and economic crises. Contrary to fashionable interpretations of the malaise, our findings suggest that the main causes of the many ‘crises’ hitting the country are social and political, rather than economic or financial. Employing the ‘institutional theory of generalised trust’, we examine the roots of the current crises in political corruption, confidence in institutions and interpersonal trust. Data show that, for nearly two decades, Greece has consistently ranked last in Europe on almost all indicators for trust, confidence and corruption. The analysis pinpoints civic pathogenies that require immediate action. We suggest a number of policy measures that provide a starting point for further developing more concrete public policy solutions on how citizens’ trust and Greek civil society can be strengthened in order to obtain lasting societal, political and economic improvements.

]]> Using Twitter to mobilize protest action: online mobilization patterns and action repertoires in the Occupy Wall Street, Indignados, and Aganaktismenoi movements, https://toarcheio.org/items/using-twitter-to-mobilize-protest-action-online-mobilization-patterns-and-action-repertoires-in-the-occupy-wall-street-indignados-and-aganaktismenoi-movements/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:37 +0000 http://arc.local/items/using-twitter-to-mobilize-protest-action-online-mobilization-patterns-and-action-repertoires-in-the-occupy-wall-street-indignados-and-aganaktismenoi-movements/ Continued]]> The extensive use of social media for protest purposes was a distinctive feature of the recent protest events in Spain, Greece, and the United States. Like the Occupy Wall Street protesters in the United States, the indignant activists of Spain and Greece protested against unjust, unequal, and corrupt political and economic institutions marked by the arrogance of those in power. Social media can potentially change or contribute to the political communication, mobilization, and organization of social movements. To what extent did these three movements use social media in such ways? To answer this question a comparative content analysis of tweets sent during the heydays of each of the campaigns is conducted. The results indicate that, although Twitter was used significantly for political discussion and to communicate protest information, calls for participation were not predominant. Only a very small minority of tweets referred to protest organization and coordination issues. Furthermore, comparing the actual content of the Twitter information exchanges reveals similarities as well as differences among the three movements, which can be explained by the different national contexts.

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