The rise of the Golden Dawn and extremism in Greece can be seen as part of a broader phenomenon of a culture of intolerance, which is maintained and perpetuated through the Greek education system.

Halikiopoulou, Daphne and Vasilopoulou, Sofia (2013) The rise of the Golden Dawn and extremism in Greece can be seen as part of a broader phenomenon of a culture of intolerance, which is maintained and perpetuated through the Greek education system. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (29 Jan 2013). Website.

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During the past month, Greece has seen a spate of incidents involving racist violence, as well as terrorist attacks targeting economic institutions. Daphne Halikiopoulou and Sofia Vasilopoulou argue that these incidents reflect not only the rise of the extreme-right in the country, typified by the Golden Dawn party, but the rise of extremism more generally. The extreme-right in Greece provides an avenue of expression for the angry, unemployed, and dispossessed. This, as well as other types of extremism and violence, constitute an outlet encouraged and maintained by the country’s education system, which teaches lawlessness, resistance and defiance of authority as the defining features of Greek national identity.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2013 16:43
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/49364

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