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The two faces of Germany: how Germany’s support for refugees could counteract criticism of its handling of the Greek debt crisis

Reich, Simon (2015) The two faces of Germany: how Germany’s support for refugees could counteract criticism of its handling of the Greek debt crisis. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (28 Aug 2015). Website.

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Abstract

Throughout the Greek debt crisis, the majority of criticism from those who support a more lenient deal for Greece has been directed at Germany. As Simon Reich writes, however, Germany has also taken on a leading role in the migration crisis that has developed in southern Europe during 2015, which has placed a disproportionate burden on Greece due to its status as a transit route for refugees. He argues that German willingness to accept high numbers of asylum seekers could go some way toward counterbalancing the rise of anti-German sentiments that has occurred during the debt crisis, and that these twin crises represent the two ‘faces’ of Germany: the old and the new.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2017 08:39
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:58
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71014

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