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Weaponisation of war memories and anti-German sentiment

Orsi, Roberto (2015) Weaponisation of war memories and anti-German sentiment. Euro Crisis in the Press (14 Aug 2015). Website.

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Abstract

In the aftermath of the tumultuous events in Brussels and Athens, public opinions in Europe and elsewhere have been rapidly polarised, to an extent perhaps not seen in decades. The dramatic deterioration of Greek finances (both public and private) with the consequent set of social and political impacts, have produced the mobilisation of very strong language and imageries from all sides. Many commentators, some as authoritative and diverse as Jürgen Habermas, or Slavoj Žižek, have explicitly sounded the alarm that this may well be the end of the European project, preluding a return of inter-state rivalries and possibly wars. The handling of the Greek crisis has allegedly shown both within the EU as an organisation, as well as in the mindset and behaviour of the European political leaders, a lack of concern for “core values” such as democracy and solidarity.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/eurocrisispress/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DD Germany
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 19 May 2017 13:10
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:07
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/77839

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