Remnants of civil war: immediate and long-run effects of electoral oppression in cold war Greece

Logothetis, Vassilis and Melios, George ORCID: 0000-0001-5027-9829 (2024) Remnants of civil war: immediate and long-run effects of electoral oppression in cold war Greece. Greece at LSE (04 Jun 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

During the Cold War, a global battle of ideologies ensued between Western countries, primarily the U.S., and communist Russia. This ideological conflict was also mirrored in Greece, manifesting as a political competition between the right-wing government, which was supported by the U.S., and the United Democratic Left, backed by the (then) illegal Communist Party. This backdrop set the stage for the elections of the 1950s and 1960s in Greece, characterized by widespread state-led voter suppression tactics including violence, intimidation, and fraud.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/greeceatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Psychological and Behavioural Science
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) D History General and Old World > DF Greece
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2024 15:54
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2024 15:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124167

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