Populism and crisis politics in Greece

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Populism and crisis politics in Greece

Takis S. Pappas

(Palgrave pivot)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-155) and index

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Exploring the negative effects of populism, this study presents an original explanation of Greece's current political and economic failures. It argues that the sovereign debt crisis only exacerbated the malfunctioning of a democracy long ago contaminated by populist politics while also offering a more general insight into the impact of populism

Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART I: POPULIST DEMOCRACY 2. Fledgling Liberalism 3. Populism Ascendant 4. Popular Sovereignty 5. Biased Beliefs Profile: Conservative Entrepreneur PART II: COGS AND WHEELS 6. Patronage Politics 7. Polarized Bipartism 8. Why Reforms Failed? Profile: Unprincipled Socialist PART III. LEGITIMATION CRISIS 9. Economic Crisis 10. Social Discord 11. Features of Unrest 12. Modern Luddites Profile: Leftist Peddler PART IV: PARTY SYSTEM CHANGE 13. Critical Elections 14. Anti-system Voting 15. Loss Aversion Profile: Stubborn Reformist PART V: LESSONS FROM GREECE 16. Embattled Democracy

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