Tag: Syriza
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New Democracy Against Democracy
There’s only one country in the world where the decade long crisis of neoliberal global capitalism swept a radical left party into government: Greece. But in 2019, the capacity of … Keep reading »
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The ‘SYRIZA Experience’: Lessons and Adaptations
The impact of the strategic defeat of last year is still very strongly shaping various reactions within the Greek left. Some people seem content with superficial explanations of what happened … Keep reading »
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A Moment of Catharsis
One year after Syriza’s victory and six months after the coup One year after the victory and six months after the coup, we shouldn’t fool ourselves: This was a defeat, of … Keep reading »
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Austerity Unbroken
Jannis Milios interviewed by Alp Kayserilioğlu Much coverage of the Greek debt crisis has focused on the ‘troika’ of international creditors and German chancellor Angela Merkel – a striking image of … Keep reading »
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Rekindling Hope: SYRIZA’s Challenges and Prospects
Before turning to the main theme of this article it would be very useful to come to terms with at least the following preliminary observations: The left in government and … Keep reading »
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The Realism of Audacity
Rethinking Revolutionary Strategy Today In a certain way, I feel a certain unease since the entire Greek Left has some form of responsibility for the fact that Greece is not currently … Keep reading »
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The Politics of the Right and the Dilemmas of the Left
The Preface to the 2016 Socialist Register, The Politics of the Right, includes the following paragraphs: “There is a great strategic importance in a sober analysis of the strength of … Keep reading »
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SYRIZA’s Pyrrhic Victory, and the Future of the Left in Greece
In the wake of the September 20 Greek election SYRIZA has once again formed a coalition government with a small right-wing party, ANEL.[1] Both parties lost votes and seats but … Keep reading »
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Syriza Before and After the Elections: To Fight Another Day
Michalis Spourdalakis interviewed by Pavlos Klavdianos Pavlos Klavdianos (PK): Will the elections bring about changes in the balance of power and on the political system? Michalis Spourdalakis (MS): The historical victory … Keep reading »
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The Battle Against Austerity: Lessons From Greece
Ottawa — 10 August 2015. Moderated by Susan Spronk. Presentations by: Leo Panitch is Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy at York University, Toronto Richard Fidler is life long … Watch video »
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The Syriza Problem: Radical Democracy and Left Governmentality in Greece
Although the history of the Left has produced an extraordinary theoretical legacy, which continues to be the nucleus of almost all radical thinking, it has nonetheless left a trail of … Keep reading »
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Greek Youth Against Austerity
Syriza Youth was founded in 2013, as the youth organization of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) in Greece. This article first published on their website neolaiasyriza.gr (July 23). … Keep reading »