Proteste in Griechenland: Beginn einer sozialen Bewegung? / Protests in Greece: the Beginning of a Social Movement?
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: The article analyzes the violent protests that broke out in Greece just before Christmas 2008 when the police caused the death of an adolescent .The Greek and foreign coverage of these events are presented and assessed .The author demonstrates that a weariness about politics exists today in broad circles of the Greek population, and this lethargy has recently been exacerbated by several political scandals .Since the 2008 protests were mainly carried out by high school and university students, the author focuses on problems within the educational system and among youth.Despite varying attempts to reform, no fundamental solutions have been reached.Finally, the author affirms that while violent protests like those of December 2008 could certainly happen again, the protests, for various reasons, still did not mark the beginning of a genuine social movement . Gustav Auernheimer ist seit 2004 Lehrbeauftragter am
Author: Gustav Auernheimer
Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4300913971