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Parliamentary Elites in Transition

Political Representation in Greece

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Editors:
  1. Manina Kakepaki

    1. Institute of Political Research, National Centre for Social Research, Athens, Greece

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  2. Fani Kountouri

    1. Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University, Athens, Greece

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  • Is the first comprehensive volume on parliamentary elites dedicated to Greece covering a time span of over three decades
  • Contributes to an expanding literature on Parliamentary representation before and after the crisis in Southern Europe
  • Relies on an original dataset of all Greek MPs, available at the National Centre of Social Research (EKKE)

Part of the book series: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean (RTM)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction: Greek Parliamentary Elites in Transition (1989–2019)

    • Manina Kakepaki, Fani Kountouri
    Pages 1-27

  3. Gender, Representation, and the Politcs of Exclusion: Or, Who Represents, Who Is Represented, What Is at Stake?

    • Maro Pantelidou Maloutas
    Pages 29-56

  4. Mind the Gaps: The Class Dynamics of the Greek Parliamentary Elite

    • Giorgos Bithymitris
    Pages 57-81

  5. Revolving Doors Between Journalism and Politics: A Comparative Approach to Traditional and New Professions in the Greek Parliament

    • Fani Kountouri
    Pages 83-108

  6. Young Conservatives, Media Personalities or Old-School Elites? The Many Faces of New Democracy MPs Across Time

    • Manina Kakepaki
    Pages 109-129

  7. From Hegemony to Pasokification: Socialist MPs in Transition

    • Gerasimos Karoulas
    Pages 131-155

  8. From an Outsider to a Mainstream Party. The Parliamentary Elite of SYRIZA as an Indicator of Party Transformation

    • Danai Koltsida
    Pages 157-180

  9. What Are the Far Right MPs Like? Radical and Extreme Right Parties in the Greek Parliament

    • Constantinos Pierides
    Pages 181-204

  10. The Rise of Technocrats in Greek Ministerial Elites: Evidence from 1989 to 2021

    • Nicos Souliotis, Nikos Klironomos, Gerasimos Karoulas
    Pages 205-229

  11. Change in Continuity? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis

    • Yiannos Katsourides, Antrea Kosta
    Pages 231-258

  12. Conclusions: Who Gets Elected and When. Change and Continuity in Parliament and a Proposed Typology

    • Fani Kountouri, Manina Kakepaki
    Pages 259-277

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 279-283
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About this book

This edited volume contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary changes in times of political transition, and, specifically, the composition of the Greek Parliament before and after the debt crisis. It discusses the profiles of Greek MPs through the lens of continuity and renewal, starting with the first major political crisis after the Metapolitefsi in 1989 and ending with the last legislative elections of 2019. Greece attracted scholarly and international interest due to the transformations that the sovereign debt crisis provoked to its political and partisan system. It is one of the countries of the European periphery most severely hit during the great recession. However, no work so far has been devoted exclusively to the study of Greek parliamentary elites, their cultural and political characteristics, and the factors that shape their selection and election. The book is a multifaceted source of information for all those interested in understanding forms of political representation during normal times and times of crisis. Its distinctive advantage is that it offers an up to date and complete elite study in Greece comparable to similar European studies. Moreover, it is a useful tool for students, scholars and researchers interested in the study of political representation across Europe.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Political Research, National Centre for Social Research, Athens, Greece

    Manina Kakepaki

  • Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University, Athens, Greece

    Fani Kountouri

About the editors

Manina Kakepaki is a Principal Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE)- Institute of Political Research, Greece. 
Fani Kountouri is Assistant Professor of Political Science-Political Communication at the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athina, Greece.
 




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