Austerity and the third sector in Greece : civil society at the European frontline / edited by Jennifer Clarke, Asteris Huliaras, Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos.

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TextSeries: Southeast European studiesPublication details: Surrey : Ashgate, 2015.Description: xiv, 273 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781472452689 (hardback : alk. paper)

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949.5076

Contents:

1. Introduction/ Jennifer Clarke, Asteris Huliaras and Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos -- 2. Greek civil society: the neglected causes of weakness/ Asteris Huliaras -- 3. Social capital levels in Greece in times of crisis/ Nikoleta Jones, Marina Proikaki and Spyridon Roumeliotis -- 4. Informal relationships and structures in Greece and their effects on civil society formation/ Tina Mavrikos-Adamou -- 5. Solidarity and survival: a multidisciplinary exploration of volunteering during the Greek crisis/ Jennifer Clarke -- Urban social movements in Greece: dominant discourses and the reproduction of 'weak' civil societies/ Lila Leontidou -- 7. NGOs and social welfare in Greece reassessed: comparative insights and crisis repercussions/ Periklis Polyzoidis -- 8. When best is not enough: Greek environmental NGOs and their donors amidst the economic crisis/ Iosif Botetzagias and Eirini Koutiva -- 9. Towards a hybrid 'shadow state'? The case of migrant-/refugee-serving NGOs in Greece/ Dimitris Skleparis -- Citizens' solidarity initiatives in Greece during the financial crisis/ Egenia Vathakou -- 10. Citizen's solidarity initiatives in Greece during the financial crisis/ Eugenia Vathakou -- 11. NGOs Minority Politics and Alterity in Pre-Crisis Athens. A case study from Gazi and Metaxourgeio/ Leonidas Karakatsanis -- 12. Civil society development in microcosm: the case of Anavra village, Greece/ Fotini Papoudakis 13. Conclusions/ Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Jennifer Clarke and Asteris Huliaras.

Summary: "Organized civil society in Greece is generally regarded as weak with rankings for associational density, volunteerism and levels of social capital traditionally among the lowest in Europe. Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece explores the context behind the statistics and general perceptions of a society of takers, not givers. Stereotypes of a country living beyond its means have been exacerbated by the Eurozone crisis but, since 2008, there has in fact been a great proliferation of organised civil society initiatives in the country. Has the financial crisis seen a belated awakening of Greek civil society? Offering a broad overview of contemporary civil society in Greece this book explores how various characteristics of the country's socio-political context have affected the development of the third sector and examines the effect of the economic crisis on it. Expert contributors combine macro-level analyses with local case studies to form a fascinating new study on the influences of national and regional context on civil society development. Their findings provide not only for a better understanding of similar movements, but also contribute to a wider academic debates on societal responses to economic crises." --.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Organized civil society in Greece is generally regarded as weak with rankings for associational density, volunteerism and levels of social capital traditionally among the lowest in Europe. Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece explores the context behind the statistics and general perceptions of a society of takers, not givers. Stereotypes of a country living beyond its means have been exacerbated by the Eurozone crisis but, since 2008, there has in fact been a great proliferation of organised civil society initiatives in the country. Has the financial crisis seen a belated awakening of Greek civil society?
Offering a broad overview of contemporary civil society in Greece this book explores how various characteristics of the country's socio-political context have affected the development of the third sector and examines the effect of the economic crisis on it. Expert contributors combine macro-level analyses with local case studies to form a fascinating new study on the influences of national and regional context on civil society development. Their findings provide not only for a better understanding of similar movements, but also contribute to a wider academic debates on societal responses to economic crises." --.