Alexandra Halkias
Biographic Data
| ID | 234684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Halkias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Halkias |
| SIGNATURE | HALKIAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Panteion University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Far from neutral
This article critiques research ethics committees (RECs) for stifling social sciences research through rigid, one-size-fits-all ethics protocols. It highlights how these protocols, rooted in medical science perspectives, ignore the complexities of fieldwork, and prioritize institutional protection over knowledge advancement. The article illustrates the bureaucratic barriers to sociological and gender studies research through a case study involvin…
Ethnographic responsibility
Nation and gender
The nexus of nation and gender is pivotal to the understanding of the formation of identities and social conflict alike. Though not specified by one term, or as a single concept in itself, a significant relationship between nation and gender is increasingly acknowledged within sociology. Numerous studies exploring this intersection from empirical and theoretical perspectives have been published during the last two decades. Just what form this rel…
The Empty Cradle of Democracy
The Empty Cradle of Democracy
During the 1990s, Greece had a very high rate of abortion at the same time that its low birth rate was considered a national crisis. The Empty Cradle of Democracy explores this paradox. Alexandra Halkias shows that despite Greek Orthodox beliefs that abortion is murder, many Greek women view it as "natural" and consider birth control methods invasive. The formal public-sphere view is that women destroy the body of the nation by aborting future ci…
Money, God and Race
At the present historical moment, the modernization of the Greek nation is at the forefront of discussion in the Greek public sphere. In the shadow of this discussion, the official public sphere has also been grappling with a very low national birth rate - approximately 100,000 per population of 11 million. This statistical phenomenon is coupled with a high frequency of abortion, between 150,000 and 200,000 in 2001, and is referred to in the medi…
From social butterfly to modern‐day Medea
This essay examines the press’ portrayal of Elizabeth Broderick and her trial for the November 5, 1989, murder of her ex‐husband and his wife. The central contention of this essay is that the press’ construction of Elizabeth Broderick's image can best be understood as a cautionary tale directed at men and women who might deviate from normative heterosexual gender roles. Specifically, it is suggested here that the press demonized her as a unique i…
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press Alexandra Halkias Abstract At a time when Greece is seen as having a vulnerable position in the European Union, a heated debate is taking place within the Greek public sphere about the best path to modernization. In the shadow of this discussion, the perceived low birth rate is often represented as the number 1 or number 2 national problem, called to…
The Empty Cradle of Democracy
During the 1990s, Greece had a very high rate of abortion at the same time that its low birth rate was considered a national crisis. The Empty Cradle of Democracy explores this paradox. Alexandra Halkias shows that despite Greek Orthodox beliefs that abortion is murder, many Greek women view it as "natural" and consider birth control methods invasive. The formal public-sphere view is that women destroy the body of the nation by aborting future ci…
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press Alexandra Halkias Abstract At a time when Greece is seen as having a vulnerable position in the European Union, a heated debate is taking place within the Greek public sphere about the best path to modernization. In the shadow of this discussion, the perceived low birth rate is often represented as the number 1 or number 2 national problem, called to…
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press
Give Birth for Greece! Abortion and Nation in Letters to the Editor of the Mainstream Greek Press Alexandra Halkias Abstract At a time when Greece is seen as having a vulnerable position in the European Union, a heated debate is taking place within the Greek public sphere about the best path to modernization. In the shadow of this discussion, the perceived low birth rate is often represented as the number 1 or number 2 national problem, called to…
From social butterfly to modern‐day Medea
This essay examines the press’ portrayal of Elizabeth Broderick and her trial for the November 5, 1989, murder of her ex‐husband and his wife. The central contention of this essay is that the press’ construction of Elizabeth Broderick's image can best be understood as a cautionary tale directed at men and women who might deviate from normative heterosexual gender roles. Specifically, it is suggested here that the press demonized her as a unique i…
Money, God and Race
At the present historical moment, the modernization of the Greek nation is at the forefront of discussion in the Greek public sphere. In the shadow of this discussion, the official public sphere has also been grappling with a very low national birth rate - approximately 100,000 per population of 11 million. This statistical phenomenon is coupled with a high frequency of abortion, between 150,000 and 200,000 in 2001, and is referred to in the medi…
The Empty Cradle of Democracy
During the 1990s, Greece had a very high rate of abortion at the same time that its low birth rate was considered a national crisis. The Empty Cradle of Democracy explores this paradox. Alexandra Halkias shows that despite Greek Orthodox beliefs that abortion is murder, many Greek women view it as "natural" and consider birth control methods invasive. The formal public-sphere view is that women destroy the body of the nation by aborting future ci…
The Empty Cradle of Democracy
Nation and gender
The nexus of nation and gender is pivotal to the understanding of the formation of identities and social conflict alike. Though not specified by one term, or as a single concept in itself, a significant relationship between nation and gender is increasingly acknowledged within sociology. Numerous studies exploring this intersection from empirical and theoretical perspectives have been published during the last two decades. Just what form this rel…
Ethnographic responsibility
Far from neutral
This article critiques research ethics committees (RECs) for stifling social sciences research through rigid, one-size-fits-all ethics protocols. It highlights how these protocols, rooted in medical science perspectives, ignore the complexities of fieldwork, and prioritize institutional protection over knowledge advancement. The article illustrates the bureaucratic barriers to sociological and gender studies research through a case study involvin…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Abortion (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works)