Angelos Loukakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 291502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Angelos Loukakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Angelos |
| FAMILY NAME | Loukakis |
| SIGNATURE | LOUKAKIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Crete |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2534-3478 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The contestation of state authority: Media discourse and crisis management during the pandemic in Greece
During the Covid-19 pandemic, governments adopted emergency measures to protect public health, intensifying communication efforts and centralising decision-making authority. In Greece, this involved a close alliance between the government and the scientific community, presented as an evidence-based response to an unprecedented crisis. This article examines how pandemic management was contested in Greek online and social media, and how authorities…
Alternative Action Organisations before and after austerity: The rise of informal networks and solidarity economy initiatives in Greece
Austerity-stricken Greece has been characterised by the dramatic rise of thousands of formal and informal initiatives and organisations, alongside the development of organised solidarity actions. Despite the role of these organisations in covering needs, they are also making claims for social, environmental, and/or political justice. Applying an innovative website content analysis, this article maps and explains the relationships between the econ…
Transnational Solidarity Organisations with Asian and non-Asian Migrants in Eight European Countries: Searching for the Commons
With migration waves from Asia increasing in the past decade, numerous studies focus on how civil society organizations have responded. However, there is a lack of systematic research on the solidarity approach different organizations follow and whether specific types of solidarity approaches are related to constituency groups of Asian origin. Using primary systematic data from the TransSOL (EC Horizon 2020) research project, the paper first exam…
Transnational Solidarity Organisations and their Main Features, before and since 2008: Adaptive and/or Autonomous
This article highlights the importance of crisis-related transformations experienced during the 2008-2016 period by transnationally oriented, citizen-led solidarity organisations, a topic that has received scant scholarly attention. It offers an exploratory, comparative analysis of the main features of these Transnational Solidarity Organisations (TSOs) which rests on a comprehensive conceptual framework of 'alternative forms of resilience', refe…
Transnational Activism for Global Crises: Resources Matter! Transnational Solidarity Organisations in Comparative Perspective
In recent years, the global financial crisis and the ensuing austerity measures in European countries have resulted in dire cuts to public services, massive job losses, and diminished incomes. At the same time, and parallel to the economic crisis, a refugee crisis has arisen. In this context, ordinary citizens and new or re-energised networks of cooperation among civil society actors (e.g. non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, trade un…
Transnational Solidarity, Migration, and the Refugee Crisis: (In)Formal Organising and Political Environments in Greece, Germany, and Denmark
Over the last decade, the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants into the European Union has posed a significant challenge to Europe, with solidarity being contested at two fronts: first, the question of solidarity with refugees in terms of meeting adequate measures of protection and satisfying their elementary needs; and second, the question of solidarity within the European Union in terms of sharing the costs and burden of hosting these …
Waves of transnational solidarity organisations in times of crises: Actions, obstacles and opportunities in Europe
Although transnational solidarity organisations have a long history and cover a wide repertoire of activities This is particularly true when examining recent transnational solidarity activism in fields exposed to severe alterations and grievances, such as migration and unemployment. This analysis is overdue and promises important insights, given the recent crises that have affected the European Union and its member states and have thus spurred so…
Another Brick in the Wall? Young people, Protest and Nonprotest Claims Making in Nine European Countries
The implementation of austerity and neoliberal policies has disrupted everyday life for a significant number of Europeans, especially among young people. Rising tuition fees, labor market reforms, levels of unemployment, precarious working conditions, and discontent toward the political status quo have contributed to increase moral panics and outrage, which have often triggered mass protests. This article analyses whether and to what extent young…
New Rage, New Perspectives: Protest in the Eurozone Crisis in Greece and Germany
A Comparative Regional Perspective on Alternative Action Organization Responses to the Economic Crisis Across Europe
Solidarity alternatives have emerged as the response of organized social activists to periods of economic hardship all over the world, in different times. This article explores to what extent such activities have emerged across European regions following the financial crisis of 2008. Research has addressed the relationship between the economic context and the emergence of alternative action groups, tracing their spatial variation, but few works o…
Born to Die Online? A Cross-National Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Alternative Action Organizations in Europe
Alternative collective initiatives often emerge during hard times, supporting citizens and helping them meet their increasing needs through nonmainstream economic activities. To this end, citizens organize formal and informal alternative action organizations (AAOs). Recent studies have shown that the economic crisis was a trigger for the founding of a wide variety of new AAOs, especially in the countries most affected, such as Greece and Spain. O…
Transnational Solidarity, Migration, and the Refugee Crisis: (In)Formal Organising and Political Environments in Greece, Germany, and Denmark
Over the last decade, the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants into the European Union has posed a significant challenge to Europe, with solidarity being contested at two fronts: first, the question of solidarity with refugees in terms of meeting adequate measures of protection and satisfying their elementary needs; and second, the question of solidarity within the European Union in terms of sharing the costs and burden of hosting these …
New Rage, New Perspectives: Protest in the Eurozone Crisis in Greece and Germany
Transnational Activism for Global Crises: Resources Matter! Transnational Solidarity Organisations in Comparative Perspective
In recent years, the global financial crisis and the ensuing austerity measures in European countries have resulted in dire cuts to public services, massive job losses, and diminished incomes. At the same time, and parallel to the economic crisis, a refugee crisis has arisen. In this context, ordinary citizens and new or re-energised networks of cooperation among civil society actors (e.g. non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, trade un…
Born to Die Online? A Cross-National Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Alternative Action Organizations in Europe
Alternative collective initiatives often emerge during hard times, supporting citizens and helping them meet their increasing needs through nonmainstream economic activities. To this end, citizens organize formal and informal alternative action organizations (AAOs). Recent studies have shown that the economic crisis was a trigger for the founding of a wide variety of new AAOs, especially in the countries most affected, such as Greece and Spain. O…
New Rage, New Perspectives: Protest in the Eurozone Crisis in Greece and Germany
A Comparative Regional Perspective on Alternative Action Organization Responses to the Economic Crisis Across Europe
Solidarity alternatives have emerged as the response of organized social activists to periods of economic hardship all over the world, in different times. This article explores to what extent such activities have emerged across European regions following the financial crisis of 2008. Research has addressed the relationship between the economic context and the emergence of alternative action groups, tracing their spatial variation, but few works o…
Born to Die Online? A Cross-National Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Alternative Action Organizations in Europe
Alternative collective initiatives often emerge during hard times, supporting citizens and helping them meet their increasing needs through nonmainstream economic activities. To this end, citizens organize formal and informal alternative action organizations (AAOs). Recent studies have shown that the economic crisis was a trigger for the founding of a wide variety of new AAOs, especially in the countries most affected, such as Greece and Spain. O…
Waves of transnational solidarity organisations in times of crises: Actions, obstacles and opportunities in Europe
Although transnational solidarity organisations have a long history and cover a wide repertoire of activities This is particularly true when examining recent transnational solidarity activism in fields exposed to severe alterations and grievances, such as migration and unemployment. This analysis is overdue and promises important insights, given the recent crises that have affected the European Union and its member states and have thus spurred so…
Another Brick in the Wall? Young people, Protest and Nonprotest Claims Making in Nine European Countries
The implementation of austerity and neoliberal policies has disrupted everyday life for a significant number of Europeans, especially among young people. Rising tuition fees, labor market reforms, levels of unemployment, precarious working conditions, and discontent toward the political status quo have contributed to increase moral panics and outrage, which have often triggered mass protests. This article analyses whether and to what extent young…
Transnational Solidarity Organisations and their Main Features, before and since 2008: Adaptive and/or Autonomous
This article highlights the importance of crisis-related transformations experienced during the 2008-2016 period by transnationally oriented, citizen-led solidarity organisations, a topic that has received scant scholarly attention. It offers an exploratory, comparative analysis of the main features of these Transnational Solidarity Organisations (TSOs) which rests on a comprehensive conceptual framework of 'alternative forms of resilience', refe…
Transnational Activism for Global Crises: Resources Matter! Transnational Solidarity Organisations in Comparative Perspective
In recent years, the global financial crisis and the ensuing austerity measures in European countries have resulted in dire cuts to public services, massive job losses, and diminished incomes. At the same time, and parallel to the economic crisis, a refugee crisis has arisen. In this context, ordinary citizens and new or re-energised networks of cooperation among civil society actors (e.g. non-governmental organisations (NGOs), churches, trade un…
Transnational Solidarity, Migration, and the Refugee Crisis: (In)Formal Organising and Political Environments in Greece, Germany, and Denmark
Over the last decade, the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants into the European Union has posed a significant challenge to Europe, with solidarity being contested at two fronts: first, the question of solidarity with refugees in terms of meeting adequate measures of protection and satisfying their elementary needs; and second, the question of solidarity within the European Union in terms of sharing the costs and burden of hosting these …
Transnational Solidarity Organisations with Asian and non-Asian Migrants in Eight European Countries: Searching for the Commons
With migration waves from Asia increasing in the past decade, numerous studies focus on how civil society organizations have responded. However, there is a lack of systematic research on the solidarity approach different organizations follow and whether specific types of solidarity approaches are related to constituency groups of Asian origin. Using primary systematic data from the TransSOL (EC Horizon 2020) research project, the paper first exam…
Alternative Action Organisations before and after austerity: The rise of informal networks and solidarity economy initiatives in Greece
Austerity-stricken Greece has been characterised by the dramatic rise of thousands of formal and informal initiatives and organisations, alongside the development of organised solidarity actions. Despite the role of these organisations in covering needs, they are also making claims for social, environmental, and/or political justice. Applying an innovative website content analysis, this article maps and explains the relationships between the econ…
The contestation of state authority: Media discourse and crisis management during the pandemic in Greece
During the Covid-19 pandemic, governments adopted emergency measures to protect public health, intensifying communication efforts and centralising decision-making authority. In Greece, this involved a close alliance between the government and the scientific community, presented as an evidence-based response to an unprecedented crisis. This article examines how pandemic management was contested in Greek online and social media, and how authorities…
Political science (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Solidarity (7 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Collective action (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Capital and Networks (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works)