Ioannis Tzortzis
Biographic Data
| ID | 911631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ioannis Tzortzis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ioannis |
| FAMILY NAME | Tzortzis |
| SIGNATURE | TZORTZIS I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7301-6252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Elites and Democratic Transitions by Regime Transformation in Southern Europe
“Corrective Intervention” versus “Unfinished Revolution”
The article compares the failed self-transformation attempt in 1973 in Greece and the actual transition that occurred in 1983 in Turkey. These two cases of regime-initiated transitions to democracy with differing outcomes beg the question: If the 1973 transition in Greece led to a crippled democracy controlled by the military (as in Turkey 10 years later), why was it brought to an abrupt end by the very group that it was supposed to benefit—i.e. …
“Praxicopematics” and Reforma Pactada
Based on the well-known case of the Spanish military’s reaction to the reforma pactada (transition by regime transformation) of 1976–1977, this article aims to compare the little-known yet similar Greek attempt of regime transformation of 1973, the “Markezinis experiment,” which met the fierce opposition of Greek hard-liners and rapidly collapsed. This comparison between the effective “praxicopematics” (military coup action) in Greece and the fa…
Greek Democracy and the Junta
"More than half a century after the imposition of the dictatorship of the Colonels in Greece, a number of questions related to its nature, development and demise remains understudied and feebly answered. One of the most interesting -yet understudied- incidents of the dictatorship is its ill-fated self-transformation attempt into some form of civilian rule in 1973: the so-called 'Markezinis experiment', after the politician who assumed the task of…
Blame it on Kissinger? The international factor and the failure of the “Markezinis Experiment”
The aborted 1967 attempt of the dictatorship to transform itself into some form of democracy has generally been under-researched, and even more so with regard to its international implications. And yet, the issue of foreign influences on the “Markezinis Experiment” has been given excessive weight – first and foremost by the protagonist himself, who blamed his failure and downfall on negative American interference – namely on the then US Secretary…
Parallel lives? The Greek and Turkish dictatorships’ self-transformation stories
An unnoticed similarity between the Greek dictatorship of 1967 and the Turkish one of 1980 is the unsuccessful Greek regime's attempt to transform itself as the Turkish one did in 1983. The failure of the “Markezinis experiment” (the Greek regime-led transition) presents an interesting comparison with the Turkish transition of 1983, calling for an accounting of the reasons for the different outcomes of the two regimes’ self-transformation attempt…
Absolute politics and judicious pragmatism
Comparing the political cultures of Spain and Greece before and during the dictatorships, the article seeks to explain the different outcomes of the regimes' self-transformation attempts, the one that succeeded (Spain) and the other that failed (Greece, the little-known "Markezinis experiment"). Its position is that the abandoning of hard-line ideological stances that have been called "absolute politics", which was the main contributor to the Spa…
Mirror Images
Departing from a literature comparing the Spanish reforma pactada of 1977 with the Greek transition by regime collapse of 1974, the article compares for the first time the Spanish transition with what might have been its Greek counterpart: the failed regime transformation attempt of 1973. Based on the comparison of the natures and structures of the two dictatorial regimes, the conjunctures at the start of the transitions, and the tactics of actor…
The Metapolitefsi that never was
Despite the abundant literature on the Greek democratic transition of 1974, the dictatorial regime’s failed self-transformation attempt of 1973 (the so-called ‘Markezinis experiment’) has attracted very little attention. Based on the account of the nature and structure of the regime, and of the tactics of the actors (regime elites and counter-elites) during the transition period, this article tries to account for this short-lived and ill-fated at…
Fake or failed? A Greek would-be reforma pactada
Almost forty years after the ill-fated self-transformation attempt of the Greek dictatorship of the colonels, also known as ‘the Markezinis experiment’, this article tries to deal with this incident. Its main thesis will be that, in contrast to most interpretations of it as a ‘fake’ reforma, it was a genuine effort of the regime elites to tansform the regime, which failed because of both the nature of the dictatorship, as well as because of certa…
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Fake or failed? A Greek would-be reforma pactada
Almost forty years after the ill-fated self-transformation attempt of the Greek dictatorship of the colonels, also known as ‘the Markezinis experiment’, this article tries to deal with this incident. Its main thesis will be that, in contrast to most interpretations of it as a ‘fake’ reforma, it was a genuine effort of the regime elites to tansform the regime, which failed because of both the nature of the dictatorship, as well as because of certa…
The Metapolitefsi that never was
Despite the abundant literature on the Greek democratic transition of 1974, the dictatorial regime’s failed self-transformation attempt of 1973 (the so-called ‘Markezinis experiment’) has attracted very little attention. Based on the account of the nature and structure of the regime, and of the tactics of the actors (regime elites and counter-elites) during the transition period, this article tries to account for this short-lived and ill-fated at…
Mirror Images
Departing from a literature comparing the Spanish reforma pactada of 1977 with the Greek transition by regime collapse of 1974, the article compares for the first time the Spanish transition with what might have been its Greek counterpart: the failed regime transformation attempt of 1973. Based on the comparison of the natures and structures of the two dictatorial regimes, the conjunctures at the start of the transitions, and the tactics of actor…
Parallel lives? The Greek and Turkish dictatorships’ self-transformation stories
An unnoticed similarity between the Greek dictatorship of 1967 and the Turkish one of 1980 is the unsuccessful Greek regime's attempt to transform itself as the Turkish one did in 1983. The failure of the “Markezinis experiment” (the Greek regime-led transition) presents an interesting comparison with the Turkish transition of 1983, calling for an accounting of the reasons for the different outcomes of the two regimes’ self-transformation attempt…
Absolute politics and judicious pragmatism
Comparing the political cultures of Spain and Greece before and during the dictatorships, the article seeks to explain the different outcomes of the regimes' self-transformation attempts, the one that succeeded (Spain) and the other that failed (Greece, the little-known "Markezinis experiment"). Its position is that the abandoning of hard-line ideological stances that have been called "absolute politics", which was the main contributor to the Spa…
Blame it on Kissinger? The international factor and the failure of the “Markezinis Experiment”
The aborted 1967 attempt of the dictatorship to transform itself into some form of democracy has generally been under-researched, and even more so with regard to its international implications. And yet, the issue of foreign influences on the “Markezinis Experiment” has been given excessive weight – first and foremost by the protagonist himself, who blamed his failure and downfall on negative American interference – namely on the then US Secretary…
“Praxicopematics” and Reforma Pactada
Based on the well-known case of the Spanish military’s reaction to the reforma pactada (transition by regime transformation) of 1976–1977, this article aims to compare the little-known yet similar Greek attempt of regime transformation of 1973, the “Markezinis experiment,” which met the fierce opposition of Greek hard-liners and rapidly collapsed. This comparison between the effective “praxicopematics” (military coup action) in Greece and the fa…
Greek Democracy and the Junta
"More than half a century after the imposition of the dictatorship of the Colonels in Greece, a number of questions related to its nature, development and demise remains understudied and feebly answered. One of the most interesting -yet understudied- incidents of the dictatorship is its ill-fated self-transformation attempt into some form of civilian rule in 1973: the so-called 'Markezinis experiment', after the politician who assumed the task of…
Elites and Democratic Transitions by Regime Transformation in Southern Europe
“Corrective Intervention” versus “Unfinished Revolution”
The article compares the failed self-transformation attempt in 1973 in Greece and the actual transition that occurred in 1983 in Turkey. These two cases of regime-initiated transitions to democracy with differing outcomes beg the question: If the 1973 transition in Greece led to a crippled democracy controlled by the military (as in Turkey 10 years later), why was it brought to an abrupt end by the very group that it was supposed to benefit—i.e. …
Political science (9 works) · Democracy (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Spanish History and Politics (4 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (3 works)