Rebels with a Cause
The December 2008 Greek Youth Movement as the Condensation of Deeper Social and Political Contradictions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4382379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Panagiotis Sotiris (0000-0002-9224-738X, University of the Aegean, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 203-209 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00949.x |
| OpenAlex | W2158356854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 4 |
The events of December 2008 in Greece represent a turning point in social movements against neoliberalism and capitalist restructuring. They were the result of worsening employment prospects for young people, the aggressive restructuring of the educational system and concern about the effects of the current economic crisis. The originality of the movement lies in its unique scale, in the expression of a new unity of youth in struggle, in the demand for radical change and in its anti-systemic character. It can be viewed as further evidence of the crisis of neoliberal hegemony and as a sign of growing hegemonic instability in European capitalist social formations. For this reason it poses both a theoretical and a political challenge.Résumé Les événements de décembre 2008 en Grèce marquent un moment décisif dans les mouvements sociaux contre le néolibéralisme et la restructuration capitaliste. Ils sont nés de l'aggravation des perspectives d'emploi pour les jeunes, de la restructuration en force du système éducatif et de l'inquiétude sur les effets de la crise économique actuelle. L'originalité du mouvement tient à sa dimension particulière, à l'expression d'une nouvelle unité de la jeunesse en lutte, à la demande d'un changement radical et à son caractère anti-systémique. On peut le considérer comme une preuve supplémentaire de la crise de l'hégémonie néolibérale et comme un signe de l'accentuation de l'instabilité dominante au sein des formations sociales capitalistes européennes. Aussi constitue-t-il un défi à la fois théorique et politique
Hegemony · Humanities · Political crisis · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Philosophy · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
An Anomaly? Some Reflections on the Greek December 2008
Constructing Cultural Pathology
Migrant Advocacy under Austerity
What Is Youth Political Participation? Literature Review on Youth Political Participation and Political Attitudes
From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis
From ‘Criminality’ to Marginality
Youth political involvement update
Athens in the Mediterranean ‘movement of the piazzas’ Spontaneity in material and virtual public spaces
Insurrection is not a spectacle”
YouTube, young people, and the socioeconomic crises in Greece
Political performativity within football fan communities
This radicalisation which is not one
Radicalised citizens vs. radicalised governments? Greece and Turkey in a comparative perspective from the December 2008 uprising to the 2013 Gezi Park protests
On the Causes and Significance of the December 2008 Social Explosion in Greece
Football fan culture and politics in modern Greece
A Comparative Analysis of the Motivations of Youth Political Participation across Different Types of Activism
Translating Space
The Urban Roots of Anti-Neoliberal Social Movements
| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |