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This study highlights the importance of cultural factors in understanding developments in institutions and politics from the fall of the Dictatorship to the present day. It addresses questions such as which values and ideas shape us, how they have influenced political decisions and collective and individual behavior, and how they, in turn, have been affected by developments in Europe and around the world. The fundamental question, then, is why we do what we do.
The catalyst for this study was the Greek crisis, which had been brewing for some time before erupting in 2009–2010 and lasting an entire decade (2009–2019). The subsequent external shocks (2020–2022) hit an economy and society already in turmoil.
The central argument of this study is that, during the post-dictatorship era, Greek politics and society were characterized by cultural pluralism—a mixture of partly conflicting values and ideas drawn from tradition and the waves of modernity and postmodernity. Individuals themselves often embraced multiple values that were partly incompatible with one another.
Inevitably, various value-based dilemmas—and compromises, or hybrid solutions—emerged. Each policy area, of course, has its own particular characteristics. In public administration, for example, collegial solidarity clashes with accountability, and seniority with performance evaluation. In spatial planning, the preservation of architectural heritage and the protection of the natural environment clash with prevailing notions of property rights. In social policy, the general organization of solidarity through the welfare state clashes with preferential arrangements.
This study examines the theoretical approaches to culture proposed over time (social capital theory, modernization theory, etc.), specifies the authors’ assumptions about the country’s cultural landscape, and analyzes conflicts of values in selected policy areas. It also addresses related questions that have often been widely debated: what the notion of cultural dualism can tell us; whether the country has a hegemonic core; to what extent it has become modern; whether and how the European ideal type has influenced our culture; and what combinations of values and ideas organized political forces have sought to bring about.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Panos V. Kazakos
- Publisher
- Ekdoseis Papazisi
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Skroutz Book Awards 2026
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- Type
- General History
- Time Period
- Modern History (1500-1945), Contemporary History (1945-Present)
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 374
- Release Date
- 23/10/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789600247466
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