1. Turmoil Ahead.
- Author
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Lapavitsas, Costas
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PUBLIC demonstrations , *POLITICAL corruption , *POLITICAL ethics ,PLATEIA Syntagmatos (Athens, Greece) - Abstract
In this article, the author discusses the movement of Aganaktis-menoi, occupied Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece, on May 2011. It mentions that the protest was followed by the first economic rescue program, announced by the government a year ago. It informs that Greeks gathered to denounce corrupt politicians and discussed economics, climate, and gender issues. It reveals that Greeks asserted civic power and embraced social togetherness, and demanded a new politics.
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- 2011