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A nation under attack: perceptions of enmity and victimhood in the context of the Greek crisis
- Source :
- National Identities. 19:53-71
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- The economic crisis signifies a turning point for Greek national self-image. The present paper explores the ideological function of interpretative repertoires in relation to the reproduction and contestation of national identity. We focus on two basic repertoires: a victimizing and a self-blaming one. Even though connotations of victimhood are not homogenous, its association with an external enemy is very popular. This paper demonstrates that discourses of victimization are not unambiguous and solidified; they interact with self-blaming discursive patterns, thus leading to hybrid perceptions of the national self-image that are adjusted to particular political actors’ strategies.
- Subjects :
- History
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Reproduction (economics)
05 social sciences
050801 communication & media studies
Context (language use)
Adversary
0506 political science
Nationalism
Politics
0508 media and communications
Austerity
Political economy
National identity
050602 political science & public administration
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ideology
Sociology
Social psychology
General Environmental Science
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14699907 and 14608944
- Volume :
- 19
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- National Identities
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........8a0d60b8bf76600999dc27d3ddecdafb