Looking Beyond the Greek Crisis: Media Discourse and Political Rhetoric on “European Solidarity”

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Author(s): Maria Kontochristou (Hellenic Open University, Greece)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Policies and Practices for Sustainable Economic Growth and Regional Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): George M. Korres (University of Aegean, Greece), Elias Kourliouros (University of Aegean, Greece)and Maria P. Michailidis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2458-8.ch003

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Economics & Economic Theory / Economics and Economic Theory

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The Greek sovereign debt crisis has not only raised concerns about the deficiencies of the European Monetary Union (EMU) and the effects of the Eurozone crisis on member states' politics and administration, but also has challenged the establishment of the Eurozone itself. The crisis has revealed a lack of democratic legitimacy whereas has severely questioned ‘Europeanness'. The chapter examines solidarity as one of the fundamental principles of the European Union (EU) and pylons of the European society and identity. In particular, the chapter discusses the concept of solidarity within the EU and examines the role of discourse at the EU level. Especially, it examines what type of discourse the EU political elites and the media have engendered regarding European solidarity in the case of Greece.

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