Syriza in Power: Reflections of an Accidental Politician
Costas Douzinas (Ed.)
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Paperback. Amidst the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of Left rule in a sea of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Amid the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of left rule in a sea of neoliberalism. What happens when a government of the Left, committed to social justice and the reversal of austerity, is blackmailed into following policies it has fought against and strongly opposes? What can the experience of the Syriza government tell us about the prospects for the Left in the twenty-first century?
In this engaging and provocative book, Costas Douzinas uses his position as an 'accidental politician', unexpectedly propelled from academia into the world of Greek politics as a Syriza MP, to ... Read more
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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509511587
SKU
V9781509511587
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99-44
About Costas Douzinas (Ed.)
Costas Douzinas is Professor of Law and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, University of London as well as the Syriza member of the Hellenic parliament for Piraeus.
Reviews for Syriza in Power: Reflections of an Accidental Politician
"What a rare and wonderful book! Douzinas reflects with searing honesty on the challenges facing left parties trying to govern and protect embattled nations in an age of financialization and globalization. Because he is one of the most perspicacious critical legal and political theorists of our time, he has also offered a brilliant set of political theoretical meditations. By turns ... Read more