Overview

This edited volume considers the role of the political environment in election campaigning and ultimately in the electoral outcomes of half a century of elections in Greece. In each chapter, the authors analyse the political environment of the specific period, discuss the main events and protagonists, the design of the political campaigns, and attempt to offer explanations on the reasons behind loss or victory.  Despite fragmented attempts to study such phenomena, there is no comprehensive work that focuses on the various ramifications that have affected and shaped electoral results for such a long time, covering the whole period since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974. The book has been developed following a series of podcasts with politicians, academics and political analysts.  

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Author:   Petros Ioannidis ,  Elias Tsaoussakis ,  Zoi Artemis Athanasopoulou
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031993442

ISBN 10:   3031993446
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   02 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   Greek, Modern (1453-)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: Half a Century of Elections.- Chapter 2: 1974: A referendum for the transition to democracy.- Chapter 3: 1977: The transition elections.- Chapter 4: 1981: The elections of Change.- Chapter 5: 1985: The elections of great shake-ups.- Chapter 6: 1989-1990: The triple elections of  a short twentieth century.- Chapter 7: 1993: PASOK’s great comeback.- Chapter 8: 1996: The first blow to the dominant two-party system.- Chapter 9: 2000: The Great Derby.- Chapter 10: 2004: The elections of large participation.- Chapter 11: 2007: The first elections that signaled the erosion of the Greek dream.- Chapter 12: 2009: The elections that marked the end of the Metapolitefsi era.- Chapter 13: 2012: The crucial election.- Chapter 14: 2015: Realignment elections in the midst of crucial events.- Chapter 15: 2019: The elections of dilemmas.- Chapter 16: 2023: From the PASOK-IFICATION of 2012 to a 2023 SYRIZAfication?.- Chapter 17: 49 years in 20 electoral tales.

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Petros Ioannidis is a political analyst and the founder and CEO of aboutpeople, a public opinion company based in Athens, Greece. He has been doing research, communications and strategy since 2002. Elias Tsaoussakis is a communications, strategy and research consultant. He specializes in social research, the analysis of political behaviour, political communication as well as political strategy design.

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