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Book SynopsisThis edited volume contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary changes in times of political transition, and, specifically, the composition of the Greek Parliament before and after the debt crisis. It discusses the profiles of Greek MPs through the lens of continuity and renewal, starting with the first major political crisis after the Metapolitefsi in 1989 and ending with the last legislative elections of 2019. Greece attracted scholarly and international interest due to the transformations that the sovereign debt crisis provoked to its political and partisan system. It is one of the countries of the European periphery most severely hit during the great recession. However, no work so far has been devoted exclusively to the study of Greek parliamentary elites, their cultural and political characteristics, and the factors that shape their selection and election. The book is a multifaceted source of information for all those interested in understanding forms of political representation during normal times and times of crisis. Its distinctive advantage is that it offers an up to date and complete elite study in Greece comparable to similar European studies. Moreover, it is a useful tool for students, scholars and researchers interested in the study of political representation across Europe.
Table of Contents1. Greek Parliamentary elites in transition (1989-2019)Manina Kakepaki and Fani Kountouri2. Gender, representation and the politics of exclusion. Or, who represents, who is represented?Maro Pantelidou-Maloutas3. Politics and profession: continuities and discontinuities in the occupational composition of the Greek parliamentary eliteGiorgos Bithimitris4. From Media to Politics: Journalists in the Greek ParliamentFani Kountouri5. Young conservatives, media personalities or old-school elites? The many faces of New Democracy MPs across time.Manina Kakepaki6. From Hegemony to Pasokification. Socialist MP’s in transitionGerasimos Karoulas7. Composition and Role of Parliamentary Elites as an Indicator of Party Transformation: The Case of SYRIZA.Danai Koltsida8. Mapping of the Extreme right MPs: From LAOS to Greek SolutionCostis Pierides9. Candidates’ personal preference votes and changes in parliamentary representationPanagiotis Custenis10. The emergence of “technocracy" in Greek ministerial elitesGerasimos Karoulas, Nikos Klironomos and Nikos Souliotis11. Make or Break? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis.Yiannos Katsourides and Andrea Kwsta12. Three generations of parliamentary elites. A proposed typologyManina Kakepaki and Fani Kountouri
