Metapolitefsi
Student sit-ins: A Greek user manual
Occupation: This pivotal term traces back to the distant 1973, resonating with undiminished intensity to the present day. Campuses worldwide were ablaze, the culmination of which would be witnessed in Athens: the events at the Law School in February and March, followed by those at the Polytechnic later on, notably the famous three-day occupation in November that ended in bloodshed.
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For younger Greeks, democracy is not all it’s cracked up to be
The quality of the democracy achieved during the Metapolitefsi era, its institutional and financial performance, is held in much lower esteem by younger generations than older Greeks, a new poll has found.
Metapolitefsi divides generations
The remarkable (if not yawning) chasm between the generation that experienced the entire cycle of Greece's return to democracy after the fall of the 1967-74 military dictatorship and younger age groups born into the cycle of the so-called Metapolitefsi has been vividly illustrated by a poll commissioned by Kathimerini that was presented last week at a conference on the subject.
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Lessons from the Metapolitefsi
Is Greece's transition to democracy, a historical process known as the "Metapolitefsi," complete? What are the legacies and hangups left behind, 50 years after the collapse of the military dictatorship? The debate on these and many more questions has started, and it needs to carry on, if for no other reason than to separate myth from reality.
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Fifty years after the Metapolitefsi
To begin with the word itself: Let us remember that the first "Metapolitefsi" (the restoration of democracy) had already taken place before the Junta's fall, in 1973.
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The best, the worst, the hopeless times
How do we measure time? How do we evaluate our era, our history, if not through our lives, through the distillation of our experiences and judgment? Each sees things from a specific point, through different expectations, disappointments, fears and achievements. "Man is the measure of all things," declared Protagoras - the truth is relative, depending on each person's evaluation.
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Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 2
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 3, Part 1
The final day of the conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Saturday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 2, Part 3
The second day of the conference, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Friday at the National Gallery in Athens.
Three-day conference on ‘50 Years of the Metapolitefsi’ – Day 2, Part 2
The second day of the conference, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the restoration of Greek democracy - a period known as the Metapolitefsi - is under way Friday at the National Gallery in Athens.