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This edited volume considers the role of the political environment on election campaigning and ultimately on the electoral outcomes of half a century of elections in Greece. It offers an in-depth discussion on the electoral history of the country. In each chapter, the authors analyse the political environment of the specific period, discuss about 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 affect and shape electoral results for such a long period, covering the whole period since the restoration of democracy in Greece.The book has been developed following a series of podcasts with politicians, academics and political analysts exploring each electoral period since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974.
Petros Ioannidis is a political analyst and the founder and CEO of about people 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 behavior, political communications as well as political strategy design.
List 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.
About the author
Petros Ioannidis is a political analyst and the founder and CEO of about people 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 behavior, political communications as well as political strategy design.
Summary
This edited volume considers the role of the political environment on election campaigning and ultimately on the electoral outcomes of half a century of elections in Greece. It offers an in-depth discussion on the electoral history of the country. In each chapter, the authors analyse the political environment of the specific period, discuss about 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 affect and shape electoral results for such a long period, covering the whole period since the restoration of democracy in Greece.The book has been developed following a series of podcasts with politicians, academics and political analysts exploring each electoral period since the restoration of democracy in Greece in 1974.
