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A Tale of Two Referenda: The Greek Plebiscite of 1946 and the Referendum of July 2015
PARAVANTIS, Spero
2019In European Review of History
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Abstract :
[en] This paper compares two periods of crisis in Greece separated by 70 years, the crisis surrounding the national elections and the plebiscite on the return of the Greek monarchy in 1946, and the referendum on the terms contained in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of July 2015, and the international involvement in and reaction to these referenda. The inspirations for the paper, were the ways in which external forces attempted to direct their outcome, and the similarities in the ways in which in both periods, external forces attempted to frame the definition of the referenda in favour of their wider strategic objectives. The pressure placed on the Greek government, both from within Greece and from without, was also noteworthy, as was the rhetoric that was used both during and after both events. The paper concludes that in these two cases, rather than providing resolution to an issue, the referenda served mainly as a vehicle of protest, extremely susceptible to manipulation, leading to a situation worse than that which had preceded them.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary European History (EHI)
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
PARAVANTIS, Spero ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Center for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
A Tale of Two Referenda: The Greek Plebiscite of 1946 and the Referendum of July 2015
Publication date :
18 January 2019
Journal title :
European Review of History
ISSN :
1350-7486
eISSN :
1469-8293
Publisher :
Routledge
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
FnR Project :
FNR9959446 - The Power Of Non-powers: An Archival Analysis Of The Reaction To, And Influence Of, The Benelux Nations On American Financial Intervention In Europe And Its Role In Early Cold War European Security Strategy (1948-1960)., 2015 (01/09/2016-31/08/2019) - S. Simeon Zachary Hilton Paravantes
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