Greece - 2012
Is hate speech/racist-xenophobic discourse a wider, more 'mainstream', phenomenon in the political sphere?
- Code:
- RED35
- Key Area:
- Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes. It is considered to be one of the factors favouring the electoral rise of the neonazi Golden Dawn. |
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| Qualitative Info |
It is widely considered by scholars and commentators, that the electoral rise of the extreme right in Greece is based on the widespread xenophobic speech and the acceptance or endorsement of its core anti-migrant and pro-discrimination rhetoric. Golden Dawn party’s representatives (leader, deputies and members) openly express hate speech against migrants and minorities.
Although the two traditionally major parties (PASOK and Nea Dimokratia) had in the past and still host members with nationalist views, a certain attention is paid when it comes to these issues. For an apprehensive overview of hate/racist-xenophobic discourse in the political sphere, see Pavlou M., Prearis K. (2010), RAXEN Thematic Study: Racist and related hate crimes in the EU – Greece. A report on the introduction and consolidation of hate speech through political debates and media in Greece: RAXEN - Human rights issues and debates during the 2009 EU Parliament election campaign: http://www.i-red.eu/?i=institute.en.publications.303 |
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities | ||
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism | ||
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Political discourse -parties - orgs | ||
| External Url | http://www.i-red.eu/?i=institute.en.publications.303 | ||
| Situation(s) |
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| Library |
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Representatives of Popular Orthodox Alert (LAOS), which participates in the coalition government in the period November 2011 -February 2012, have repeatedly expressed racist/xenophobic and antisemitic views.