Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 418-436

Naturalizing Racism in the Center of Athens in May 2011: Lessons from Greece (Article)

Triandafyllidou A. , Kouki H.*
  • a Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
  • b Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy

Abstract

In Greece, the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn entered parliament in 2012 after receiving 7% of the national vote; at the same time, anti-migrant rhetoric and racist violence was transformed into an everyday phenomenon, tolerated by the authorities, and mainstreamed in official political and media discourse. Departing from a series of racist attacks in the center of Athens (May 2011), this article examines how far-right ideology became normalized in terms of public discourse. Speaking on behalf of the “average citizen” and against the political establishment, the actors interviewed feel free to castigate immigration and naturalize racism. © 2014, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

nationalism far-right Golden Dawn violence intolerance Immigration Racism

Index Keywords

violence political discourse nationalism Attica Greece Athens [Attica] political ideology immigration racism
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DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2014.932477
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English