The Far Right in Greece. Paramilitarism, Organized Crime and the Rise of ‘Golden Dawn’

Tsoutsoumpis Spyridon ()
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Tsoutsoumpis Spyridon: University of Wolverhampton, School of Social, Historical and Political Studies, Mary Seacole Building, Nursery Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1AD, United Kingdom

Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2018, vol. 66, issue 4, 503-531

Abstract: The article unravels the ties between conservatism, the state, and the far right in Greece. It explores the complex social and political reasons which facilitated the emergence of far-right groups in Greece during the civil war and have allowed them to survive for seven decades and to flourish from time to time. The author pays particular attention to paramilitarism as a distinct component of the Greek far right. He follows the activities of ‘Golden Dawn’ and other far-right groups, in particular their paramilitary branches. To the wider public, among the most shocking aspects of the rise of ‘Golden Dawn’ was the use of violence by its paramilitary branch, tagmata efodou. The article examines the far right’s relationship to the state and the security services, and explores its overall role in Greek politics and society. He demonstrates how an understanding of the decades following the civil war are indispensable to making sense of recent developments.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2018-0039

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