The end of hypocrisy and the questioning of democracy

Emmanouil Mavrozacharakis

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Abstract: The financial crisis of 2007 clearly demonstrated the declining economic and political hegemony of the European social model. Austerity measures, rationalization, and cuts in all areas of society and the state were encouraged by the EU directorates. These measures have weakened social cohesion in many EU societies and jeopardized the significant progress made in terms of discrimination over the last decade. The rise in unemployment and social problems has fueled nationalism and the stigmatization of certain groups. Sometimes, even democracy itself, as the main structural feature of the Western world, is permeated by various dangers under the tragic pressures and effects of the crisis. In this sense, all the pretexts that the European elite has at times put forward around the issue of institutionalized protection of the democratic order are beginning to crumble. The vital question, therefore, arises: with citizenship crippled, what kind of democracy can we talk about? So, if we are interested in facing reality soberly and without distraction, should we prepare ourselves for the possibility of a definitive attack on democracy?

Keywords: Crisis; social impact; welfare state; Social Democracy; populism; Left (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 A11 A13 A3 A30 H0 H1 H10 H11 H12 H13 H19 H20 H23 H30 H31 H40 H41 H50 H51 H52 H53 H54 H55 I0 I3 I30 I31 I32 I38 I39 J0 J00 J01 J08 J20 J21 J26 J28 J30 J31 J38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-11-15
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