Greek Society and Politics

GENERAL

SCHOOL	SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT	SOCIAL POLICY
LEVEL OF STUDIES	LEVEL 6
COURSE CODE	27	SEMESTER		6^th
COURSE TITLE	Greek Society and Politics
TEACHINGACTIVITIES If theECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedto the wholecourse, thenplease indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.			TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK		ECTS CREDITS
			3		6


Please, add lines if necessary.Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4.
COURSE TYPE Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development	General Knowledge
PREREQUISITES:	ΝΟ
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:	GREEK
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS:	ΝΟ
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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The aim of the course is to analyze the formation, the development, the challenges and problems of Greek society and politics. Following the introductory sections concerning the formation of the Greek social formation and its political dimensions, the emphasis will be given to the developments taking place from the Civil War to the Dictatorship and mainly to the Third Hellenic Republic. In this frame, the major cleavages, and their relations with politics, the state and democracy will be analyzed. Moreover, emphasis will be given on the development of political parties, and on the system of political and social representation as well. At the completion of the course, students should be able to: (a) know the main developments in Greek society and politics (b) Understand that changes in the field of society are also causing changes in the field of politics (c) Know the basic characteristics of Greek political parties (d) Understand the changes of the party system during “Cachectic Democracy” and Third Hellenic Republic
General Skills
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas	Project design and management Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning
Adaptation to new situations, Decision making, Autonomous work, Teamwork, Working in an interdisciplinary environment, Equity and Inclusion, , Critical thinking, Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction
Society and Politics in the 19^th Century
1909-1924: The Goudi Movement, the “National Division” and the refugee issue
1924-1940: The Second Hellenic Democracy and the Dictatorship of Metaxas
1940’s: National Resistance and Civil War
1950-1967: The “Cachectic Democracy”
1967-1974: The Dictatorship
1974-1981: Metapolitefsi, Social and Political Radicalization
1980’s: PASOK in Power. The catch-all strategy in Greek Politics
1990-2004: Modernization, Europeanization and Cartel Parties
2004-2012: Economic crisis and the participatory project
2012: The double “electoral earthquake” and the representation crisis
The SYRIZA Phenomenon

LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION

TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.

Face to face

USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students

Power Point Slides

Posting key elements of the course at e-class.

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards.

*Activity*	*Workload/semester*
Lectures: During lectures the material is developed through theory and examples. Lectures are held in an interactive manner, mainly through question-and-answer method. Moreover, students are divided in groups in order to promote the process of collaboration and to sharpen their critical capacity.	75
Seminars: During their duration, specific topics are presented and analyzed. The Seminars focus on interdisciplinary, as the analysis of the Greek society and politics based on knowledge of political science, political economy, history, and state theory in order to enable students to understand the development and changes in party politics and in Greek society	60
Project: The writing of case studies and /or book reviews leads to the learning, understanding and finally to comprehend the development and the process in Greek society and politics	15




Total	150

Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed

Written Assignment or Oral Exam

SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Asimakopoulos, V., & Tassis, C., (eds), (2018), PASOK 1974-2018: Political Organization – Ideological Transpositions – Governmental Policies, Athens: Gutenberg (in Greek)

Asimakopoulos, V., (2017), Left for the First Time, Athens: A. P. Publications. (in Greek)

Aranitou, V., (2018), The middle class in Greece during the era of the Memorandums: Between Collapse and Endurance, Athens: Themelio (in Greek).

Charalambis, D., (1985), Army and Political Power, Athens: Exantas (in Greek)

Meynaud, J., Merlopoulos, P ., Notaras, G., (2002), Political Forces in Greece, Vol A΄ & Β΄, Athens: Savvalas (in Greek)

Alexakis, Ε., (2001), The Greek Right: Structure and Ideology of New Democracy 1974-1993, Athens – Κomotini: Ant. N. Sakkoulas (in Greek)

Spourdalakis, Μ., (ed.), (1998), PASOK: Party- State – Society, Athens: Patakis (in Greek)

Eleftheriou, Κ., & Tassis, C., (2013), PASOK: The Rising and Fall (?) of a Hegemonic Party, Athens: Savvalas (in Greek).

Spourdalakis, Μ., (1988), PASOK: Structure, Intraparty Crises and Concentration of Power, Athens: Exantas (in Greek).

Nicolakopoulos, E, (2001), The Cachectic Democracy: Parties and elections 1946-1967, Athens: Patakis (in Greek)

Veremis, T., (2000), The Army in Greek Politics, Athens: Kourier Publishers (in Greek)

Hering G., 2008, Political Parties in Greece 1821 – 1936, Α΄& Β΄, Athens: National Bank of Greece (in Greek).

Lambrinou, Κ.,( 2017), EDA: Politics and Ideology, Athens: Polis (in Greek).

Papandreou, A., (1974), Paternalistic Capitalism, Athens: Karanassi (in Greek).

Vernardakis, C., & Mavris G., (1991), Parties and Social Alliances in Pre-dictatorship Greece, Athens: Exantas (in Greek)

Vernardakis, C., (2011), Political Parties, Elections and Party System: The Transformations of Political Representation 1990-2010, Athens-Thessaloniki: Sakkoula (in Greek)

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

Teacher (full name):	Chrysanthos Tassis
Contact details:	ctassis@sp.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)	Νο
Evaluation methods: (2)	written assignment
Implementation Instructions: (3)	Written examination with distance learning methods through eclass. The students have to reply to three questions into one hour time. They have to join eclass and be informed about the questions. When they are ready to reply, they have to load their answers through a “word file” in the link “essay” at eclass. All the replies are checked through the “turn it in” system in order reliability of the exams to be ensured

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Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
written assignmentor/and exercises
written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the Integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

a) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester),the means of submission, the grading system, the grade percentage of the assignment in the final grade and any other necessary information.
b) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the distance learning platforms to be used, the technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the hyperlinksfor the examination, the duration of the exam, the gradingsystem, the percentage of the oral exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam are ensuredand any other necessary information.
c) in case of written examination with distance learning methods:the way of administration of the questions to be answered, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the percentage of the written exam of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam are ensured and any other necessary information.

There should be anattached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of students eligible to participate in the examination.

Course: Greek Society and Politics

Course Number: 27

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