The Europeanization of Greece

Greece’s New Political Economy

“…There was only a semblance of neocorporatist institutions, one that became more manifest in the pseudo-corporatism (Kazakos 1991: 61ff) of the socialist government-trade unions relations of the 1980s. Indeed, the coexistence of state corporatist proclivities with pockets of sectoral corporatism amid pluralistic pressure patterns has warranted the branding of the Greek case as one of a 'disjointed corporatism' (Lavdas 1997). This is meant to denote 'the combination of a set of corporatist organizational features and a prevailing political modality that lacks diffuse reciprocity and remains incapable of brokering social pacts' (Lavdas 1997: 17).…”

Governance ‘to Go’: Domestic Actors, Institutions and the Boundaries of the Possible

“…Not least, the new threats and opportunities for state and non-state actors which emerged as a result of Greek accession to the EU in 1981 have altered the terrain for interest groups. Certainly, there is evidence that economic interests have responded to the new opportunities at the EU level (Lavdas, 1997). Similarly, some Greek women have begun to exploit alternative channels of influence via the European Union, participating in the European Women's Lobby and in the many EU programmes active in Greece.…”

“…The study of the impact of the EU on domestic systems has increasingly come to be referred to as 'Europeanization'. 17 A number of studies focus on Europeanization in relation to different countries (Rometsch and Wessels, 1996;Mény et al, 1996;Iakomides, 1996); policy areas (Mazey, 1998); actors (Lavdas, 1997); or, for example, political parties (Cole, 2001). The study of Europeanization has, for many scholars, been located within a broadly institutionalist discourse.…”

Clientelism, Corruption and Patronage in Greece: a Public Administration Approach

“…Within this context, the Greek system often relies on meetings between governmental and political parties which seem to depend more on individual personalities and their influence than on formal institutional mechanisms and practices. This is a widespread phenomenon that applies throughout the Greek system of public administration (Lavdas, 1997;Dimitrakopoulos, 2001, pp. 606-7; Papadoulis, 2002, pp.…”