Variants of the ‘underdog culture’ in Greek public opinion: soft and hard-core Russophilia

Siakas, Georgios; Paschalidis, Panagiotis

doi:10.1080/14683857.2021.1873578

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“…Despite the condemnation of Russian aggression in Ukraine by Greek media (Papanikos 2022b), it seems that the Greek public's view of Russia remains largely unaffected, highlighting the complexity of public opinion and the influence of various factors on people's perceptions. There is strong evidence of an overall positive attitude of the Greek public towards Russia (Siakas and Paschalidis 2021). As public trust in the dominant political parties declined in 2010 and 2011, coinciding with the onset of the financial crisis, the concept of Russophilia began to gain importance in public and political discourse.…”

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“…Despite criticisms from some EU partners, Greece's Russophilia reflects a complex interplay of historical legacies, economic interests and strategic considerations that shape its foreign policy choices (Petsinis 2016). However, the Russophilia of the Greek public should, in principle, be understood in terms of values and general cultural elements, rather than in terms of rational or strategic considerations (Siakas and Paschalidis 2021). Overall, these factors may have contributed to a favourable view of Russia among the Greek public, highlighting the contrast between public opinion and media portrayal.…”

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“…Greece has a complex relationship with the West, marked by periods of both cooperation and conflict. This has led some Greeks to view Russia as a counterbalance to Western influence (Siakas and Paschalidis 2021). In contrast, a recent content analysis study of Greek newspapers across the ideological spectrum found that they all unequivocally condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine (Papanikos 2022b).…”

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Russo-Ukrainian War and Trust or Mistrust in Information: A Snapshot of Individuals’ Perceptions in Greece

Skarpa,

Simoglou,

Garoufallou

2023

Journalism and Media

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The purpose of this study was to assess the Greek public’s perceptions of the reliability of information received about the Russo-Ukrainian war in the spring of 2022. The study was conducted through an online questionnaire survey consisting of closed-ended statements on a five-point Likert scale. Principal components analysis was performed on the collected data. The retained principal components (PCs) were subjected to non-hierarchical k-means cluster analysis to group respondents into clusters based on the similarity of perceived outcomes. A total of 840 responses were obtained. Twenty-eight original variables from the questionnaire were summarised into five PCs, explaining 63.0% of the total variance. The majority of respondents felt that the information they had received about the Russo-Ukrainian war was unreliable. Older, educated, professional people with exposure to fake news were sceptical about the reliability of information related to the war. Young adults who were active on social networks and had no detailed knowledge of the events considered information about the war to be reliable. The study found that the greater an individual’s ability to spot fake news, the lower their trust in social media and their information habits on social networks.

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Russo-Ukrainian War and Trust or Mistrust in Information: A Snapshot of Individuals’ Perceptions in Greece

Skarpa,

Simoglou,

Garoufallou

2023

Journalism and Media

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“…Some recent studies attempted to explore the phenomenon by shedding some light on its various aspects. Contemporary Greek Russophilia could be correlated with far-right sentiments (Petsinis, 2014), or is seen as a characteristic of the Greek political culture and the underdog sentiment (Ntampoudi, 2014a(Ntampoudi, , 2014bSiakas & Paschalidis, 2021). Interestingly, these recent projects have revealed some valuable insights.…”

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“…On the one hand, macroscopic approaches attempt to identify factors that could become game changers or affect the stability in the area (Armakolas & Triantafyllou, 2017). On the other hand, the revelation of micro-approaches, such as the component of "hard" or "soft" Russophilia could be useful in understanding behaviors and potential future attitudes (Siakas & Paschalidis, 2021). Although these attempts provide an adequately informative context, there is a complementary question still untouched.…”

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Touching Distance: The underlying Russophilia in the Skripal Case Coverage in Greek Press

Paschalidis¹,

Siakas²

2022

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Theories of mediatization and domestication provide an analytical framework in understanding how patterns of interpretation are related to the public opinion’s attitudes towards actors and topics. In this study, we focus on the coverage of the Skripal case by major Greek newspapers in March 2018 in a pursuit to determine the variety of dispositions towards Russia. The Greek media’s coverage seems to comply with a disengaged approach: more news than views. The majority of news reports -instead of opinions- can be regarded as an effect of awkwardness or a choice not to provide analysis on Russia, even though the abundant news reports have the exact opposite effect of maintaining the public’s vivid interest. By performing a content analysis on articles with references to Russia, we seek to look beneath this veneer. We suggest that the Greek newspapers’ coverage is linked with more structural traits, such as Russophilia, as we identify several distinct subcultures in the press when it comes to dispositions towards Russia.

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Greece’s Response to Russia’s War on Ukraine

Manoli

2023

Polarization, Shifting Borders and Liquid Governance

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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Greece has maintained a solid position in support of Ukraine and complete alignment with EU and NATO policy. Greece has actively supported Ukraine, despite a long-standing, bipartisan policy of engagement with Russia and pro-Russian solid sentiments in the society. This chapter delves into the factors influencing Greece's policy regarding the Russian aggression in Ukraine. This policy is constructed upon normative arguments serving national security considerations. It elucidates how the conflict in Ukraine has reinforced traditional principles and axes underpinning Greek foreign and security policy.

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Variants of the ‘underdog culture’ in Greek public opinion: soft and hard-core Russophilia

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Russo-Ukrainian War and Trust or Mistrust in Information: A Snapshot of Individuals’ Perceptions in Greece

Russo-Ukrainian War and Trust or Mistrust in Information: A Snapshot of Individuals’ Perceptions in Greece

Touching Distance: The underlying Russophilia in the Skripal Case Coverage in Greek Press

Greece’s Response to Russia’s War on Ukraine

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