{"product_id":"9783032152022","title":"Polarised Greece: How Politics and Media Shape Divisions","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolarised Greece: How Politics and Media Shape Divisions\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKountouri, Fani\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white;\"\u003eThis open access book of a collective volume offers a comprehensive understanding of political polarization and its implications for democracy. The recent revival of the concept in political debates and academic literature reflects growing concerns about how polarized societies affect democratic norms. In increasingly divided environments, opposing camps express mutual distrust or even hostility, fuelling the rise of extremist parties, hate speech, and anti-political sentiment. Based on a funded research project (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.) Project No 4527)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white;\"\u003e the volume develops a theoretical and methodological framework to explore how oppositions are constructed across different actors and levels, contributing to an integrated and comprehensive approach of political polarization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white;\"\u003eenriching the study of \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003epolitical competition and cleavages\u003c\/span\u003e in Greece, while also offering insights of broader \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ecomparative and international significance\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white;\"\u003eInternationally, studies on political polarization are reviving but remain fragmented across disciplines. In Greece, systematic interdisciplinary research has been scarce. This volume bridges that gap by integrating political science, sociology, and communication, analyzing the shift from issue-based to affective polarization through mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: #1f3864; background: white;\"\u003eFocusing on the profoundly polarizing decade between \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2010 and 2020\u003c\/span\u003e, the book situates polarization within multiple overlapping crises—the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003edebt crisis\u003c\/span\u003e, the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003erefugee crisis\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003edemocratic backsliding\u003c\/span\u003e, the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCOVID-19 pandemic\u003c\/span\u003e, and the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePrespa Agreement\u003c\/span\u003e. These crises redefined the socio-political landscape intensifying existing divisions and generating new lines of conflict: memorandum versus anti-memorandum, pro versus anti-immigration, pro versus anti Europe and nationalist versus cosmopolitan identities. By analyzing how antagonistic narratives \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003econstruct enemies\u003c\/span\u003e—political opponents, minorities, or external actors like the EU—as threats to national, economic, or cultural stability, the volume demonstrates how such rhetoric fuels \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003epolarization\u003c\/span\u003e. This process solidifies in-group and out-group dynamics deepening affective polarization. This book addresses scholars, policymakers, and engaged citizens seeking to understand how historical, cultural, and institutional dynamics shape contemporary political conflicts in Greece and comparable contexts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-03-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032152022\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-15203-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 196\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45228878725260,"sku":"9783032152022","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032152022.jpg?v=1776100969","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032152022","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}