Parliamentarism in Crisis: The Impact of the Eurozone Crisis on the Greek Parliament

Parliamentarism in Crisis: The Impact of the Eurozone Crisis on the Greek Parliament

Categories: Lectures and Seminars

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Room 223, Lamoureux Hall, University of Ottawa

Contact Information

Cathleen Schmidt, 520-2600, ext. 1087, ces@carleton.ca

Registration

No registration required.

Cost

$0

About this Event

Host Organization: Centre for European Studies (EUCE)
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Join Visiting Scholar Emmanuel Sigalas for a lecture organized by the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa and the Centre for European Studies (EUCE) at Carleton University. The event is free and open to the public.

Lecture summary: Political scientists recently started examining the political aspects of the Greek economic crisis, but a crucial dimension has remained unexplored: the impact on the legitimacy and powers of the Greek Parliament. This lecture will discuss the wounded autonomy of the Greek Parliament and its rapid de-legitimization as a consequence of the European economic crisis. Hostility toward the Greek Parliament has been accompanied by government blows to the parliament’s legislative and control functions, which has only caused further injury to the parliament’s legitimacy. As a result, the Greek Parliament remains hostage to volatile utilitarian support resting on the country’s economic performance. Given that the country’s economic future is more precarious than ever, the prospects for parliamentary democracy in Greece appear bleak.