The Neoliberal Myth of Austerity: Debt and Solidarity in the Forefront of Public Space

Abstract: A multitude of crises have ravaged Greece during the past six years. The ensuing austerity policies, imposed as antidotes, appear to have impacted people's lives gravely. The collapse of a failing social and political system led to the establishment of social solidarity initiatives. One of these initiatives is the Somateio Allilovoithias Ofeileton Rethymnou (SAOR-Network for the Mutual Assistance of Rethymno's Debtors). SAOR offers comradeship by activating citizens to build collective strength and to resist foreclosures actively. In this paper, we present the results of a qualitative study focusing on the lives of the people who are members of the network and are involved in deterring foreclosures. Eleven interviews and a focus group discussion provided by coalition members were analyzed using phenomenologically informed thematic analysis. Three superordinate themes were identified: 1) Living on the precipice: Shocked, hoodwinked and debt-ridden; 2) Mutual anger against the ‘betra.... https://jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/jspp/article/view/5063

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Neoliberal Myth of Austerity: Debt and Solidarity in the Forefront of Public Space ; volume:6 ; number:2 ; day:21 ; month:12 ; year:2018 ; Journal of social and political psychology ; 6, Heft 2 (21.12.2018)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Vavvos, Andreas ; Triliva, Sofia

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/jspp.v6i2.740
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021032004332312910058
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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