Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Emergent Practices and Potential for Paradigmatic Change. Notes from Greece

Name: Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Emergent Practices and Potential for Paradigmatic Change. Notes from Greece
Brand: Vita e Pensiero
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Articolo

Rivista

STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA

Fascicolo

STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA - 2014 - 3

Titolo

Solidarity in Times of Crisis: Emergent Practices and Potential for Paradigmatic Change. Notes from Greece

Autore

Vasiliki Kantzara

Editore

Vita e Pensiero

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Online da

01-2015

Issn

0039-291X (stampa) | 1827-7896 (digitale)

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The article aims at exploring solidarity as it is currently expressed in Greece and discusses its potential to bring about a paradigmatic change in the current organisation of social relations. In Greece the ongoing socio-economic and financial crisis has affected the lives of millions of people in a profound manner. From the onset of the current crisis, even when the devastating effects were not visible to the general public, several 'solidarity activities', emerged as a response organised by citizens. Help was provided basically in three fields: subsistence, health and education. Three years later, solidarity activities have multiplied and so have the organisations. Moreover, a substantial number of groups organise relations of production, consumption and goods distribution on an equitable and fair basis within the 'alternative' or 'social' economy paradigm, showcasing in this way the possibility of societal change from bottom up. The article discusses theoretical approaches to solidarity together with material from the ongoing study on this topic, attempting to answer the question on the potentiality of a paradigmatic change.