Patriotism and deconstruction in Greece in the period of crisis: an attempt at synthesis
Abstract
Please note: This article is in Greek. Patriotism and Deconstruction in Greece in the Period of Crisis: An Attempt at
Synthesis. The polarity patriotism/deconstruction has dominated public debates in
Greece in the period of crisis, and postmodernism has exerted a significant influence
on politics, culture and the education community since the entry of the country to the
Eurozone in the mid-1990s. Given that these developments took place in a society with
ongoing external financial support, this article examines the standpoint of collective
subjects of self-determination emerging in the post-Junta era, such as radical feminists,
extra parliamentary initiatives and groups related to the New Age movement, towards
self-determination of the country. The analysis points to an asymmetry between global
inflows and local material and knowledge production, which fuels divisions and misconceptions
in identity issues. It further discusses the possible usage of deconstruction
as an ontological principle in contrast to that of an investigatory and reflective tool that
takes into account the relational frame to which it is applied.