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Introduction: Greek Parliamentary Elites in Transition (1989–2019) Read chapter Read first chapter

2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Change in Continuity? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis

Authors : Yiannos Katsourides, Antrea Kosta

Published in: Parliamentary Elites in Transition

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The chapter compares the parliamentary political elites in Cyprus and Greece before and after the 2008 sweeping economic crisis that shocked the political and party systems in both countries. Analysis focuses on some aspects of the composition, the recruitment mechanisms and the career patterns of the parliamentary political elite in the two countries utilizing a sociodemographic approach over a time span of three decades (1990–2021). The analysis aims to identify similarities and dissimilarities, as well as changes and continuities in patterns of parliamentary representation between the two countries and between the two periods in each country under the effect of the economic crisis. The overall pattern suggests a change in continuity for both countries.

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Metadata
Title
Change in Continuity? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis
Authors
Yiannos Katsourides
Antrea Kosta
Copyright Year
2023
Book
Parliamentary Elites in Transition

Print ISBN: 978-3-031-11693-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-11694-0

Copyright Year: 2023

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11694-0_10