Parliamentary Elites in Transition: Political Representation in Greece (Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean)

Acknowledgements
Praise for Parliamentary Elites in Transition
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction: Greek Parliamentary Elites in Transition (1989–2019)
	Why the Study of Parliamentary Elites Matters: From the Study of Parliaments to the Study of Political and Social Transformations
		The Study of Parliamentary Elites in Greece: Mapping the Terrain
	The Periodization of Metapolitefsi. Between Stability and Fluidity
		1989–1993: The Period of the Political Crisis
		1996–2009: The Period of Stabilization
		2012–2015: The Period of the Economic Crisis
		The 2019 Period of New Stabilization. Or, What Comes Next?
	Methodological Considerations on Data Collection
	Structure of the Book
	References
2 Gender, Representation, and the Politcs of Exclusion: Or, Who Represents, Who Is Represented, What Is at Stake?
	Introduction
	The Issue
	The Situation: Women in Political Representation
	The “Solution” or, What Is at Stake?
	Concluding Remarks
	References
3 Mind the Gaps: The Class Dynamics of the Greek Parliamentary Elite
	Introduction
	Theoretical Background
	Research Questions, Data and Methods
	Results
	Conclusions
	Bibliography
4 Revolving Doors Between Journalism and Politics: A Comparative Approach to Traditional and New Professions in the Greek Parliament
	Introduction: The Political Parallelism Process
		How Mediatization Impact the Political Recruitment Process
		Questions and Methods
		Journalists in the Greek Parliament: 1989–2019
			The Dynamic Rise of a Professional Category
			Journalistic Capital: A Personal Resource of Reputation and Social Recognition
			Journalists Typology
	Conclusion
	References
5 Young Conservatives, Media Personalities or Old-School Elites? The Many Faces of New Democracy MPs Across Time
	Introduction
	Conservative Parties and Drivers for Change
	Brief Parliamentary History of New Democracy
	Data and Research Questions
	ND’s Parliamentary Generations, 1989–2019
		Social and Political Profile
	Conclusions
	Bibliography
6 From Hegemony to Pasokification: Socialist MPs in Transition
	Introduction
	Theoretical Background
		PASOK’s Organisational Transformation
		From Party Change to MPs Transformations
	Hypothesis, Data and Methods
	Discussion and Findings
		PASOK’s Parliamentary Elites: Main Characteristics and Evolutions
		Towards a Typology for PASOK’s MPs
	Conclusion
	References
7 From an Outsider to a Mainstream Party. The Parliamentary Elite of SYRIZA as an Indicator of Party Transformation
	Introduction
	Theoretical Context and Empirical Background
	Methodology and Data
	The Characteristics of the Parliamentary Elite of SYRIZA
		Political Turbulence and Elite Turnover
		Demographics: A Gradually Closing Window of Opportunity for “Unconventional” or “Weak” Candidacies
		Educational and Professional Background: The Growing Importance of “Experts” and “Professional Politicians”
		Political Affiliation: The Declining Role of the Traditional Partisans
		Changing Patterns of Distinction: From the Government to the Party Instead of the Other Way Round
	Conclusions
	References
8 What Are the Far Right MPs Like? Radical and Extreme Right Parties in the Greek Parliament
	Introduction. Historical Context and Ideological Characteristics of the Greek Far Right in the Metapolitefsi
	Who Belongs to the Far Right?
	Greek Far Right Parties in the Late Metapolitefsi
	MPs of the Far Right 2007–2019
		Selection of Data
		The MPs of the Extreme Right: LAOS, ANEL and Greek Solution; Common Patterns of Representation
		The MPs of Golden Dawn
	Conclusion
	References
9 The Rise of Technocrats in Greek Ministerial Elites: Evidence from 1989 to 2021
	Introduction
	Technocrats in Cabinets
		Defining Technocrats
		Research on Technocratic Cabinets
		Technocrats in Greek Cabinets
	Questions and Methods
	Technocrats in Greek Governments, 1989–2021
		Variation Overtime
		The Main Socioprofessional Features and Sources of Expertise of Technocratic Ministers
		Toward a Typology of Greek Technocratic Ministers
	Conclusion
	References
10 Change in Continuity? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis
	Introduction
	Elite Operationalization and Methodology
	The Context of Politics in the Two Countries
	Political Representation Before the Crisis
		Cyprus
		Greece
	Changing Parliamentary Elites?
	Changes and Continuities
	Concluding Remarks
	References
11 Conclusions: Who Gets Elected and When. Change and Continuity in Parliament and a Proposed Typology
	The Four Periods of Political Representation
	Types of Political Career
	Conclusions
		What Is at Stake?
	References
Index