In this essay I outline the ways in which κρίση (krísi – crisis) and μετανάστευση (metanástefsi – migration) have been interrelated during the last decade in Greece. By being grounded in concrete times and places, I argue that these interrelations, far from being stable and fixed, take their form and meaning within wider social, economic and political contexts.
Alpha TV News (2016) Ο Κύριος Γιώργος με 750 Ευρώ σύνταξη φιλοξενεί πρόσφυγες(Mr Giorgos, living on a monthly pension of 750 euros, houses refugees), 21March. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyrTHryTCvQ.
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Ant1 TV Goodmorning Greece (2016) Μαθήματα ανθρωπιάς από Έλληνα που φιλοξενεί 13 μελή οικογένεια προσφύγων(Lessons of humanity from a Greek who houses a refugee family of thirteen), 11March. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fo2tfZmHF4.
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Antilogos-gr (2012) Ολόκληρη η ομιλία του Α. Σαμαρά στην τελευταία προεκλογική συγκέντρωση της Ν.Δ(A Samaras’ full speech at the final ND election rally), 16June. Available at: http://antilogos-gr.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post_16.html.
Efimeris tis Kivernisseos (2015) Law no 4320/2015 on adjustments for the adoption of direct measures addressing the humanitarian crisis, organizing the Government and the Governmental Bodies and other provisions, 19March. Available at: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=102239.
LafazaniO (2012) Παιχνίδια με τους αριθμούς ή Πόσοι μπαίνουν «παράνομα» στη χώρα(Playing with the numbers or how many cross borders ‘illegaly’?). Enthemata, 30December. Available at: https://enthemata.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/olga-laf/.
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LeandrosNPapadopoulouDPsyllaM (2011) The ‘crisis’ in the press: A thematic and linguistic analysis. The Greek Review of Social Research134/135: 237–255.
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Mega Channel News (2012) Επιχείρηση ΞΕΝΙΟΣ ΖΕΥΣ(XENIOS ZEUS operation), 10August. Available at: https://youtu.be/81rU30iGzLU.
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Mega Channel News (2016) Είναι αχάριστοι καταγγέλλει ο Δήμαρχος Πολυκάστρου(Mayor of Polykastro: They are ungrateful), 24March. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eA_EH8zwok.
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MylonasY (2014) Crisis, austerity and opposition in mainstream media discourses of Greece. Critical Discourse Studies11(3): 305–321.
To Vima (2012a) Μ. Χρυσοχοΐδης: Επιχείρηση «σκούπα» για να ανασάνει η Αθήνα(M Chrisochoidis: ‘Broom’ operation so Athens can take a breath), 20March. Available at: http://www.tovima.gr/politics/article/?aid=449471.
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To Vima (2012b) Ν. Δένδιας για μεταναστευτικό: Εχουμε μια νέα «κάθοδο των Δωριέων»(N Dendias for migration: We have a new ‘Dorian invasion’), 6August. Available at: http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=469853.