As a bridge between the East and West, a pole of stability in the Balkans, and a Mediterranean crossroads, Greece could play a significant role in the post-Cold War world. But Greece's performance in domestic and international policy falls short of this promise. The essays in The Greek Paradox look at some of the reasons for this gap and suggest possible political and economic reforms.
The contributors, both scholars and policymakers, examine a range of contemporary issues in the Balkans and on NATO's southern flank. The essays shed light on nation building, political and economic development, modernization, and post-Cold War international relations.
Contributors Graham T. Allison, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Michael S. Dukakis, Misha Glenny, Dimitris Keridis, F. Stephen Larrabee, Kalypso Nicolaidis, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Alexis Papahelas, Elizabeth Prodromou, Monteagle Stearns, Constantine Stephanopoulos, Stavros B. Thomadakis, Basilios E. Tsingos, Loukas Tsoukalis, Susan Woodward
CSIA Studies in International Security
Edited by:
Graham Allison,
Kalypso Nicolaïdis
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780262510929
ISBN 10: 0262510928
Series: Belfer Center Studies in International Security
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 07 January 1997
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 Introduction: What is the Greek paradox? Kalypso Nicolaidis. Part 2 Assessing the 'Greek paradox': Greek politics and society in the 1990s, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros; The Greek economy - performance, expectations, and paradoxes, Stavros B. Thomadakis; Greek security issues, Monteagle Sterns; The temptation of purgatory, Misha Glenny. Part 3 What is to be done? Greece in the 1990 - the challenge of reform, Dimitris Keridis; Greece between yesterday and tomorrow, Basilios E. Tsingos; Greece - an agenda for reform, Alexis Papahelas; Greece and the Balkans - implications for policy, F. Stephen Larrabee; Rethinking security in the post-Yugoslav era, Susan L. Woodward; The perception paradox of post-cold war security in Greece, Elizabeth Prodromau. Part 4 Perspectives of policymakers: Issues of Greek foreign policy, Constantine Stephanopoulos, Greece and the Balkans - a moment of opportunity, Joseph S. Nye, Jr,; Tobe a Greek American, Michael S. Dukakis. Part 5 Conclusion: Beyond the Greek paradox, Loukas Tsoukalis.
Graham Allison is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Reviews for The Greek Paradox: Promise Vs. Performance
The Greek Paradox is an indispensable reference work for anyone whowould like to have a better sense of modern Greece...It is also foranyone who is trying to find the reasons behind the paradox ofinternational relations--the distance between theory and practice. George Papandreou, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs,Athens, Greece This book constitutes a significant contribution towardsunderstanding the challenges that Greece faces... while also offeringinteresting recommendations as to how they can be resolved. Constantine Mitsotakis, former Prime Minister of Greece
