The 56th annual conference of the Political Studies Association (PSA) took place in April 2006 at the University of Reading. The second presence of the GPSG at the PSA conference featured a joint panel with the Political Marketing Group, as well as several exciting papers on political parties, public policy and EU affairs.
Panel Convenors: Roman Gerodimos (Bournemouth University), Andrew Liaropoulos (University of Swansea), Dr. Dimitris Tsarouhas (Middle East Technical University, Ankara), Maria Zisouli (University of Athens)
GPSG Panel 1 in Collaboration with the Political Marketing Group: Political Marketing and Communication in Greece
Chair: Roman Gerodimos (Bournemouth University)
- Iordanis Kotzaivazoglou and Yorgos Zotos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), “The Transformation of Political Communication in Greece: Causes and Effects”
- Sergios Dimitriadis (Athens University of Economics and Business) and Maria Zisouli (University of Athens), “Using the Web to create a ‘citizen-oriented’ culture for a political party: evidence from the Greek socialist party”
GPSG Panel 2: The Changing Structure and Culture of Greek Political Parties
Chair: Roman Gerodimos (Bournemouth University)
- Athanassios Tsakiris (University of Athens) and Valia Aranitou (University of Crete), “The dark side of the moon: Greek political parties and factions in trade unions and professional organizations”
- Chrisanthos Tassis (University of Athens), “The 7th Congress of PASOK (2005) towards an ‘open’ party (?)”
GPSG Panel 3: Greek-Turkish Relations in the Context of EU
Chair: Andrew Liaropoulos (University of Swansea)
- Athanassios Samaras (Institute of Mediterranean Studies) and Eirini Katsara, “The European Prospect of Turkey as Portrayed in the Greek Press; the Case of the Brussels Summit: a Frames Perspective”
- George Koukoudakis (University of Athens), “The Role of Citizens in the Current Greek-Turkish Rapprochement”
- Athanassios Kotsiaros (University of Athens), “The EU Candidacy of Turkey: implications of the ‘Europeanization’ process for Greek-Turkish relations”
GPSG Panel 4: Current Challenges in Greek Public Administration
Chair: Dimitris Tsarouhas (METU)
- Dimitris Tsarouhas (METU), “Social Partnership in Greece: Is there a Europeanization effect?”
- Athanassios Samaras (Institute of Mediterranean Studies), “The Vested Interest Frame and the Framing of Campaign Laws in Greece”
- Antonios Aggelakis (University of Crete), “The EU’s Structural Funds and the Public Investment Programme in Greece: 1985-2005“
