"Greek Spring" Shows EU Elitism Can Go No Further
Costas Douzinas, Birkbeck, University of London | November 7, 2011
Far from being an expression of democracy, the now-scrapped Greek referendum was a power play by the Greek government against its own people. ++ The referendum’s failure highlights how, like in the Arab Spring, Western governments too can fall if they abandon democratic principles. ++ The paternalism of Germany and France during this crisis is inappropriate in a union of supposedly sovereign states. ++ The “Greek spring” should strike fear into European elites who try to promote further European integration without consulting their publics.
