Charalambos Tsekeris
Prof Dr Charalambos Tsekeris is Senior Research Fellow in Digital Sociology at the National Centre for Social Research (Athens, Greece), and Vice-President of the Hellenic National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics.
He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Athens; Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the World Internet Project-Greece; Professor Extraordinary at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University; and Academic Associate at the Anti-Corruption Centre for Education and Research, Stellenbosch University.
He actively collaborates with Panteion University and the University of the Peloponnese, and has authored more than 120 scholarly papers and one book from the Academy of Athens (also edited 3 books from Routledge). His current research involves the power of digital and biotech ethics, as well as the dynamics of the internet and e-economy in Greece and Europe, including strategic foresight and futures perspectives.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3304-5331
- Editorial Board Member of Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences (Routledge)
- Affiliate Member of the Greek Politics Specialist Group (GPSG), Political Studies Association, UK
- Member of the National Coalition for Digital Skills, Greece
- Scientific Board Member, 'Sinthesis' Dialogue Society, Greece
- Member of the research cluster on relational sociology (Canadian Sociological Association & Laurentian University, Canada)
He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Athens; Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the World Internet Project-Greece; Professor Extraordinary at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University; and Academic Associate at the Anti-Corruption Centre for Education and Research, Stellenbosch University.
He actively collaborates with Panteion University and the University of the Peloponnese, and has authored more than 120 scholarly papers and one book from the Academy of Athens (also edited 3 books from Routledge). His current research involves the power of digital and biotech ethics, as well as the dynamics of the internet and e-economy in Greece and Europe, including strategic foresight and futures perspectives.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3304-5331
- Editorial Board Member of Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences (Routledge)
- Affiliate Member of the Greek Politics Specialist Group (GPSG), Political Studies Association, UK
- Member of the National Coalition for Digital Skills, Greece
- Scientific Board Member, 'Sinthesis' Dialogue Society, Greece
- Member of the research cluster on relational sociology (Canadian Sociological Association & Laurentian University, Canada)
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In this innovative and thought-provoking book, the various social aspects of the self and its construction are imaginatively explored. Such explorations can seem abstractly academic, but they carry great significance. Knowledge of how the self is constructed has many implications for most social processes, for example, understanding the volatility of the notion of self that can provide the basis for terrorist radicalisation, can generate destructive suicidal tendencies, or can foment aggressive national identities. This interdisciplinary collection is relevant not only for theoretical and methodological elaborations, but also for more practical considerations.
This book comprehensively addresses the profound impact of Web 2.0 on contemporary society and its dynamics in a multiplicity of fields. The chapters, authored by world-leading experts, vividly demonstrate that Web 2.0 is a dynamic basis for collective action and an unlimited source of societal destabilisation and revolutionary change, for better or for worse. Various aspects of the radical transformative potential of Web 2.0 are imaginatively and critically discussed in the analytical context of quantitative approaches, qualitative works and case studies. This book provides key insights into the wide-reaching implications of recent technological developments, casting new light into an area which may potentially contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable future.
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In this innovative and thought-provoking book, the various social aspects of the self and its construction are imaginatively explored. Such explorations can seem abstractly academic, but they carry great significance. Knowledge of how the self is constructed has many implications for most social processes, for example, understanding the volatility of the notion of self that can provide the basis for terrorist radicalisation, can generate destructive suicidal tendencies, or can foment aggressive national identities. This interdisciplinary collection is relevant not only for theoretical and methodological elaborations, but also for more practical considerations.
This book comprehensively addresses the profound impact of Web 2.0 on contemporary society and its dynamics in a multiplicity of fields. The chapters, authored by world-leading experts, vividly demonstrate that Web 2.0 is a dynamic basis for collective action and an unlimited source of societal destabilisation and revolutionary change, for better or for worse. Various aspects of the radical transformative potential of Web 2.0 are imaginatively and critically discussed in the analytical context of quantitative approaches, qualitative works and case studies. This book provides key insights into the wide-reaching implications of recent technological developments, casting new light into an area which may potentially contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable future.
The present study starts from the premise that, for human communities, it is difficult to penetrate each other, so that even the globally diffused communication infrastructure is not enough to create an effective common life. This grounds our assumptions about the way the Greek young interviewees, aged between 18 and 32, belonging to main political orientations (centre right, centre left, radical left, and extreme right), are perceiving themselves and their transnational sociopolitical environment, especially Europe and the powerful foreign institutions in the era of financial crisis. We first focus on the question of collective identity, on how the sense of we-ness (the self-perception of the Greek citizens as a human group) is represented in the consciousness and attitudes of the young interviewees of different ideological orientations. A theoretical starting point pertains to the assumption that the collective identity does involve imagining or representing things; but the imaginary it involves is an instituting social imaginary in the sense of an implicit cognitive infrastructure of the Greek society, which originates in the past and shapes the image Greeks have about the world, their values, their common reality. The main research objective is to make intelligible how the young interviewees perceive the diverse facets of their collective identity, how the Greek instituting social imaginary and the imaginary significations it produces (values, ideas, habits, and so on) are expressed in their individual imaginary, what it means for them as responsible citizens, how they frame religion and the ancient Greek past, whether they feel represented by the representatives they have supported, how they perceive the powerful foreign institutions, the European Union and their relationship to the Greek society.
Keywords: Greek Crisis, Youth, Social Media, Collective Identity, Social Imaginary
Submissions are therefore invited that address both the scale and the urgency of the crisis of social trust, democratic participation and civic engagement in relation to youth, as well as the complexity of youth experience and identity in today’s challenging and troubled contexts.
We welcome original articles dealing with research on youth in times of crisis, turbulence and uncertainty, from any disciplinary perspective. This could include, inter alia, the interactions between youth democratic practices, socioeconomic inequalities, including social exclusion/inclusion in employment, education or training (EET), and the impact of current social, economic, cultural and political contexts. Soundly empirically based studies are preferred, either quantitative or qualitative, although well argued scholarly essays will also be considered.
Submission instructions
Manuscripts should follow the usual format for submission of papers to Contemporary Social Science as indicated in Instructions for Authors at: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=rsoc21&page=instructions#.
Papers should be submitted to the Guest Editor, Prof. Charalambos Tsekeris, at the address below. He is happy to review plans for papers in advance of their receipt. All papers will be anonymously peer reviewed. The closing date for submitting papers is Monday 5th December 2016. The corresponding Guest Editor for this issue is:
Prof. Charalambos Tsekeris
Academy of Athens,
Research Centre for Greek Society,
14 Anagnostopoulou Str,
106 73 Athens, Greece
Editorial information
Guest Editor: Charalambos Tskeris, Academy of Athens, Greece ([email protected])
Guest Editor: Lily Stylianoudi, Academy of Athens, Greece
«Ό,τι γνωρίζουμε για την κοινωνία μας, ή, καλύτερα, για τον κόσμο στον οποίο ζούμε, το γνωρίζουμε από τα μέσα μαζικής επικοινωνίας», λέει ο Luhmann. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό θα εξετάσουμε τον διαφορετικό τρόπο παραγωγής (της δημοσιογραφικά επεξεργασμένης) πραγματικότητας από τα μαζικά μέσα αφενός και τα διαδικτυακά αφετέρου, τί εμφανίζεται σ’αυτά ως πραγματικότητα, πώς κατασκευάζεται πάντα εξόχως επιλεκτικά (Bolz) η πραγματικότητα από τα μέσα στη σημερινή ψηφιακή εποχή της επικοινωνιακής φούσκας, των post-truth-politics και των fake news τα οποία αποτελούν ένα πολύ παλιό φαινόμενο του οποίου ωστόσο έχουν ριζικά αλλάξει οι συνθήκες παραγωγής και μετάδοσης με τις νέες ψηφιακές τεχνικές της προσομοίωσης, της δυνητικής πραγματικότητας και του remix σε συνδυασμό με την πλήρη απαξίωση των μέσων από τις κοινωνίες. Στη βάση εμπειρικών γεγονότων και συμβάντων θα εξετάσουμε ποιες είναι οι προϋποθέσεις για να αποκτήσουμε μια αντίληψη της πραγματικότητας, πώς και αν εκφράζεται από τα ΜΚΔ η θέληση να εμβαθύνουν τα άτομα στο γιατί των πολιτικών αποφάσεων για τον καλύτερο έλεγχό τους δεδομένου ότι ένα μεγάλο μέρος της κοινωνίας όχι μόνον έχει αποσχισθεί από έναν χώρο κοινής αναφοράς, αλλά τον ερμηνεύει και τον κατανοεί εντελώς διαφορετικά. Στη σημερινή δημοκρατία των συναισθημάτων όπου υποχωρεί η δημόσια διαμάχη με επιχειρήματα θα εξετάσουμε ποια είναι η σημασία του στοχασμού πάνω στην παραγωγή της (αδιαφανούς) πραγματικότητας από τα ψηφιακά μέσα και της παραγωγής πραγματικότητας στο δρόμο, στο σπίτι, στη δουλιά.
The present study starts from the premise that for the human communities, each with its own perspectives, it is difficult to penetrate each other so that even the globally diffused communication infrastructure is not enough to create an effective common life. This grounds our assumptions about the way the Greek young interviewees, aged between 18 and 32, belonging to main political orientations (centre right, centre left, radical left, and extreme right), are perceiving themselves and their transnational sociopolitical environment, especially Europe and the powerful foreign institutions in the era of financial crisis. We first focus on the question of collective identity, on how the sense of we-ness (the self-perception of the Greek citizens as a human group) is represented in the consciousness and attitudes of the young interviewees of different ideological orientations. A theoretical starting point pertains to the assumption that the collective identity does involve imagining or representing things; but the imaginary it involves is an instituting social imaginary in the sense of an implicit cognitive infrastructure of the Greek society, which originates in the past and shapes the image Greeks have about the world, their values, their common reality. The main research objective is to make intelligible how the young interviewees perceive the diverse facets of their collective identity, how the Greek instituting social imaginary and the imaginary significations it produces (values, habits, ideas, moral and political strands, and so on) are expressed in their individual imaginary, what it means for them as responsible citizens, how they frame religion and the ancient Greek past, whether they feel represented by the representatives they have supported, how they perceive the powerful foreign institutions, the European Union and their relationship to the Greek society.
Keywords: Greek Crisis, Youth, Social Media, Collective Identity, Social Imaginary
The present study starts from the premise that for the human communities, each with its own perspectives, it is difficult to penetrate each other so that even the globally diffused communication infrastructure is not enough to create an effective common life. This grounds our assumptions about the way the Greek young interviewees, aged between 18 and 32, belonging to main political orientations (centre right, centre left, radical left, and extreme right), are perceiving themselves and their transnational sociopolitical environment, especially Europe and the powerful foreign institutions in the era of financial crisis. We first focus on the question of collective identity, on how the sense of we-ness (the self-perception of the Greek citizens as a human group) is represented in the consciousness and attitudes of the young interviewees of different ideological orientations. A theoretical starting point pertains to the assumption that the collective identity does involve imagining or representing things; but the imaginary it involves is an instituting social imaginary in the sense of an implicit cognitive infrastructure of the Greek society, which originates in the past and shapes the image Greeks have about the world, their values, their common reality. The main research objective is to make intelligible how the young interviewees perceive the diverse facets of their collective identity, how the Greek instituting social imaginary and the imaginary significations it produces (values, habits, ideas, moral and political strands, and so on) are expressed in their individual imaginary, what it means for them as responsible citizens, how they frame religion and the ancient Greek past, whether they feel represented by the representatives they have supported, how they perceive the powerful foreign institutions, the European Union and their relationship to the Greek society.
Keywords: Greek Crisis, Youth, Social Media, Collective Identity, Social Imaginary
The present study starts from the premise that for the human communities, each with its own perspectives, it is difficult to penetrate each other so that even the globally diffused communication infrastructure is not enough to create an effective common life. This grounds our assumptions about the way the Greek young interviewees, aged between 18 and 32, belonging to main political orientations (centre right, centre left, radical left, and extreme right), are perceiving themselves and their transnational sociopolitical environment, especially Europe and the powerful foreign institutions in the era of financial crisis. We first focus on the question of collective identity, on how the sense of we-ness (the self-perception of the Greek citizens as a human group) is represented in the consciousness and attitudes of the young interviewees of different ideological orientations. A theoretical starting point pertains to the assumption that the collective identity does involve imagining or representing things; but the imaginary it involves is an instituting social imaginary in the sense of an implicit cognitive infrastructure of the Greek society, which originates in the past and shapes the image Greeks have about the world, their values, their common reality. The main research objective is to make intelligible how the young interviewees perceive the diverse facets of their collective identity, how the Greek instituting social imaginary and the imaginary significations it produces (values, habits, ideas, moral and political strands, and so on) are expressed in their individual imaginary, what it means for them as responsible citizens, how they frame religion and the ancient Greek past, whether they feel represented by the representatives they have supported, how they perceive the powerful foreign institutions, the European Union and their relationship to the Greek society.
Keywords: Greek Crisis, Youth, Social Media, Collective Identity, Social Imaginary
The Macedonia naming dispute has been an important issue in Greek affairs. It constitutes both an irresolvable, decades-old
international problem and a significant, yet undertheorised, analytical topic. In this context, our aim is to critically explore, highlight and
discuss the deep-seated and pervasive patterns, representations, attitudes, beliefs, ideas and norms within the Greek social
imaginary, as these emerged on Twitter in real-time, during the mass “Macedonia rally” on February 4, 2018. More specifically,
drawing on the dialectical interaction between Twitter posts, sociopolitical behaviours and interpretative analytic frames linked to
interdisciplinary theoretical discourses, we attempt to understand and interrogate the intellectual structures, value system and
operational categories of a large number of Greek groups on the ‘Twittersphere’. Based on the assumption that, in the last instance,
the rigid refusal of the majority of the Greek people to accept a ‘composite name’ solution is connected with the tacit social imaginary
of the Greek society, the present paper brings to the fore a complex identity problem. This problem relationally refers to the internal
workings of the individuals, the psyche and the unconscious, but also to hidden and unreflected symbolic backgrounds, macro-social
processes, and cultural legacies. Our following Twitter network analysis, focused on selected hashtags regarding the ‘Macedonia
rally’, point out the character of social dynamics and ascertain the findings of the interpretative research strand.