“The institutionalization of Syriza party in Greece”

Abstract

the present article focuses on Greece’s characteristic example of Syriza’s birth and rise. In order to evaluate the institutionalization of Syriza and draw some specific conclusions over its political impact, one needs to respond to the following questions: What is the political, social and economic background inside which this party was formed? What is the relation between the old Greek political system and Syriza’s birth? What are Syriza’s composition and electorate?