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Post-mass-Diaspora age: Toward a new motherland-Diaspora model
Ages are often defined by the media and technologies available. We now live in a world as a virtual café, where, however, the “sidebar chats” off-screen and offline may not …
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Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ mandate and the diaspora: Opportunities for meaningful change
Now that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won his runoff election with a substantial mandate, it is perhaps worth asking about some of the prime minister’s priorities. Mitsotakis is an …
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My visit to the Hydra Nautical Academy: Present and Past
Everyone who visits Hydra sees the Nautical Academy, as it is at most 50 meters from the Hydra pier where the transit boats dock, just set your gaze above the …
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The impact of Greek cotton merchants in the American Civil War: Greek History and Culture Seminars
Political science lecturer Alexander Billinis will delve into the often overlooked role of Greek cotton merchants in the American Civil War during an exclusive online lecture on Thursday, July 6 …
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Exploring Spetses through its historical archives
Spetses was never off my horizon, at least during my youthful summers on Hydra, or in subsequent years, when I visited my cousin’s house, with its unmatched sea views. A …
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Athens, ten years on
A decade is a long time, and in such a period much has happened, not least a quarter of it was in the throes of a global pandemic (whose presence …
Dialogue –
Greek diaspora voting rights, or a lack of creates global debate
Greek citizens living outside Greece, now have the right to vote in Greece’s elections. The 2019 legislation passed by New Democracy – anaemic and full with obstacles – will be …
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Greek Diaspora panel discuss voting rights for Greeks abroad
For the first time (some) Greek citizens outside Greece will be able to vote in Greece’s upcoming national elections without going back. “In an historic, albeit restricted way, Hellenic citizens …
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Hydra and the flame of the Revolution, an online seminar by Alexander Billinis
Alexander Billinis from the Clemson University (USA) will present an online lecture entitled “Hydra and the Flame of the Revolution”, on Thursday 3 June, at 7 pm, at the Greek …
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The Treaty of Kucuk Kayndardji and the Greek Revolution
Few events could have been more important in the road to Greek national agency than this treaty in 1774 which ended the Russo-Turkish War. The war itself had been devastating …