Is Civic Consciousness Strengthening in Greece? Evidence in the Historical and Western European Contexts
Is Civic Consciousness Strengthening in Greece? Evidence in the Historical and Western European Contexts
Date
2003
Authors
Close, David Henry
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Publisher
Flinders University Department of Languages - Modern Greek
Abstract
A sense of civic consciousness, or civic community, may be defined as a compound of the following attitudes: a general respect for the law, based on confidence that it represents the public interest; sympathetic support for government, combined with readiness to criticise it in a constructive way; respect for the interests of all fellow-citizens; and readiness to cooperate with them - beyond the circle of family, friends, and interest group - in promoting objectives of public benefit.
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Keywords
Greek Research,
Australia,
Language,
Greece,
Conference,
David H. Close
Citation
Close, David 2003. Is Civic Consciousness Strengthening in Greece? Evidence in the Historical and Western European Contexts. In E. Close, M. Tsianikas and G. Frazis (Eds.) “Greek Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Fourth Biennial Conference of Greek Studies, Flinders University, September 2001”. Flinders University Department of Languages – Modern Greek: Adelaide, 63-78.