The Greco-German Affair in the Euro Crisis: Mutual Recognition Lost?

Uses evidence from Greek and German media to analyse the relationship between Greece and Germany during the Euro crisis

Focuses on the socio-cultural aspect of the Euro crisis
Highlights the importance of mutual recognition between societies for the success of the EU

Claudia Sternberg is Senior Research Associate at University College London’s European Institute, UK. Her monograph The Struggle for EU Legitimacy (2013) won the UACES Best Book Prize.

Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni is a researcher at the European Institute of the London School of Economics (LSE), UK. Previously, she worked at the European Commission in Brussels and Athens.

Kalypso Nicolaïdis is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford, UK. She is Chair of Southeastern European Studies at Oxford and Council Member of the European Council of Foreign Relations.