Category: Panagiotis
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Political philanthropy: is it real or just a pretext?: Assessing it in comparison to the digital philanthropy of Mr Beast and Greek influencers
Introductory note I got the inspiration to write this blog post after reading Joel’s post where he discussed whether digital activism looks good or actually does good, by examining Davies’ article on MrBeast’s philanthropy (Huggins, 2024). I found this approach on activism very interesting, and I subsequently thought that I could write something starting from…
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Using interviews to conduct research: two views on social change
For this assignment I carried out two interviews of people ostensibly having different viewpoints on the issue of how social change and development can be implemented. My purpose was to identify and contrast those differences in approach towards the same issue. I thus decided to see how two individuals of different backgrounds, interests and experiences…
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A brief (over)view on how Greece reacts to the developments in the Middle East
Greece’s relations to Israel and Palestine over time There are several reasons why Greece has a close interest in the developments in the Middle East, and especially between Israel and Palestine. First of all, the proximity to the area. As Europe’s easternmost place along with Cyprus, it is very close to the Middle East and…
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Why digital activism
It has been slightly over a year since Israel invaded Gaza, destroying houses, infrastructure, and most importantly LIVES. Lives of innocent people; children, elderly and sick. An estimate published by Oxfam is that within this year the number of killed Palestinian women and children has been higher than the equivalent number of any other single…
