Rioting in Athens became headlines around the world as the ?holy babies? of the ancient cradle of democracy came to signal a long awaited death of a societal paradigm. To become clearer there
are three types of problems behind the phenomenon of youth rioting in Greece: structural, strategic and tactical. The first, which I call it structural, has to do with the system of values, moral codes, social
norms that glue together the state, civil and social institutions, create certain collective expectations and set generally approved limitations in political and social action.
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