Can Christian Nationalism Explain Anti-Vaccination Attitudes Against COVID-19 in Greece?
Can Christian Nationalism Explain Anti-Vaccination Attitudes Against COVID-19 in Greece?
Author(s): Dimitra MaretaSubject(s): Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Health and medicine and law, Nationalism Studies, Psychology of Religion
Published by: Universität Graz
Keywords: Christian nationalism; Greece; anti-vaccination protests; COVID-19;
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the attitudes of the people participating in protests against COVID-19 (mandatory) vaccination in Athens, Greece. The central question is to examine whether the protesters adopt the main theses of Christian nationalism and opposition to science, as expressed and theorised in the United States, by examining an indicative sample of participants in these protests. The paper first examines the Greek context regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, it presents the theoretical context of Christian nationalism and, finally, it presents the questionnaire and the findings from field research conducted by the author during these Athens protests in summer 2021. As such, the paper contributes to the knowledge gap regarding Christian nationalism beyond the American context and introduces this topic for the first time with regard to Greece.
Journal: Contemporary Southeastern Europe
- Issue Year: 10/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 29-61
- Page Count: 34
- Language: English