Greece: Policing racist violence in the 'fenceless vineyard'

Race and Class

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-100

  Antonopoulos, Georgios A ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albanian migrants; Criminality; Immigration; Stereotyping; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748804435     PISSN: 03063968     EISSN: 17413125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306396806069526     Document Type: Review

References (26)

1. European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, Racist Violence in Fifteen EU Member States (Vienna, European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, 2005).
2. 'Racism and anti-racism - the state of play'. European Race Bulletin (No. 37, 2001), pp. 20-1.
3. Youth Against Racism - Greece, To Imerologio tou Ratsismou stin Ellada: Theseis kai Protaseis gia tous Metanastes (Athens, Youth Against Racism - Greece. 1999).
4. To Imerologio Tou Ratsismou Stin Ellada: Theseis Kai Protaseis Gia Tous Metanastes Ibid.
5. 'Albanian pupil denied right to carry Greek national flag', European Race Bulletin (No. 45/46, January 2004), p. 28.
6. 'Piraeus: Pakistanis attacked'. European Race Bulletin (No. 45/46. January 2004), p. 28.
7. 'Gypsies attacked in Athens', European Race Bulletin (No. 48, July 2004), p. 28.
8. Eleftherotypia (6 September 2004).
9. Kathimerini (3 January 2006).
10. 'AI cites cases of police violence towards Albanians', European Race Bulletin (No. 39, January 2002). p. 16.
11. 'Police brutality against Afghans in Athens', European Race Bulletin (No. 50, Winter 2005), p. 18.
12. 'Police officers convicted of Roma manslaughter', European Race Bulletin (No. 44, July 2003), p. 19.
13. 'Zefyri: Rom dies in police custody', European Race Bulletin (No. 39, January 2002), pp. 15-16.
14. '5,432 immigrants questioned in massive security sweep in July-August 2005 at request of MI6', Statewatch (25 January 2006), 〈http://www. statewatch.org/news/2006/jan/08greece-security-sweep.htm〉.
15. Interview 21:2-3. The phrase 'fenceless vineyard' is metaphorically used by the Greek people to refer to a situation conducive to lawlessness and disorder. This phrase is sentimentally much more 'charged' in Greek, than its English translation.
16. J. Lea, 'Police Racism: some theories and their policy implications', in R. Matthews and J. Young (eds), Confronting Crime (London, Sage Publications, 1986), p. 163.
17. Interview 14:5.
18. R. King, T. losifides and L. Myrivili. 'A Migrant's Story: from Albania to Athens', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (Vol. 24, 1998), pp. 159-175.
19. Interview 1:9.
20. Interview 18:1.
21. Interview 10:3.
22. Interview 5:3.
23. Institute of Race Relations. Policing Against Black People (London, Institute of Race Relations. 1987).
24. Interview 10:3.
25. G. Pearson, A. Sampson, H. Blagg, P. Stuhhs and D. Smith, 'Policing racism', in R. Morgan and D. J. Smith (eds). Coming to Terms with Policing: perspectives on policy (London, Routledge, 1989), pp. 118-137.
26. M. Coenders, M. Lubbers and P. Scheepers, Majorities' Attitudes Towards Minorities in European Union Member States: results from the standard Eurobarometers 1997-2000-2003: report two for the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (Nijmegen, Institute for Social and Cultural Research, University of Nijmegen, 2003).