Supervisors info:
Δρ. Ε. Λέκκας, Καθηγ. ΕΚΠΑ
Δρ. Σ. Μπλαβούκος, Επικ. Καθηγ. ΟΠΑ
Δρ. Χ. Ντρίνια, Καθηγ. ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
Natural / man-made disasters have many direct and indirect consequences. Among the many indirect consequences are political crises - disasters. Throughout history, we have many examples: 1) the eruption of the volcano of Santorini, which has resulted in the destruction of Minoan civilization (although scientists have not settled on whether it was caused by tsunami, volcanic ash or trade disaster etc.), 2) the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, which was the beginning of the contestation of theocracy and the so-called «God's wrath» began to be considered just a geophysical phenomenon, events that led to the decline of the Holy Examination and the advent of rationality, 3) the fires of Messinia in the summer of 2007, when the New Republic party for not losing a traditionally winning area got its own candidate as the future chairman Antonis Samaras. We see therefore that natural / man-made disasters can result in small or even great political turbulence and what we need to consider is to what extent has any disaster affected the coming of the political crisis, if it was the cause of any change or whether it was just the occasion. The bibliography is endless for such an issue as it relates to an indirect impact of natural / man-made disasters, therefore it is concerned as a long – term impact which is subjected to critical view as a session result that is not measurable, hypothetical, unjustified, and easily questionable. In this diploma thesis we will try to prove, as far as possible, that natural / man-made disasters can bring political crises and that they are measurable, proven and to the utmost indisputable extent. Japan's Kobe earthquake in 1995 cost over 130 billion dollars and the damage was so great that it has led such solemn people to accuse their government of delaying the response and seek assistance from the Japanese Mafia, Yakuza. This was a terrible political blow for the Japanese government, which in its attempt to overthrow this negative climate completely changed the country's protection policy and declared the day of the earthquake as a "Day of Disaster Prevention and Volunteerism Day".
Keywords:
Natural / man-made disasters, direct and indirect consequences, rapid or slow progression, political crisis
