Research

The project combined a nationwide public opinion survey with extensive qualitative research to examine how citizens experienced the crisis, the bailout memoranda and the 2015 referendum, and how these shape their relationship with democracy today.

1.768
respondents in a nationwide sample
73
in-depth individual interviews
10
focus groups with 70 participants
~93
hours of conversation with citizens

Two perspectives on the same question

The survey shows how widespread attitudes are. The qualitative research explains how citizens narrate and justify them.

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH · APRIL 2024

Nationwide public opinion survey

1,768 men and women aged 17 and over, combining online and telephone interviews. Maximum margin of error ±2.3%.

70,8%
are dissatisfied with the quality of democracy in Greece

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Interviews and focus groups

73 individual interviews of about one hour and 10 focus groups of about two hours, with 7 participants each.

143
citizens shared their experience of the crisis

How the research was designed

  1. 01

    Mapping attitudes

    A nationwide survey on the crisis, institutions, Europe and the 2015 referendum.

  2. 02

    Listening in depth

    Individual interviews and focus groups on how citizens explain their attitudes.

  3. 03

    Analysis and publications

    Joint analysis of both strands in academic articles, analyses and public presentations.

73%

agree that politicians “betrayed” citizens, yet 85% still believe that voting matters.

Democrisis nationwide survey, April 2024 (N = 1,768)

Downloads

  • PDF
    Overview of the nationwide survey findings (in Greek)
    April 2024 · 87 pages

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  • DOI
    Citizens’ satisfaction with democracy against the backdrop of the Eurozone crisis management: the case of Greece
    Journal article · Taylor & Francis, 2025

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