Abstract

This chapter describes the emergence of solidarity actions in two European countries—Greece and Hungary—in response to two recent crises: the arrival of large numbers of refugees in 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Focusing on the experiences in two European countries with different socio-political, historical trajectories and civic traditions, we look at how solidarity economy emerged in crisis and how it was framed not only on monetised value but also on care and nurture. Our accounts of Greece and Hungary draw from ethnographic fieldwork and other qualitative social research (interviews and focus groups) with grassroots solidarity collectives.

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Travlou, P. & Bernát, A. 2022, 'Solidarity and care economy in times of ‘Crisis’: A view from Greece and Hungary between 2015 and 2020', The Sharing Economy in Europe: Developments, Practices, and Contradictions, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 207-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86897-0_10

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