Claude Calame's Greece: «climate strikes» and Hellenism

Le Regard Libre N° 59 - Claude Calame

Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who take turns writing for Le Regard Libre. Historian, anthropologist and Hellenist Claude Calame proposes a contemporary lesson from ancient Greece.

Traditionally consensual, Swiss politics is marked by a constant retreat. This is undoubtedly to better conceal the decisive international role it plays, if only as a financial center and tax haven. Nevertheless, the press was unanimous in recognizing that 2019 marked a turning point in this respect: with regard to the future of humanity as a whole, the «climate strikes» were marked by demonstrations of unprecedented frequency, scale and youthfulness.

In what way does the aging Hellenist, beyond his