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larger group the connection is based more broadly on a sense of participation in a space
informed by the shared anti-establishment ethos. On the macro-level, then, the paréas
participating in anti-establishment action have an affinity towards each another but are
not formally associated. Thus, the coming together of various paréas is not necessarily
about actively protesting the establishment per se, but the result of a subjective decision
pertaining to micro-scale social activity informed by anti-establishment publics. A large
gathering of these paréas can best be described as a temporary aggregation of nodes that
comprise a single rhizome which, once all together, act with general consensus. The
primary difference between gatherings like this and other rhizomatic groups like the
“Street Panthers” is that youth gatherings are typically made up of distinct paréas that
come together, rather than individuals.

Anarchy and Youth Politics

It is the Intersubjective dynamics and tendency to gather at events that are
informed by an anti-establishment ethos that the anarchist movement in Greece takes
advantage of today. Essentially, by tapping into the broad anti-establishment sentiment
that pervades the youth population, anarchists are able to mobilize large numbers to
support their causes by way of rhizomatic aggregation. Today, this is achieved by
contributing to the publics that the youth consume, particularly over the internet. One
anarchist organizer explained to me that he stays in touch with the youth population
passively by maintaining an internet presence, which I will detail below. He refers to the
youth as “casual anarchists” suggesting that the majority are likely to support the
anarchist cause but do not actively seek out anarchist materials. This represents a major

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