John Markakis

John Markakis’s most recent book is Ethiopia: The Last Two Frontiers.

Taking to the Streets: Greek Democracy

John Markakis, 22 March 2012

‘The state is bankrupt, let’s face it,’ an editorial in the Greek daily Kathimerini concluded the day after a museum in ancient Olympia – left virtually unguarded owing to personnel cuts – was robbed in broad daylight. The furore over the country’s economic troubles has deflected foreign attention from the collapse of the political system, though it’s...

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