How representative is the electoral system of representative democracy? Evidence shows that voter turnout in established democracies has taken a slump since the '80s. Voter apathy is directly...
It’s the 70s. A small Mediterranean country of a historic past and turbulent present is undergoing an economic miracle. Greece’s economy is thriving, industries are springing like mushrooms, and...
One thing the Greek financial crisis has revealed is that democracy is in short supply. EU countries are blackmailing a fellow EU member state. EU institutions are bypassed, in favour of unelected...
After a long build-up, unsurprisingly, Syriza swept Greek elections this weekend, taking 149 of 300 seats in parliament. The far-left party has formed a coalition with the conservative Independent...
Discordia, by Laurie Penny and Molly Crabapple, Vintage 2012. With Greece collapsing in agonisingly slow motion over the past few years, it was inevitable that a slew of books would come along to...