Kevin Featherstone is Emeritus Professor in the European Institute and Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has held positions at the University of Stirling and the University of Bradford. He has been visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, New York University, Harvard, and the European University Institute. In 2021 he was made 'Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix' of the Hellenic Republic, and in 2022 he became an honorary Greek citizen. He writes regularly in the international and Greek media.Dimitris Papadimitriou is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. He is the author/editor of seven books and numerous articles on modern Greece, European political economy, and the European Union's external relations. He was the Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2011-2022) and he is currently serving as Vice Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester. He has previously held visiting posts at the London School of Economics, Princeton University, and Yale University.

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• List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Setting the Scene: The International and Domestic Politics of the Greek Crisis 2: Prime Ministers, Crisis Management, and the Core Executive in Greece 3: George Papandreou: Crossing the Rubicon 4: Lucas Papademos: The Limits of Technocracy 5: Antonis Samaras: Janus-faced Crisis Management 6: Alexis Tsipras: Reconciling the Irreconcilable 7: Crisis Management in Athens: Comparing Our Cases 8: Lessons from Greece: The Wider Implications Glossary of Terms List of Interviews Bibliography Index

Kevin Featherstone is Emeritus Professor in the European Institute and Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has held positions at the University of Stirling and the University of Bradford. He has been visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, New York University, Harvard, and the European University Institute. In 2021 he was made 'Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix' of the Hellenic Republic, and in 2022 he became an honorary Greek citizen. He writes regularly in the international and Greek media.Dimitris Papadimitriou is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. He is the author/editor of seven books and numerous articles on modern Greece, European political economy, and the European Union's external relations. He was the Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2011-2022) and he is currently serving as Vice Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester. He has previously held visiting posts at the London School of Economics, Princeton University, and Yale University.

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• List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Setting the Scene: The International and Domestic Politics of the Greek Crisis 2: Prime Ministers, Crisis Management, and the Core Executive in Greece 3: George Papandreou: Crossing the Rubicon 4: Lucas Papademos: The Limits of Technocracy 5: Antonis Samaras: Janus-faced Crisis Management 6: Alexis Tsipras: Reconciling the Irreconcilable 7: Crisis Management in Athens: Comparing Our Cases 8: Lessons from Greece: The Wider Implications Glossary of Terms List of Interviews Bibliography Index

Kevin Featherstone is Emeritus Professor in the European Institute and Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has held positions at the University of Stirling and the University of Bradford. He has been visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, New York University, Harvard, and the European University Institute. In 2021 he was made 'Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix' of the Hellenic Republic, and in 2022 he became an honorary Greek citizen. He writes regularly in the international and Greek media.Dimitris Papadimitriou is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. He is the author/editor of seven books and numerous articles on modern Greece, European political economy, and the European Union's external relations. He was the Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2011-2022) and he is currently serving as Vice Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester. He has previously held visiting posts at the London School of Economics, Princeton University, and Yale University.

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• List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction 1: Setting the Scene: The International and Domestic Politics of the Greek Crisis 2: Prime Ministers, Crisis Management, and the Core Executive in Greece 3: George Papandreou: Crossing the Rubicon 4: Lucas Papademos: The Limits of Technocracy 5: Antonis Samaras: Janus-faced Crisis Management 6: Alexis Tsipras: Reconciling the Irreconcilable 7: Crisis Management in Athens: Comparing Our Cases 8: Lessons from Greece: The Wider Implications Glossary of Terms List of Interviews Bibliography Index