T. Pappas – författare

Focusing on the formative 1974-1981 years, the central theme of this book is the building of democracy in contemporary Greece and the role played in it by the newly-emergent political parties. Although all main parties are examined according to their importance, attention is chiefly given to conservative New Democracy which, led for the greatest part by charismatic Karamanlis, held office during these years of democratic transition. This study also offers a systematic analysis of today's political system in Greece, its strengths and deficiencies, and its prospects for the future.

Focusing on the formative 1974-1981 years, the central theme of this text is the building of democracy in contemporary Greece and the role played in it by the newly-emergent political parties. Special attention is payed to the conservative "New Democracy", led by Karamanlis, which held office during these years of democratic transition. The book also offers a systematic analysis of today's political system in Greece, its strengths and deficiencies, and its prospects for the future.

Exploring the negative effects of populism, this study presents an original explanation of Greece's current political and economic failures. It argues that the sovereign debt crisis only exacerbated the malfunctioning of a democracy long ago contaminated by populist politics while also offering a more general insight into the impact of populism