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The crisis in Greece has defined political and academic debates for more than two years. Following the deadlock-marred Greek Parliamentary elections of May 6, 2012, a new wave of political uncertainty spread over developments in the country, with the possibility of Greece exiting the euro zone becoming an ever more tangible reality that was discussed openly around the world. Although the June 17 elections reduced fears of an imminent “Grexit”, Greece remains present in mainstream media coverage worldwide, frequently perceived as a litmus test of the euro zone crisis (Visvizi 2012a). Clearly, the crisis in Greece is by no means a linear and simple process. The events concerning Greece that have shaped popular opinion and imagination since late 2009 form a sequence of different yet interrelated, and to some extent overlapping, crises that have beset Greece since 2008. In other words, it is possible to distinguish between the demand crisis and the liquidity crunch (2008–2009) caused by the global financial crisis, the sovereign debt crisis (2010–present) related to a specific course of action taken by the Greek government in Autumn 2009, and the progressing economic recession (2011–?) that resulted from an inappropriate policy-mix implemented by the socialist government under the aegis of the so-called Troika, ie, representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the European Commission since 2010 (Visvizi 2012c). Although a rich body of literature has emerged in an attempt to offer insights into the correlated exogenous and endogenous causes of the crisis in Greece, a more focused …