PhD Holders
Athanasouli Daphne (2015)
With scholarship from the HERACLITUS Programme.
Thesis title |
Comparative analysis of corruption and firm development in Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Pyrros Papadimitriou, Evaggelos Drimpetas (Democritus University of Thrace) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 19 October 2015, Degree Awarded 31 May 2016. |
Galatsidas George (2015)
Thesis title |
Economic theory and development. State and markets in an economic crisis period |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Pyrros Papadimitriou, Moise Sidiropoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 15 December 2014, Degree Awarded 23 June 2015 |
Pistikou Victoria (2015)
Thesis title |
Economic diplomacy and security in the sovereign state |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Supervisory committee |
Angelos Kotios (University of Piraeus), Christos Papazoglou (Panteion University) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 14 December 2015, Degree Awarded 31 May 2016. |
Tasopoulos Elias (2015)
Thesis title |
State formation, systemic pressures and coalitions in Middle East (1979-1995). The cases of Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia. |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Sotiris Roussos |
Supervisory committee |
Harry Papasotiriou(Panteion), Asteris Huliaras |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 03 March 2015, Degree Awarded 03 June 2015 |
Valvis Anastasios (2015)
Thesis title |
Transboundary Freshwater Resources Management: Greece and its neighbors |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Asteris Houliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Katia Lasaridi (Harokopio University), Konstantinos Yfantis (University of Athens) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 02 December 2015, Degree Awarded 31 May 2016. |
Vathis Orestis (2014)
Thesis title |
Greek Development Assistance: The evaluation of NGO performance (1999-2006) |
Thesis language |
English |
Superviror |
Asteris Houliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Christos Frangonikolopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 24 November 2014, Degree Awarded 18 December 2014 |
Eleftheriadou Marina (2014)
With scholarship from the HERACLITUS Programme.
Thesis title |
Guerilla war and safe havens. The International Relations of asymmetric conflicts |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Superviror |
Sotiris Roussos |
Supervisory committee |
Asteris Houliaras, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos (Panteion University) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 18 June 2014, Degree Awarded 18 December 2014 |
Maris George (2014)
Thesis title |
The political economy of European governance and the E.M.U. |
Thesis Language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Pyrros Papadimitriou, Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 29 January 2014, Degree Awarded 19 February 2014 |
Petsa Vasiliki (2014)
With scholarship from the HERACLITUS Programme.
Thesis title |
Political violence, terror and memory in contemporary Greek and Italian Literature |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Vasiliki Lalagianni |
Supervisory committee |
Elena Koutrianou (Department of Philology), Manos Karagiannis (University of Macedonia) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 27 June 2014, Degree Awarded 23 June 2015 |
Kalantzakou Sofia (2013)
Thesis title |
Rare Earths: China vs the World, A Case Study in the Geopolitics of Natural Resources in the 21st century |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Asteris Houliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Athanasios Konstantopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Andreas Papandreou (University of Athens) |
Awarded |
Defended successfully on 22 April 2013, Degree Awarded 31 May 2016. |
Smagadi Theodora (2012)
Thesis title |
Wage differences and globalization. Economic, institutional and personal defining factors of the differences in Greece. |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Supervisory committee |
Vasilis Pesmazoglou, Pantelis Sklias |
Awarded |
Degree Awarded 30 November 2012. |
PhD Candidates
Abi Fares Nizar
Thesis title |
The Impact of National Political Economy on Family Owned Businesses: The Strategic Role of Human Resources in MENA Region |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Sotiris Roussos, Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus) |
Alexopoulou Vassiliki
Thesis title |
Efficiency and effectiveness of human resources in Public Sector combined with the availability of propriate structures and Their analysis using Geographic Information Systems- G.I.S. Prospects for human resources development.
Case study by the Municipality of Tripoli |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis |
Supervisory committee |
Athanasios Katsis (Department of Social and Education Policy-UOP, Anastasios Tasopoulos (Panteion University) |
Anastasopoulos Dionisios
Thesis title |
The Policy of the EU Towards Fragile States: In Search of its Intergovernmental/Supranational Dimensions |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Efstathios Fakiolas |
Supervisory committee |
Asteris Huliaras, Dimitrios Chrisohoou (Panteion University) |
Balafas Vassilios
Thesis title |
Energy as a power factor in International Politics |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Efstathios Fakiolas |
Supervisory committee |
Konstantinos Chazakis(DUTH), Spiros Roukanas (University of Piraeus) |
Borreca Raffaele
With scholarship from the Onassis Foundation.
Thesis title |
The vision of Europe: looking for a European identity in contemporary Greek politics |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Konstantina Botsiou |
Supervisory committee |
Evantis Hatzivassiliou (University of Athens), Sotiris Vandoros |
Chouchlia Martha
Thesis title |
China’s political system and the effects of transformation in accordance with the Western model |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Asteris Huliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Manos G. Papazoglou |
Chytopoulou Eleni
Thesis title |
The European Union as global actor addressing the challenge of contested states |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Nikolaos Tzifakis |
Supervisory committee |
Charalampos Tsardanidis (Aegean University), Asteris Huliaras |
Daskalopoulou Magdalini
With scholarship from State Scholarships Foundation (IKY, 2016-ΕΣΠΑ-050-0502-5028)
Thesis title |
The World Peace in the Era of Global Economic Crisis: Seeking a Model of Peace |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Efstathios T. Fakiolas |
Supervisory committee |
Christos Kollias, Nikitas Spiros Koutsoukis |
Doulkeridis Konstantinos
Thesis title |
The “new” American-Jewish pressure groups, their importance in forming U.S.A. and Israel’s foreign policy from the Lebanon war (1982) until the second Intifada (2003). |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Sotiris Roussos |
Supervisory committee |
Konstantina Botsiou, Efstathios T. Fakiolas |
Economou Katerina
Thesis title |
Administrative reform and development. The Greek stake in the shadow of the crisis |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Manos G. Papazoglou |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Konstantinos Lavdas (University of Crete) |
Farantos Georgios
Thesis title |
Strategic Management and Information Systems in Public Sector during the Economic Crisis period |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Faropoulos Konstantinos
Thesis title |
Biopolitics of Messianism: The Rise and Predominance of the Religious Right in Israel |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Sotiris Roussos |
Supervisory committee |
Dimitrios Rozakis, Chara Karagiannopoulou (Panteion University) |
Filntisis Anastasios
Thesis title |
Greece, EC/EU and international terrorism, from the Cold War to new terrorism: historical, political and ideological perspectives |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Konstantina Botsiou |
Supervisory committee |
Sotiris Roussos, Sofia Vidali (DUTH) |
Flouros Floros
Thesis title |
Energy Security in the East Mediterranean Region: A Threat or an Opportunity for Countries’ National Security? A Comparative Analysis-The Cases of Cyprus and Israel |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Sotiris Roussos, Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus) |
Houpis Mihail
Thesis title |
The role and influence of China in the global trading system and the global trade diplomacy |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Aggelos Kotios (University of Piraeus) |
Kaisari Aikaterini
Thesis title |
Investigating climate change as a cause of population movements: A comparative analysis |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Asteris Huliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Efstathios T. Fakiolas, Sophia Kalantzakou (New York University) |
Kampouris Petros
Thesis title |
Criteria and methods for setting priorities in public policies. The case of Greece |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis |
Supervisory committee |
Manos Papazoglou, Efstathios Fakiolas |
Karytsioti Nikoletta
Thesis title |
Analysis of Political Discourse: Rhetoric and the creation of a tool for analyzing political communication patterns |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Manos G. Papazoglou |
Supervisory committee |
Dimitrios Varoutas (University of Athens), Sotirios Vandoros |
Kavvadas Ioannis
Thesis title |
Financial Management: Evaluation and Institutional Reforms in Greece |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Supervisory committee |
Vasilis Pesmazoglou, Christos Triantopoulos (ΚΕPΕ) |
Masouras Andreas
Thesis title |
National economies and competitiveness: A comparative analysis |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus), Georgios Galanos (Democritus University of Thrace) |
Michopoulou Vassiliki
Thesis title |
The impact of Transnational advocacy networks in International Politics |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Nikolaos Tzifakis |
Supervisory committee |
Asteris Huliaras, Antonis Skamnakis (AUTH) |
Mitralexis-Georgakakos Sotirios
Thesis title |
Post-Roman “West”, Post-Byzantine “East”: The Neo-Byzantine Political Philosophy of Contemporary Greek Thinkers as a Precondition for—and through the Perspective of—Critical Geopolitics |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Asteris Huliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Nikolaos Tzifakis, Dimitrios Rozakis |
Mpoura Smaro
Thesis title |
EU’s democracy & human rights promotion in the shake of the Arab Spring: a cross-case study approach |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Nikolaos Tzifakis |
Supervisory committee |
Xaralampos Tsardanidis (Aegean University), Efstathios T. Fakiolas |
Panagiotidis Charalambos
Thesis title |
Greek Education in the Shadow of the Cold War: Cultural Diplomacy, educational exchanges and youth politics in the 1970’s |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Konstantina Botsiou |
Supervisory committee |
Despina Karakatsani(Department of Social and Education Policy-UOP, Grigorios Psalidas (University of Piraeus) |
Rasheed Fadia
Thesis title |
The Political Economy of Environmental and Ecological Security: The Case of the United Arab Emirates |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Manos G. Papazoglou, Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus) |
Roubieu Aggeliki
Thesis title |
Between “Metapolitefsi” and European Union. The Greek secondary education, 1974-1992 |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Konstantina Botsiou |
Supervisory committee |
George Voskopoulos (University of Macedonia), Yiouli Papadiamantaki (Department of Social and Educational Policy) |
Shabana Ihab
With a scholarship from the IKY-State Scholarships Foundation (Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning Program – ESPA 2014-2020)
Thesis title |
European Left and Political Islam, 1979-2001. The cases of Britain and Greece |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Sotiris Roussos |
Supervisory committee |
Manos Papazoglou, Evaggelos Karamanolakis (UOA) |
Siachos Dimitris
Thesis title |
Decision modeling on development or siting of Renewable Energy Sources aiming at sustainable development. The case of Greek energy policy |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Pyrros Papadimitriou |
Sotiriou Eirini
Thesis title |
Shanghai Cooperation Organization-SCO as a Security Community |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Efstathios T. Fakiolas |
Supervisory committee |
Xaralampos Tsardanidis (Aegean University), Nikolaos Tzifakis |
Thodas Vassilios
Thesis title |
Greece and international detente, from the Cuba crisis to the euromissile crisis, 1962-1977: foreign policy and international change |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Konstantina Botsiou |
Supervisory committee |
Charalampos Tsiliotis, Evanthis Chatzivassiliou (UOA) |
Tsoukatou Virginia
Thesis title |
Employment trends and labor market reforms |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Vasilis Pesmazoglou |
Supervisory committee |
Pyrros Papadimitriou, Daphne Nikolitsas (University of Crete) |
Vlachou Niki
Thesis title |
Diasporas as Foreign Policy Instruments of Countries of Origin: A comparative study of the Israeli, Armenian and Greek cases |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Nikolaos Tzifakis |
Supervisory committee |
Asteris Houliaras, Andreas Gofas (Panteion University) |
Vlamis Chrysanthos
Thesis title |
The international economic relations of Ethiopia |
Thesis language |
English |
Supervisor |
Asteris Houliaras |
Supervisory committee |
Pantelis Sklias, Konstantinos Magliveras (Aegean University) |
Xatzimixailidou Panagiota
Thesis title |
The contribution of adult education to economic development |
Thesis language |
Greek |
Supervisor |
Pantelis Sklias |
Supervisory committee |
Pyrros Papadimitriou, Konstantinos Tsamadias (Harokopio University) |