Call for application for doctoral thesis, academic year 2026-27, winter semester

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Publish date:
May

The Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese invites interested students to contact faculty members of the Department in order to formulate research proposals for a PhD thesis. The interests of faculty who are willing to supervise PhD candidates are described below.

The interested person formulates a short proposal and a provisional title. Then, he/she contacts the faculty member who has similar interests by e-mail (see the relevant section on the Department's website).If the faculty member agrees in principle with the necessity of the proposed proposal, he/she guides the student to formulate a complete research proposal, which he/she submits to the Department's Secretariat along with the necessary supporting documents. A prerequisite for a proposal to be considered is the communication and agreement of the applicant with the potential supervisor on the topic and the proposal submitted.  The Departmental Assembly decides whether or not to accept the proposal. 

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Conducting doctoral studies after the expression of interest

Faculty Member

Subject areas

Efstathios Fakiolas

Expertise:

“International Relations”

Ε-mail: fakiolas (at) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 1

Tel.: +30 27410 40056

 

  • Grand Strategy of Opaque Regimes

  • EU Security and Defence and Greek Defence Industry

 

Sotiris Petropoulos

Expertise:

“Regionalism and Global Governance”

Ε-mail: spetrop (at) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 6

Tel.: +30 27410 40057

 

  • Public Benefit Foundations and Organised Civil Society

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Organized Civil Society

  • Social Impact Measurement and Organized Civil Society

     

Sifis Plymakis

Expertise:

“Public Policies”

Ε-mail: splimakis (at) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 8

Tel.: +30 27410 40051

 

  • The impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence on public services strategic planning and performance measurement

  • Strategies for red tape reduction in public sector

 

Evangelia Psychogiopoulou 

Expertise:

"Law, Policies and Institutions of the European Union"

Ε-mail: e.psychogiopoulou (at) go (dot) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 2

Tel.: +30 27410 40056

 

  • The Union’s internal market in light of the values of Article 2 TEU 

  • The EU, new technologies and digital transformation: Legal and institutional issues

  • Sustainable governance of space and the EU

Alexandros Xenakis

Expertise:

“Decision-Making Models and Information Systems in the Global Political Economy”

Ε-mail: a.xenakis (at) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 7

Tel.: +30 27410 40051

 

  • "Digital Civic Education and EU citizenship" 

  • "Crowdfunding of Political Activism & Political Campaigning" 

  • "Digital Public Opinion Surveys in Global Politics" 

 

Conducting a doctoral thesis with assignment

Faculty Member

Suggested thesis

Panagiota Manoli

Expertise:

“Political Economy of International Relations”

Ε-mail: manoli (at) go (dot) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 1

Tel.: +30 27410 40056

 

  • “The Geoeconomic Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Black Sea Regional Economy”

  • “Regionalism and Geopolitical Competition: The Interaction of Security and (Regional) Economic Integration”

Dimitrios Rozakis

Expertise:

“Modern Philosophy and Political and Social Theory”

Ε-mail: drozakis (at) uop (dot) gr

Building Β΄ – 2nd Floor – Office 2

Tel.: +30 27410 40056

 

  • “History and Theory of The Rule of Law”

(You should consult here the Office Hours of the faculty staff.

In any case, you should first contact via e-mail the faculty staff you want to communicate with.)

 

Application procedure and supporting documents required 

The application period is from May 29 to August 28, 2026. Applications should be sent to the e-mail address pedis@uop.gr with the indication "Application for PhD Thesis_Name and surname". Alternatively, an application file can be sent to the Secretariat of the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese, at the postal address: Aristotelous 1 & Athens Avenue, P.C. 20132, Corinth.  In case of submission of a paper application file, the documents (1), (4) and (5) must be sent electronically to the address pedis@uop.gr with the indication "Application for Doctoral Thesis_Name and surname_Documents 1, 4 & 5".

The application file must include:

  1. Application of the interested person in accordance with the department's template (available ► here ◄). 

  2. A copy of the degree (in English language). 

  3. Copy of a postgraduate degree (in English language).

  4. Detailed curriculum vitae, preferably following the Europass template (in English language).

  5. Research plan according to the departmental template (available ► here ◄) (in English language).

  6. English language certificate.

  7. A clear photocopy of the identity card/passport.

  8. One (1) photo of a type of identity card/passport.

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