Visiting Researcher Fellowships and Postdoctoral Research

The Department of Political Science and International Relations welcomes young scientists, holders of a PhD (or equivalent) degree in Political Science, International Relations or related fields to apply for a Visiting Researcher Fellow, postdoctoral position in our department.

Departmental Status and Privileges: Visiting research fellows are given full access to the services, equipment and infrastructure of the University. As part of this affiliation they are provided with an institutional email account, access to the library and extended digital library content and unrestricted access to the departmental computing facilities.

These visiting scholars are welcomed as active members of the research and teaching community at PSIR and they are given special mention in the departmental website. They are expected to actively participate in the academic process by delivering at least one seminar in the undergraduate or postgraduate curricula.

Duration: 12 calendar months, or more if this is deemed necessary for completing the proposed research.

Compensation: The university or the department do not offer any form of monetary compensation.  However any efforts of the scholars to attract funding will be given scientific scientific support by the resident faculty members.

Visiting Research Fellows

Visiting Researchers 2023 – 2024

Aqra Zakia

Dr. Aqra Zakia received her PhD from the University of the Peloponnese – Department of Political Science and International Relations. Her research proposal focuses on “Breaking with the Past: The Middle Eastern states on the Russo-Ukrainian war”.

Bantiou Marina

Dr. Bantiou Marina received her PhD from the Ionian University – History Department. Her research proposal focuses on “The assertion of political and social rights of Greek women in the “Efimeris ton Kyrion” [The Ladies’ Journal] (1887-1917)”.

Koutroumpis Ioannis

Dr. Koutroumpis Ioannis received his PhD from the Panteion University. His research proposal focuses on “The evolution of Russia’s energy relations with the EU – How they were formed after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine”.

Niehring Daniel

Dr. Niehring Daniel received his PhD from the University of Essex. His research proposal focuses on “The politics and infrastructures of transnational migration: academic internationalisation and collaboration between China and Europe”.

Oikonomou Konstantina

Dr. Oikonomou Konstantina received her PhD from the University of London. Her research proposal focuses on “Between power and law: Interdisciplinary Interventions to International Relations and International Law”.

Visiting Researchers 2022 – 2023

Panteleou Maria

Dr. Panteleou Maria received her PhD from the University the Aegean – Department of Social Anthopology and History. Her research proposal focuses on “Labour, social networks and relations of reciprocity in the conditions of the pandemic “crisis” in Greece: The case study of Albanian migrants in Corinth”.

Pasamitros Nikos

Dr. Pasamitros Nikos received his PhD from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. His research proposal focuses on “Cultural Heritage Use, Contested Perspectives and Strategies: the Case of Cyprus”.

Terezakis George

Dr. Terezakis George received his PhD from the University of Ioannina – Department of History and Archaeology. His research proposal focuses on “The evolution of Byzantine Historical Studies in the light of the political and ideological confrontations of the 20th Century”.

Visiting Researchers 2021 – 2022

Farantos Georgios

Dr.Farantos Georgios received his PhD from the University of the Peloponnese. His research focuses on “SYRIZA-ANEL goverments health policies and their effect on efficiency of health units”.

Kapaniaris Alexandros

Dr. Kapaniaris Alexandros received his PhD from the University of Aegean. His research proposal focuses on “From the Magnesians’ Land to the Promised Land: Following the overseas migration of Magnesians to the United States from the late 19th century to  World War II. A digital Archival Ethnography“.

Koutroumpis Ioannis

Dr. Koutroumpis Ioannis received his PhD from the Panteion University. His research proposal focuses on “Comparative analysis of US and Russia energy diplomacy”.

Visiting Researchers 2020 – 2021

Anagnou Maria

Dr. Anagnou Maria received her PhD from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. Her research proposal focuses on “In the borders of a crisis. Evros, March 2020“.

Aspriadis Neofytos

Dr. Aspriadis Neofytos received his PhD from the University of Piraeus. His research proposal focuses on “The management of international crises and conflicts: From the management of the internal front to the practise of foreign policy“.

Flouros Floros

Dr. Flouros Floros received his PhD from the University of the Peloponnese. His research proposal focuses on “Green Energy and socioeconomic implications in Europe.”

Simitsi Ilektra

Dr. Simitsi Ilektra received her PhD from the Democritus University of Thrace.  Her research proposal focuses on “Regional social policies: Is there or can a supranational welfare state exist?“.

Stavroulakis Emmanouil

Dr. Stavroulakis Emmanouil received his PhD from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. His research proposal focuses on “The issue of the state in the political thought of Karl Marx and Max Weber “.

Xanthopoulou Panagiota

Dr. Xanthopoulou Panagiota received her PhD from  the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. Her research proposal focuses on “Computerization and digital administration in public management“.

Visiting Researchers 2019 – 2020

Olympia Antoniadou

Dr. Olympia Antoniadou received her PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her research proposal focuses on “Cultures of migration and intercultural influences. The iranian cultural production in Greece and in France.

Stavros Drakoularakos

Dr. Stavros Drakoularakos is a PhD holder in Political Science and History from the Panteion University. His research proposal focuses on “Turkey and the Sèvres syndrome: A reliable policy tool.

Jamie Kessler

With scholarship from the Arthur Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship, NYU/LAW

Dr. Jamie Kessler is a Doctor of Law of the University of New York, School of Law. Her research proposal focuses on “The Right to Asylum.

Aris Marghelis

Dr. Aris Marghelis received his PhD from the University of Nantes. His research proposal focuses on “The emergence of the Arctic and the Asia-Pacific: Implications for Russia’s geopolitical orientations”.

Georgios Sotiropoulos

Dr. Georgios Sotiropoulos is a PhD holder in Politics and Government from the University of Kent. His research proposal focuses on “Justice and the City: Urban restructuring and social struggles in (post)memorandum Athens.

Maria Fysekidou

Dr. Maria Fysekidou is a PhD holder in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research proposal focuses on “Southeastern Europe (SEE) development in terms of “competitive regions”; Clusters as drivers of regional innovation, competitiveness and interregional cooperation.

Visiting Researchers 2018 – 2019

Marika Karayianni

Dr. Marika Karayianni received her PhD from the Democritus University of Thrace.  Her research proposal focuses on  “The EU Southern Gas Corridor: a real diversification of natural gas supply for the EU?“.

Stefanos Kordosis

Dr. Stefanos Kordosis received his PhD from the University of the Aegean. His research proposal focuses on “Applying International Relations Theory in the Middle Ages: The case of Byzantium”.

Stefanos Kordosis

Dr. Stefanos Kordosis is a PhD holder in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh. His research proposal focuses on “Classical Realism in the 21st Century”.

Nikolaos Lampas

Dr. Nikolaos Lampas is a PhD holder in International Relations from the University of Reading, UK. His research proposal focuses on “Causes of Prejudicial Attitudes towards Refugees in Greece”.

Katerina Loukidou


Dr. Katerina Loukidou is a PhD holder in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research proposal focuses on “Gender aspects of civil society during the crisis period”.

Mareta Dimitra

Dr. Dimitra Mareta s a PhD holder in Political Science and History from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. Her research proposal focuses on “Politics and Religion in John Locke and John Stuart Mill”.

Alexandros Manolatos

Dr. Alexandros Manolatos is a PhD holder in Political Philosophy from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research proposal focuses on “The Rousseauvian Interpretation of Justice as Fairness”.

Kyriaki Nikolaidou

Dr. Kyriaki Nikolaidou is a PhD holder in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research proposal focuses on “Relative efficiency of local government in Greece following the reform of the Kallikratis Program. Experimental investigation using non-parametric methods of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)”.

Stelios Stavridis

(From January to June 2019)
Dr. Stelios Stavridis (ARAID/Universidad de Zaragoza) is a PhD holder in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science/LSE. His research focuses on «The Europeanization of the Greek Parliament: Myth or reality?”.

Stefanos Kordosis

Dr. Stefanos Kordosis is a PhD holder in Political Science from the University of Crete. His research focuses on “The South European welfare states after the crisis: Convergences, divergences and socio-economic perspectives”.

Ioannis Tzivaras

Dr Ioannis Tzivaras received his PhD from the Democritus University of Thrace. His research focuses on “The Profile of the War Criminal: From Nuremberg to the Hague”.

 

Visiting Researchers 2017 – 2018

Raymond Petrides

Dr. Raymond Petrides received his PhD in Philosophy and Social sciences from the New School University, New York. His research proposal is focused on:”Political and Strategic findings of P. Kondylis’s and C. Schmitt’s thought and their appropriation in the context of outlining a comprehensive normative framework of Greece’s foreign policy in a ‘state of exception’ period”.

Visiting Researchers 2016 – 2017

Nikolaos Papanastasopoulos

Dr. Nikolaos Papanastasopoulos is a PhD holder in International Politics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research proposal focuses on  decision-making and crisis management in Greek foreign and defense policy, enriching its view with the approach of “neo-realist constructivism”.

Visiting Researchers 2015 – 2016

George Archontas

Dr. George Archontas received his PhD in Political Philosophy from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. His research is titled: “The problem of designing and implementing institutional reforms that allow the emergence and sustainable functioning of mechanisms of spontaneous order in civil societies where such mechanisms are absent or inadequate, in the context of  Hayekian political agenda”.

George Maris

Dr. George Maris is a PhD holder in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Peloponnese. His research focuses on : “Democratic legitimacy in the European Union during the crisis”.

Dimitrios Vortelinos

Dr. Dimitrios Vortelinos received his PhD in Economics from the University of Peloponnese. His research topic is: “Links of political risk and corruption in Greece”.

Mariza Georgalou

Dr. Mariza Georgalou holds a PhD in Linguistics, from the University of Lancaster. Her research is on: “Brain Drain and Social Media”.

Panos Koliastasis

Dr. Panos Koliastasis received his PhD in Political Science, from the Queen Mary University of London. His research is titled: “Factors shaping electoral behaviour in electing party leadership: the cases of PASOK in 2007 and New Democracy in 2009”.

Reymond Petrides

Dr. Raymond Petrides received his PhD in Philosophy and Social sciences from the New School University, New York. His research proposal is focused on: The concepts of the ” Political Power” and “adaptation mechanism” in the work of P. Kondylis, and the use of their thematic analysis in the context of developing a national strategy”.

Fotini Papoudaki

Dr. Fotini Papoudaki holds a PhD from the Law Faculty of the University of Edimburgh. Her research focuses on: “Changing Greece: success stories of a society in crisis”.

Visiting Researchers 2014 – 2015

Alexandros Xenakis

Dr. Xenakis Alexander is a PhD holder in Philosophy from the Edinburgh Napier University. His research was focused on: “Monitoring and Assessment of existing election observation methodologies and evaluation of e-voting electoral systems”.

Anestis Papadopoulos

Dr. Anestis Papadopoulos received his PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research analysis was on: “Evaluation of the influence of the International Competition Network in shaping international competition rules”.

George Ioannides

Dr. Ioannides George holds a PhD in Economics, from the University of Crete. His research was focused on: “Evaluation of alternative economic and social development indicators for the Greek economy in the period 1974-2014”.

Iosif Plimakis

Dr. Joseph Plimakis is a PhD holder in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research was focused on “Strategic planning in Greek local authorities: formal compliance or a long lasting reform?”.

Konstantinos Economou

Dr. Konstantinos Economou holds a PhD in Geography, Society and Economy Sector from the University of Cambridge. His research topic was “Study of the development and transformation of Greek enterprises using advanced statistical methods”.

Nikolaos Lymouris

Dr. Nikolaos Lymoyris received his PhD in European Governance from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences. Through his research he analysed the “Extremist and Radical Right parties in Greece since 1974”.

Christos Gionis

Dr. Christos Gionis received his PhD in International Law from the Democritus University of Thrace. His research was titled: “Validation of the theory of fiscal federalism: the case of the European Union”.

Visiting Researchers 2013 – 2014

Jennifer Clarke

Dr Jennifer Clarke received her PhD from the University of Kent at Canterbury. Her thesis title was “The education and training role of Refugee Community Organisations” and has professional experience of working with a number of NGOs in Greece and abroad. She has published in international journals and is a permanent resident of Greece. Her research is on studying the organised civil society in Greece.

Constantinos Economou

Dr Constantinos Economou holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His thesis title was “A Study on Small Business Growth: Evidence and models from Greece”. Dr. Economou has taught in the University of Athens, the University of Central Greece and the Hellenic Open University and has also worked as a researcher in the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ΕΛΙΑΜΕΠ). He has published widely. His research proposal is about the development and change of greek companies with the use of advanced statistical methods.

Maria Gianniou

Dr Maria Gianniou holds a Doctorate from the university of Sorbonne (Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle). She has worked at the Hellenic Center for European Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Office of the General Secretary for European Affairs). She has also at the European Parliament, after obtaining the Robert Schuman scholarship, and has a significant publication record. Her research is about Parliamentary Diplomacy focusing on EU policies in the Middle East.

Manto Lampropoulou

Dr Manto Lampropoulou holds a PhD from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens. Her PhD thesis was titled “Public Sector transformations: Privatization, Public Utility and Citizens.” Here research interests converge in the areas of public policy analysis, governance, privatization, public interest, and state-citizen relations. She is a graduate of the National School for Public Administration and she works for the Ministry of Interior since 2005. her research is about Public Sector Reforms in the current setting of economic crisis in Greece.

Vassilios Sitaras

Vassilios Sitaras received his Ph.D with distinction from Athens University/Department of Political Science (2012). His PhD Thesis studied the evolution of Britain’s nuclear deterrence policy during the Cold War (1945-1968). He is currently focusing on energy security and, as such, he is a frequent contributor to Foreign Affairs (Hellenic Edition). As an alumnus of the Greek National School of Public Administration, he has been serving in the Hellenic MFA since 2003. Currently posted in Baku, he maintains close links with Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy University (having also graduarted from its Energy School in July 2014). His research proposal deals with the bilateral energy cooperation between Russia and China, through the proposed natural gas pipelines Altai (Western route) & Power of Siberia (Eastern route).

Postdoctoral Researchers

The University of the Peloponnese provides scientists with the possibility of conducting Postdoctoral Research in fields that fall within the research interests and/or cognitive objects of its Departments, in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Postdoctoral research has basic goals:

a) the expansion of the results of the researcher’s doctorate thesis in new scientific directions that the Department is interested in,
b) the development of new research areas in the Department, relevant to the scientific area of the researcher’s thesis,
c) the contribution to the approach of special research problems that the department is concerned about,
d) the support of scientists able to contribute to the advance of science, research and applications,
e) the promotion of the academic prestige and the international distinction of the research work of the University.

Ioannis Nioutsikos

With a post-doctoral scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). (Enhancement of post-doctoral researchers, ESPA 2014-2020).
Supervisor: Efstathios Fakiolas
Ioannis Nioutsikos received his PhD from the King’s College London, Department of War Studies. His research focuses on  “Reconciliation After Civil Conflicts: The Case of Greece from 1949 to 2009“.

Marina Eleftheriadou

With a post-doctoral scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). (Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” – “Support for Postdoctoral Researchers”). Scholarship duration: (2017-2019).
Supervisor: Sotiris Roussos
Marina Eleftheriadou is an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of the Peloponnese. Her research explored the issue of radicalization among refugee populations, examining the prospect of refugee radicalization and the occurrence of violent incidents in reception and settlement centers in Greece.

Vasiliki Petsa

With a scholarship from the IKY-State Scholarships Foundation (Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning Program – Enhancement of post-doctoral researchers.
Duration of scholarship / research: 2017-2019)
Supervisor: Vasiliki Lalagianni
Dr. Vasiliki Petsa is a PhD holder in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Peloponnese. Her research explored intercultural and identity issues in the travel narrations of recent Greek film production in the light of the “street movie”.