PhD Holders

 

Kurşun Özgür (2025)

Thesis title	The Greek and Turkish Foreign Policies Towards the Western Balkans (2002-2017): A Comparative Analysis
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Nikolaos Tzifakis
Supervisory committee Awarded	Asteris Huliaras, Konstantinos Ifantis (Panteion University) Defended successfully on 9 October 2025

 

Mageirias Michail (2024)

Thesis title	Education as a political tool in Macedonia and Epirus from 1870 to 1913
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Antonis Klapsis
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Manolis Koumas (University of Athens), Athanasios Christou (University of the Peloponnese)  Defended successfully on 22 April 2024, Degree Awarded 9 December 2024

 

Filntisis Anastasios (2023)

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 (University of Piraeus)
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Sotiris Roussos, Sofia Vidali (Democritus University of Thrace)  Defended successfully on 05 December 2023, Degree Awarded 27 Μay 2024

 

Panagiotidis Charalambos (2023)

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 (University of Piraeus)
Supervisory committee    Awarded	Despina Karakatsani (Department of Social and Education Policy-University of the Peloponesse), Grigorios Psalidas (University of Piraeus)  Defended successfully on 24 November 2023, Degree Awarded 27 Μay 2024

 

Nikopoulou Alexandra (2023)

Thesis title	Proxy wars in the Middle East in the 21 century: the role of regional state actors and global powers. The antagonism between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the proxy wars in Syria and Yemen and the interests of global powers- U.S. and Russia- in the regional sub-system of the Middle East
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Efstathios T. Fakiolas, Nikolaos Raptopoulos (University of Piraeus)  Defended successfully on 1 November 2023, Degree Awarded 27 Μay 2024

 

Doulkeridis Konstantinos (2023)

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  Awarded	Konstantina Botsiou (University of Piraeus), Efstathios T. Fakiolas  Defended successfully on 25 October 2023, Degree Awarded 27 Μay 2024

 

Vlamis Chrysanthos (2023)

Thesis title	Political and Economic Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. The cases of Ethiopia and Angola 1989-2019
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Houliaras
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Pantelis Sklias, Konstantinos Magliveras (Aegean University)  Defended successfully on 17 October 2023, Degree Awarded 27 Μay 2024

 

Vlachou Niki (2023)

Thesis title	The political influence of diasporas: Indians, Cubans and Israelis in the United States
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Nikolaos Tzifakis
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Asteris Houliaras, Dimitrios Bouris (University of Amsterdam)  Defended successfully on 18 January 2023, Degree Awarded 30 Μay 2023

 

Houpis Mihail (2023)

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  Awarded	Pantelis Sklias, Aggelos Kotios (University of Piraeus)  Defended successfully on 16 January 2023, Degree Awarded 30 Μay 2023

 

Aqra Zakia (2023)

With scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation

Thesis title	International Relations and Foreign Policy in the Middle East: PLO, Hezbollah and KRG as Statelike Actors
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Sotirios Roussos
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Efstathios Τ. Fakiolas, Nikolaos Tzifakis  Defended successfully on 19 December 2022, Degree Awarded 30 Μay 2023

 

Tsoukatou Virginia (2023)

With scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation

Thesis title	Employment trends and labor market reforms
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Vasilis Pesmazoglou
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Pyrros Papadimitriou, Daphne Nikolitsas (University of Crete)  Defended successfully on 13 December 2022, Degree Awarded 30 Μay 2023

 

Pipilou Aikaterini (2022)

Thesis title	The prospect of introducing and applying electronic voting in Greek electoral data.
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Charalampos Tsiliotis
Supervisory committee  Awarded	Nikitas-Spiros Koutsoukis, Manos G. Papazoglou  Defended successfully on 09 November 2022, Degree Awarded 17 January 2023

 

Balafas Vassilios (2022)

Thesis title	Energy as a power factor in International Politics
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Efstathios Τ. Fakiolas
Supervisory committee	Konstantinos Chazakis (Democritus University of Thrace), Spiros Roukanas (University of Piraeus)
Awarded	Defended successfully on 20 July 2022, Degree Awarded 17 January 2023

 

Chatzimichailidou Panagiota (2022)

Thesis title	The contribution of adult education to economic development
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Pantelis Sklias
Supervisory committee	Sifis Plimakis, Pyrros Papadimitriou
Awarded	Defended successfully on 10 June 2022, Degree Awarded 17 January 2023

 

Farantos Georgios (2021)

Thesis title	Impact of policy change on efficiency in the financial crisis. Health policies and efficiency of health units
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Nikitas Spiros Koutsoukis
Supervisory committee	Pantelis Sklias, Pyrros Papadimitriou
Awarded	Defended successfully on 26 April 2021, Degree Awarded 20 December 2021

 

Chytopoulou Eleni (2020)

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
Awarded	Defended successfully on 10 February 2020, Degree Awarded 31 July 2020

 

Shabana Ihab (2019)

With scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation

Thesis title	European Left and Political Islam. The cases of Greece and Britain, 1979-2001
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee	Manos G. Papazoglou, Evaggelos Karamanolakis (University of Athens)
Awarded	Defended successfully on 22 November 2019, Degree Awarded 31 July 2020

 

Flouros Floros (2019)

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	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee	Pantelis Sklias, Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus)
Awarded	Defended successfully on 4 October 2019, Degree Awarded 26 November 2019

 

Masouras Andreas (2019)

Thesis title	Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness through the lens of the Institutional Analysis: The Case of Cyprus
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Manos G. Papazoglou
Supervisory committee	Spyros Roukanas (University of Piraeus), Georgios Galanos (University of Piraeus)
Awarded	Defended successfully on 23 May 2019, Degree Awarded 5 June 2019

 

Michopoulou Vassiliki (2019)

With scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the Academic year 2017-18.

Thesis title	The impact of Transnational advocacy networks in International Politics
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Nikolaos Tzifakis
Supervisory committee	Asteris Huliaras, Antonis Skamnakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Awarded	Defended successfully on 23 May 2019, Degree Awarded 5 June 2019

 

Mitralexis-Georgakakos Sotirios (2018)

Thesis title	Can the Underdogs Speak? Contemporary Greece’s ‘Subaltern’ Political Theories through the Lens of Critical Geopolitics and Post-secularism
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Huliaras
Supervisory committee	Sotirios Vandoros, Dimitrios Rozakis
Awarded	Defended successfully on 3 December 2018, Degree Awarded 5 June 2019

 

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)

With scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation

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 University), 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 -University of the Peloponnese), 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

 

Alexiou Athina Sofia

Thesis title	Balancing Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection and EU Values: Ensuring the Protection of Child Rights
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Supervisory committee	Emmanouil Perakis (University of Athens), Irene Kamara (Tilburk University - The Netherlands)

 

Chouchlia Martha

Thesis title	China's political system and the effects of transformation in accordance with the Western model
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Manos G. Papazoglou
Supervisory committee	Asteris Huliaras, Pantelis Sklias (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus)

 

Daskalopoulou Magdalini

With scholarship from the 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 (University of Thessaly), Antonis Kargas (University of West Attica)

 

Douvis Konstantinos

Thesis title	The influence of management consultans in governance: Do we need more consultans for our education or more eduation for our consultans?
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Huliaras
Supervisory committee	Sifis Plimakis, Sotiris Petropoulos

 

Galanis Elias

Thesis title	The Declaration – Implementation gap in the regional cooperation organizations: Α three paradigms’ comparative study
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Huliaras
Supervisory committee	Sotiris Roussos, Nikolaos Tzifakis

 

Giannopoulou Nafsika

Thesis title	USA and China in the Middle East:the cases of Saoudi Arabia and Qatar in the post 2001 era
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee	Sotiris Roussos, Marina Eleftheriadou (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus)

 

Gerontas Panagiotis

Thesis title	Places of Memory, historical identity and cultural continuity under the culture of Hellenic Navy.
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Vassiliki Lalagianni
Supervisory committee	Nikolaos Manitakis (University of Athens), Dimitrios Rozakis

 

Ignatiadou Evaggelia

Thesis title	Female identities and representations of female subjectivity through the articles, travel narratives, diaries and literary work of Kalliroe Siganou-Parren
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Vassiliki Lalagianni
Supervisory committee	Sotiris Vandoros, Loukia Efthimiou (University of Athens)

 

Ilinoiou-Tsourouflis Gerasimos-Eleftherios

Thesis title	New Forms of Employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The case of digital nomads in Greece
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Pyrros Papadimitriou
Supervisory committee	Pantelis Sklias (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus),  Chrysanthos Tassis (Democritus University of Thrace)

 

Karachalios Georgios

Thesis title	Public Employment Service (PES) reform models for the development of the European labour market
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Pyrros Papadimitriou
Supervisory committee	Sifis Plimakis, Miltos Staboulis (University of Macedonia)

 

Kodelas Georgios

Thesis title	Civil Liability of the State Arising from Court Decisions
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Charalampos Tsiliotis
Supervisory committee	Spyridon Vlachopoulos (University of Athens), Vasileios Kondilis (University of Athens)

 

Kondilidou Marianna

Thesis title	Does New Public Management affect the perception of Corruption? Case study: Independent Authority of Public Revenue Greece
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Manos G. Papazoglou
Supervisory committee	Dimitris Sotiropoulos (University of Athens), Sifis Plimakis

 

Kouzinou Aikaterini

With scholarship from the "Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation".

Thesis title	The Environment and Technology as Political Risk Factors
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Efstathios T. Fakiolas
Supervisory committee	Konstantinos Chazakis (Democritus University of Thrace), Antonios Kargas (University of West Attica)

 

Leoudi Eirini

Thesis title	Energy Security in the Light of International Political Economy: USA Geopolitics
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Pantelis Sklias (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus)
Supervisory committee	Spyridon Roukanas (University of Piraeus), Floros Flouros (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus)

 

Malisiovas Ioannis

Thesis title	Qualitative empirical research of the Evaluation Debate on the official Development Assistance (ODA) delivery by the European Union(EU): The cases of Egypt, South Africa and Sierra Leon
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Huliaras
Supervisory committee	Napoleon Maravegias (University of Athens), Sotiris Petropoulos

 

Manolopoulou Georgia

Thesis title	Perceptions of cultural Diplomacy: A Comparing the views of state and non-state actors in Greece and Italy
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Antonis Klapsis
Supervisory committee	Vasiliki Lalagianni, Charalampos Tsardanidis (Aegean University)

 

Mitrousis Elias

Thesis title	Authoritarian Resilience and Ontological Security: Continuity and Change in Jordan and Syria
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee	Sotiris Livas (Ionion University), Marina Eleftheriadou (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus)

 

Mpoura Smaro

With scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the Academic year 2019-20.

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	Dimitrios Mpouris (Amsterdam University), Efstathios T. Fakiolas

 

Orfanos Georgios

Thesis title	The refugees of Asia Minor Catastrophe in the Peloppnnese. Origin, rehabilitation, development (1922-1972)
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Antonis Klapsis
Supervisory committee	Sokratis Koniordos, Evanthis Chatzivassiliou (University of Athens)

 

Papadopoulos Fotios

Thesis title	The phenomenon of illiberal democracies in the light of European Constitutional Law
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Charalampos Tsiliotis
Supervisory committee	Asterios Pliakos (Athens University of Economics and Business), Efstathios T. Fakiolas

 

Papakostas Nikolaos

With scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Thesis title	EU Funding Framework and the Role of Civil Society as an Agent of Social Transformation»: Drawing from the Case of Athens
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Sotiris Petropoulos
Supervisory committee	Asteris Huliaras, Marilena Simiti (University of Piraeus)

 

Papanastasiou Asimina

Thesis title	The protection of rule of law in European Union (EU)
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Charalampos Tsiliotis
Supervisory committee	Theodora Antoniou (University of Athens), Lina Papadopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

 

Pegos Athanasios

Thesis title	Traditional forms of war and information warfare. Network centered operations in Greek armed forces.
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Efstathios T. Fakiolas,
Supervisory committee	Sotiris Roussos, Andreas Liaropoulos (University of Piraeus)

 

Rapsomatiotis Aristeidis

Thesis title	Creating Value in the Digital Age Using Emerging Technologies
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Pyrros Papadimitriou
Supervisory committee	Pantelis Sklias (Neapolis-Pafos University - Cyprus), Georgios Galanos (University of Piraeus)

 

Sgantzou Eleni

Thesis title	The choice of the Legal Basis and the Legal Services of the institutions in the EU law-making process
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Evangelia Psychogiopoulou
Supervisory committee	Spyros Mplavoukos (Athens University of Economics and Business), Ioannis Papadopoulos (University of Macedonia)

 

Simos Nikolaos

Thesis title	The contribution of NGOs, to the progressive social integration of asylum seekers in Greek society, for the period 2015-2020
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Sotiris Petropoulos
Supervisory committee	Asteris Huliaras, Apostolos Papadopoulos (Harokopio University)

 

Sotiriou Eirini

Thesis title	Shanghai Cooperation Organization-SCO as a Security Community
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Efstathios T. Fakiolas
Supervisory committee	Charalampos Tsardanidis (Aegean University), Nikolaos Tzifakis

 

Theofilou Andreas

Thesis title	Upside and Downside Risks towards EU Defence Integration from a National Perspective: Τhe case of Greece
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Antonis Klapsis
Supervisory committee	Antonis Kargas (University of West Attica), Kostas Ifantis (Panteion University)

 

Voukadinovic Ana

Thesis title	New Donors in Southeastern Europe
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Asteris Houliaras
Supervisory committee	Nikolaos Tzifakis, Sotiris Petropoulos

 

Zagoritou Aikaterini

Thesis title	The formation and the building of the de facto state of Rojava (Northern Syria) and the role of the social movements in this state-like entity
Thesis language	English
Supervisor	Sotiris Roussos
Supervisory committee	Efi Kanner (University of Athens), Nikolaos Raptopoulos (University of Piraeus)

 

Ziaka Vassiliki

Thesis title	Mobbing in an economic crisis context
Thesis language	Greek
Supervisor	Sokratis Koniordos
Supervisory committee	Karakioulafi Christina (University of Crete), Antoniou Stamatis-Alexandros (University of Athens)