Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

• Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor of European Organization, University of Athens

VICE PRESIDENT

• Thanos Veremis, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Athens

SECRETARY GENERAL

• Eleni Papakostantinou, Legal Advisor, Athens

TREASURER

• Panagis Vourloumis, former Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO – OTE S.A., Athens

BOARD MEMBERS

• Costas Apostolidis, CEO and Chairman of the BoD, RAYCAP
• Pavlos Apostolidis , Ambassador (ret.), Former Director of the National Intelligence Agency and Former Minister of the Administrative Reform and E-Governance Ministry
• Eleni Dendrinou-Louri,  Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece
• Thanos Dokos , Director-General, ELIAMEP
• Eleftherios Economou, General ret., former Chief of the Hellenic Police Force, Former Minister of the Administrative of Public Order Ministry
• Achilleas Mitsos, Former Director-General, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, Professor of International Economic Relations, University of the Aegean
• George Pagoulatos, Professor of European Politics and Economy, Department of International & European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics & Business and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges
• Dimitrios  Papalexopoulos, Managing Director of Titan Cement Company S.A.
• Alexis Papahelas, Managing Editor, Kathimerini, Athens

Honorary Council

• Stathis Efstathiadis , Journalist, TO VIMA, Athens
• Niki Goulandri , President, The Goulandris Natural History Museum, Athens
• Kostas Iordanidis , Journalist, Kathimerini, Athens
• Ioannis Kartalis , Editorial Advisor, “TO VIMA – Sunday Edition”, Athens
• Panos Kazakos , Professor, University of Athens
• Evangelos Kofos , Historian / Expert on the Balkans, Athens
• Nikolaos Lazarides , Lieutenant General (ret.), Honorary Inspector General, Hellenic Army, Athens
• Theodore Papalexopoulos , Senior Advisor to the Board, TITAN S.A., Athens
• Stefanos Stathatos , Ambassador (ret.), Athens
• Constantine Zepos , Ambassador (ret.), Athens

ELIAMEP Staff

DIRECTOR GENERAL

• Thanos Dokos

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

• Elizabeth Phocas

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS

• Dia Anagnostou, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, [Minorities, Theories of Nationalism, Southeastern and Eastern Europe]
• Nikos Koutsiaras, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, [European integration, Employment and Labour Market Policy, Social Policy, EMU and Macroeconomic Policy]
• Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos , Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, [Europeanization of public policies. State, democracy and social protection in Southern Europe and in post-communist Balkans]
• Anna Triandafyllidou, Professor and Director of a Programme on Cultural Diversity in a Globalised World at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, in Bruges, Belgium and on currently. Οn unpaid leave from the Democritus University of Thrace where she has been Assistant Professor from 2007 till 2010, [Immigration, European Integration, Nationalism]

RESEARCH FELLOWS

• Filippa Chatzistavrou, Attorney at Law, External Collaborator, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens [National Governments and Administrative Integration in the EU, EU Institutional Law, Theories of European Integration]
• Eda Gemi, Political Scientist, European Programme Development Officer, Centre for Vocational Training – K.E.K. EFKLEIDIS, [Migration, Social Integration, Southeast Europe]
• Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, [Turkish politics, Middle East Politics, EU politics, Energy politics, Nationalism, Democratisation]
• Dr. Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Visiting Researcher-DAAD Fellow. Humboldt University of Berlin. [Political Economy, Comparative Economic Systems, Foreign Aid, Religion and Economics, Russia and the former Soviet Union, Israel]
• Ruby Gropas, Lecturer, Law Faculty, Democritus University of Thrace, [Human Rights, European Integration, EU Foreign Policy, Balkans, Migration]
• Panos Hatziprokopiou, Tutor at the Department of Spatial Planning & Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, [Migration, labour market, urban sociology & geography, nationalism]
• Dimitrios Katsikas , Elected Lecturer, [International and European Political Economy]
• Evangelia Psychogiopoulou , [EU Law, Cultural and Media policies, Human Rights, Institutional Aspects]
• Theodoros Tsakiris , M.A. in International Security Studies  [Geopolitics of Energy, Energy Security Policy, Post-Soviet Studies,  U.S. and E.U. Foreign and Security Policy]
• Evangelos Venetis , Senior Researcher, Department of Arabic, Persian and Turkish, School of Middle Eastern Studies, The university of Leiden, the Netherlands, [Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Shiite Islam, Iran, Religion and Politics, Greek Diaspora in the Middle East]

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS

• Angeliki Dimitriadi, PhD, [Immigration & transit migration, Asian migration, European asylum policies]

• Kyriakos Filinis, PhD, Political Science and Public Administration,  [Political Economy]

“Stavros Costopoulos” Research Fellow

• Ioannis Armakolas, Managing Editor of the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (Taylor & Francis, London),[Politics in the Western Balkans; Civil and Εthnic Ψonflicts; Nationalism and Εthnic Ρelations; State Βuilding; Transitional Justice and Reconciliation; Cultural Heritage, Identities and War]

Bodossakis Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow

• George Tzogopoulos, Website Editor, [Media and politics, European public sphere US and EU foreign policies, transatlantic relations]

Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow

• Effie Fokas ,  [European Identity and Religion, Theories of Nationalism]

JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWS

• Nikos Daskalakis, Attorney at Law, Law Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, War Studies, King’s College London, [International Relations, Nationalism, Greek Crisis]
• Bledar Feta, [Democratization,Transition and European Integration of Western Balkans, Ethnic Conflicts, State-building, Albanian Populations Outside Albania]
• Anna Kandyla, [Political sociology, Media policy, Media effects, Political communication]
• Apostolis Karabairis, [Elections, Politics οf the Western Balkan Countries, Ethnic Identities, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Post-Conflict State-Building and Transition]
• Dina Karydi, Assistant Editor of the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (Taylor & Francis, London), [European Policy & the Third Sector, Democratisation & Participations, Models of Governance]
• Hara Kouki, [Contemporary History, Human Rights, Social Movements, Non Governmental Organizations and Civil Society]
• Michaela Maroufof, [Migration and migration policy in Greece and the European Union]
• Sofia Michalaki , [Discourse Theory and Analysis, European Integration, Employment, Labour Market and Social Policy & Ideology]
• Marina Nikolova,  [Μigration in South-Eastern Europe, Μigration and Ιntegration]
• Pantelis Touloumakos, PhD candidate, Department of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, University of Athens [History of Modern Turkey]
• Anastasios Valvis, PhD candidate of Political Science and International Relations, University of Peloponnese. [Greek Foreign Policy in the Balkans, Environmental Security, International Development Assistance in SEE]
• Kleopatra Yusef, [Irregular Migration, Gender Equality, Migration Politics in Arab countries]

INTERNS

• Argirou Alexandra
• Gleoudi Georgia
• Isidor Myrtia
• Karela Theano-Niovi
• Lykoudi Katerina
• Maksimovic Maja
• Moschos Dimitrios
• Papanikolaou Constantinos
• Saridi Sofia
• Skerlinda Agolli

HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION

• Nina Papaioannou

ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR

• Matina Meintani

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR AND EUROPE DIRECT COORDINATOR 

• Alexandra Nikolakopoulou

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE B.D.

• Haroula Hioti

ACCOUNTANT

• Yannis Poulakis

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

• Sofia Hantzopoulou

SPECIAL ADVISORS

• Giorgos Glynos, Former Senior Official of the European Commission
• Giorgos Kapopoulos , Journalist, ERT Channel, IMERISIA, Athens
• Evangelos Kofos , Historian / Expert on the Balkans, Athens
• Alkis Kourkoulas , Journalist, ERT Channel, TO VIMA, Athens
• Alexandros Mallias, Ambassador (ret.),
• Constantinos Maniatopoulos, ex. Director General, Energy Division, European Commission
• Mikhail L. Myrianthis , Energy Expert
• George Polenakis, Evaluation expert, [UN, World Bank]
• Charalambos Vlachoutsicos, Investment Consultant in the Post-Communist Countries of the Balkan and the Black Sea Region, Visiting Professor, International MBA, Athens University of Economics and Business and at the Stockholm School of Economics Russia (SSER) in St. Petersburg

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

• Ekavi Athanassopoulou, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, [U.S. Foreign Policy, Turkey, Israel, Organised Crime]
• Jens Bastian, Economist, [Balkan Economy]
• Nikos Chrisoloras, Journalist, Correspondent for European Institutions, Brussels
• Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou , Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), [Οnline and Participatory Journalism, Online Social Media and Networks, New Media Literacy, Nationalism and Hate Speech on Web 2.0]
• Janis Emmanouilidis, Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels, [European Integration, Common Foreign and Security Policy]
• Evangelos Ilias-Tempos, Expert-Counsellor, Ηellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, [European Union & European Defence Policy]
•  Antonis Kamaras, Adviser to the Mayor of Thessaloniki, [Corporate Internationalisation, Εmerging Markets]
• Andreas Kintis, PhD, University of Hull, UK, [European Affairs]
• Christos Kollias, Associate Professor, University of Thessaly, [Defence Economics]
• Stella Ladi, Lecturer, Department of Politics and History, Panteion University [Europeanization, Public Policy]
• Elena Lazarou , Assistant Professor of International Relations, Centre of International Relations, School of History and Social Sciences, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro [European Integration, External Relations of the EU, Turkey, Brazil]
• Panagiotis Liargovas, Associate Professor, University of Peloponese [International Economics]
• Antigoni Lyberaki, Professor, Panteion University [Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Labour Market, Welfare State, Immigration]
• Panagiota Manoli, Lecturer on Political Economy of International Relations, Mediterranean Studies Department, University of the Aegean [Regionalism, Black Sea area, European Neighborhood Policy]
• Thanos Maroukis, [Migration, Social Theory, Labour Markets]
• Manos Matsaganis, Assistant Professor of Employment and Social Policy at the Athens University, Department of International and European Economic Studies,  [Economic Analysis of Social Policy, Application of Tax-benefit Models]
• Eleni Panagiotarea, D.Phil, University of Oxford, [Economic Governance in EMU, Political Economy, European Public Policy]
• Lina Papadopoulou, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, [Hellenic, Comparative and European Constitutional Law]
• Takis Pappas, Assistant Professor, University of Macedonia [Comparative study of extraordinary leadership in democracy, mass radicalism, and patronage politics]
• Platon Tinios, Economist, Assistant Professor in the University of Piraeus [Public Finance, Social Policy, Population Ageing, Labour Economics]
• Dimitris Tsarouhas, Assistant Professor, Bilkent University, [Europeanisation, European Political Economy, Social Democracy, Welfare Politics and Labour Relations, Greek-Turkish Relations, EU-Turkey Relations]
• Katia Vlachos – Dengler, PhD, RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, [Defence Policy, Defence Industry, Strategic Airlift]
• Sappho Xenakis , PhD, London School of Economics and Political  Science, UK,
• Alexandros Yannis, PhD, European External Action Service, European Union, Brussels [EU Foreign policy, Southeastern Europe and Black Sea]

JUNIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

• Dimitris Antoniou, PhD candidate, University of Oxford, UK, [Religion and Politics]
• Alexander Kentikelenis, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Sociology and King’s College, University of Cambridge [Political Sociology, International and Comparative Political Economy, Public Health]
• Myrto Stasinopoulou, MPhil candidate, University of Oxford, UK, [Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Economy]
• Maria Ververidou, M.A. Bilkent University – Ankara / M.A. SOAS – London, [Turkish Politics]