In an effort to upgrade ELIAMEP’s involvement in traditional issues of foreign and defence policy in areas and fields such as European integration, the Balkans, Greek-Turkish relations, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, transatlantic relations and other important issues of international politics, ELIAMEP launched, in 2010, a new post-doctoral research fellowship with the kind support of the Bodossaki Foundation.

Along with the Stavros Costopoulos Research Fellowship, this new research post, supported by the Bodossaki Foundation, will further ELIAMEP’s ambition to establish more research fellowships in Greece and contribute to educating a new generation of scientists, researchers and experts who will staff international organisations, public and private sector entities and university departments.

2010-2012

Following an open selection procedure, the first Bodossaki Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at ELIAMEP was awarded to Dr. George Tzogopoulos. During his term, Dr. Tzogopoulos is working on the coverage of the Greek crisis by the global media. His book entitled: The Greek drama in the media will be published by Ashgate in September 2012. In parallel, he is expanding his research by analyzing the media of various Balkan countries as well as those of Turkey and is completing a new study on the role of Greek journalists during the crisis. From November 2011 onwards Dr. Tzogopoulos is editor of ELIAMEP’s website and is doing research on American foreign policy vis-à-vis Europe and the broader Middle East.