Hellenic Observatory: Public Lectures, Events and Seminars

Monday 27 April 2009, 6:45pm, LSE Campus
Hellenic Observatory Public Dialogue
Mr. George A. Papandreou (President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and President of Socialist International)
Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone
'Progressive Governance: Greece and the New International Order'

Tuesday 5 May 2009, 6:00pm, NAB 1.15, New Academic Building
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Dr Kostas Ifantis (Hellenic Observatory, Senior Research Fellow Institute of Defence Analysis)
'Greek-US security relations: the limits of influence and partnership'

Tuesday 13 January 2009, 18.00-19.30, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor Panayiotis Ioakimides (University of Athens)
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis
'Greece and the EU: Prospects for Greece's European Policy'

Tuesday 27 January 2009, 18.00-19.30, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Dr Rebekka Christopoulou (Hellenic Observatory)
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis
'Skills and wage inequality in Greece, 1995-2002'

Tuesday 10 February 2009, 18.00-19.30, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor Manos Matsaganis (Athens University of Economics and Business)
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis
'Distributional implications in tax evasion in Greece'

Tuesday 24 February 2009, 18.00-19.30, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Dr Nikos Pappas (Hellenic Observatory)
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis
'Demographic changes and macro-economic impacts in Greece'

Tuesday 17 March 2009, 18.00-19.30, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor Kostas Lavdas (Hellenic Observatory)
Chair: Dr Spyros Economides
'Problem-Solving and Ideology in Public Policy Instrumentation: Populism, Modernization, and all that' 

Tuesday 7 October 2008, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE, 6:00pm
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor Nicos Christodoulakis (NBG Senior Research Fellow, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greek Minister of Economics and Finance 2001-2004)
'Ten years of EMU: Convergence, divergence and new priorities in the Euro-Zone'

Tuesday 14 October 2008, 18.00, Room D202, Clement House, LSE
Cypriots 4 Cyprus Panel Debate
Spyros Christou (Cyprus Interpeace Project)
Avel Adil (Greenwich University)
Further speakers tbc
'High level Cypriot Intercommunal panel discussion on the re-unification of Cyprus'

Tuesday 21 October 2008, 18.00, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor Alexis Heraclides (Panteion University, Athens)
'The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean: In Quest of Resolution' 

Tuesday 4 November 2008, 18.00, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Dr Diana Bozhilova
A.C. Laskaridis (Post-doctoral fellow)
'Decreasing global energy supply resources and regionalism: correlation, efficiency and patterns of energy consumption in South-East Europe'

Thursday 13 November 2008, 18.00, Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Hellenic Observatory 9th Annual Lecture
Professor George Alogoskoufis (Minister for Economy & Finance)
Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone
'Europe in the Global Economy'

Tuesday 18 November 2008, 18.00, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Professor George Katrougalos (Demokritos University of Thrace and Organization for Mediation and Arbitration Services)
'Constitutional limitations of privatizations: the Greek experience under a comparative prospective'

Tuesday 2 December 2008, 18.00, Room J116, Cowdray House, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Research Seminar
Dr Constantinos Filis (Institute of International Relations, Centre for Russia and Eurasia)
'Managing the flow: a Greek policy for optimizing gains from ongoing regional energy developments'

Wednesday 3 December 2008, 18.30, D302, Clement House, LSE
LSE Hellenic Observatory Public Lecture in association with LSE SU Albanian Society
Jozefina Çoba Topalli (Speaker of Albanian Parliament)
'Albania and South East Europe - Meeting the Challenges of NATO and EU Integration'

Wednesday 10 December 2008, 18.30, Room U8, Tower 1, Clements Inn, LSE
Hellenic Observatory Panel Debate
Professor Nicos Christodoulakis (Athens University of Economics & Business and NBG Senior Research Fellow 2008-9)
Professor Ray Barrell(National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London)
'Does the Euro-Zone Experience show 'one size fits all' has been a failure?'