Academic Year 2009-10 Seminars

Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Political Developments in Greece during the last Decade. A slide towards the Segmentary Society
by Thanos Veremis, Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE; Professor of Political History, University of Athens; Board Member of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
(photo 1, photo 2)

Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Rethinking Public Financial Management and Budgeting in Greece: An Integrated Approach to Governance 
by Effie Vraniali, A.C. Laskaridis Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE
(ppt presentation, photo 1)

Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Greece's Faltering Economy: Facets and evidence of low competitiveness and institutional weakness
by Theodore Pelagidis, Ministries of Economy & Finance Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE; Professor Economic Analysis, University of Piraeus, Department of Maritime Studies
(ppt presentation, photo 1, photo 2)

Wendnesday, 17 February 2010
South East Europe: the Energy Challenges Ahead
by Plutarchos Sakellaris, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
(ppt presentation, photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, podcast) 

Tuesday, 2 March 2010
The Emerging BRIC Economies: Evidence from the Interest Rate Transmission Mechanism 
by Prodromos Vlamis, Ministries of Economy & Finance Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory, LSE; Temp Assistant Professor in Economics (AUEB); Associate, Department Land Economy, Cambridge University
(ppt presentation, photo 1, photo 2)

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 
Exploring the Muslim past: Western Thrace during the Second World War and the Greek Civil War
by Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies; Hellenic Observatory Director, LSE and Dimitris Papadimitriou, NBG Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory; Reader in European Politics, University of Manchester
(ppt presentation, photo 1, photo 2, photo 3)