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The 5th HO PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus

2-3 June 2011

On 2 & 3 June 2011, the HO held its 5th PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus. Over a day and half, 57 doctoral research students from around the UK, Europe and beyond, had the opportunity to present and discuss their work in dedicated panels.

The panels covered a wide range of subject areas and interests, ranging from applied economics to international relations; from migration and minorities to information technologies. It is an essential ingredient of the Symposium that we cover the broadest possible range of disciplines in the social sciences. The format has also remained constant over time – and has proved worthwhile for students and faculty alike: panel presentations are followed by a discussion session which is chaired by an established academic with an expertise in the particular field. This allow for a guided discussion to offer the presenters feedback both from an informed audience and from an expert in their narrower subject area.

Traditionally, the HO PhD Symposium is also punctuated by plenary sessions in which we invite notable academics to speak about topical issues in contemporary social science research (related to Greece and Cyprus). This year we had the great pleasure of hosting two eminent scholars in their particular fields, Professors Herakles Polemarchakis and Alexis Heraclides. Professor Polemarchakis, an economist from the University of Warwick, spoke on the current Greek sovereign debt crisis and its implications for Europe. While Professor Heraclides, an international relations specialist from Panteion University in Athens, presented his most recent research on Greek-Turkish relations. Finally, Professor Kevin Featherstone, Director of the Hellenic Observatory, also held a plenary session on how to prepare a PhD - a session which is much appreciated by PhD students.

The PhD Symposium has become a central event in the Hellenic Observatory’s calendar and continues to attract large numbers of highly enthusiastic students to participate in its panels and plenary sessions; we feel it has become one of the most important international meeting for PhD students working on contemporary Greece in the social sciences.

Supporters:
The Hellenic Observatory wishes to thank the Greek Ministry of Education, and especially it’s National Youth Foundation, for sponsoring the event.

Programme

Thursday 2 June, 2011

9:30 - 10:30

 Registration

10:30 - 11:30

Welcome Address & Plenary Session I: 'Preparing a PhD'

Speaker: Professor Kevin Featherstone

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:30

Panel Meetings - Session I.

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 - 16:00

Plenary Session II: The Debt of Nations

Speaker: Professor Herakles Polemarchakis

Chair: Dr Spyros Economides

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

 

16:30 - 18:00

Panel Meetings - Session II.

18:00 - 19:00

Reception

 Friday 3 June, 2011

9:30 - 11:00

Panel Meetings - Session I.

11:00 - 12:30

Plenary Session III: Greek-Turkish Relations: Rivalry, Detente or Reconciliation?

Speaker: Professor Alexis Heraclides

Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone

12:30 - 13:00

Coffee Break

13:00 - 14:30

Panel Meetings - Session II.

 

Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I.

Thursday, 2 June 2011 (10:30 - 11:30) 
Welcome Address & Preparing a PhD by Professor Kevin Featherstone

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Plenary Session II.

Thursday, 2 June 2011 (14:30 - 16:00) 
The Debt of Nations by Professor Herakles Polemarchakis

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Plenary Session III.

Friday, 3 June 2011 (11:00 - 12:30) 
Greek-Turkish Relations: Rivalry, Detente or Reconciliation by Professor Alexis Heraclides

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Papers

Thursday, 2 June 2011

SESSION I (12:00 - 13:30)

Panel 1: GREEK FOREIGN POLICY TODAY
Chair: Dr Spyros Economides, London School of Economics
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Panel 2: MINORITIES & MIGRATION 
Chair: Dr Gerasimos Konidaris, University of Sheffield
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Panel 3: THE ECONOMY IN TROUBLED TIMES Chair: Dr Kostas Zachariadis, London School of Economics
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Panel 4: CYPRUS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Chair: Dr Giorgos Charalambous, London School of Economics
Read the Papers

Panel 5: DOMESTIC POLITICS & THE EU 
Chair: Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou, University of Manchester
Read the Papers

SESSION II (16:30 - 18:00) 

Panel 1: CYPRUS & THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 
Chair: Professor Alexis Heraclides, London School of Economics
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Panel 2: APPLIED ECONOMICS 
Chair: Dr Chris Tsoukis, London School of Economics
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Panel 3: ICT & TECHNOLOGY 
Chair: Dr Elpida Prasopoulou, London School of Economics
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Panel 4: SECURITY CRISIS & MANAGEMENT    Chair: Dr Dimitris Papadimitriou, University of Manchester
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Friday, 3 June 2011

SESSION I (9:30 - 11:00)

Panel 1: THE LABOUR MARKET & PRIVATIZATION Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone, London School of Economics
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Panel 2: DOMESTIC POLITICS 
Chair: Professor Christos Lyrintzis, University of Athens
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Panel 3: SOCIAL CARE & SECURITY 
Chair: Dr Eleni Xiarchogiannopoulou, London School of Economics
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Panel 4: THE ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE 
Chair: Dr Elpida Prasopoulou, London School of Economics
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SESSION II (13:00 - 14:30)

Panel 1: GREECE & THE CHANGING INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM  
Chair: Dr Philip Carabott, King's College London
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Panel 2: POLITICAL DISCOURSE & THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING 
Chair: Professor Christos Lyrintzis, University of Athens
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Panel 3: CIVIL SOCIETY-ORGANISATIONS, COMMUNITIES & NETWORKS 
Chair: Dr Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos, Birkbeck College, UCL
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Panel 4: COMMUNICATION & REPRESENTATIONS Chair: Dr Elpida Prasopoulou, London School of Economics
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