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The 6th HO PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus

6-7 June 2013

This year the Organising Committee received a total of 77 applications of which 70 were accepted and 7 were rejected. In the end a total of 55 papers were presented following several late- withdrawals. The presentations were divided in 20 panels which were grouped in 4 sessions over 2 days. In total, 58 doctoral research students had the opportunity to present their papers and discuss their work in dedicated panels which covered a wide range of subject areas and interests. The panel presentations were followed by a discussion which was chaired by an established academic with an expertise in the particular field. This allowed a guided discussion where presenters were able to receive 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 2 plenary sessions were given: one by Professor Kevin Featherstone (Director of the Hellenic Observatory) on ‘Research Design and PhD’s on Contemporary Greece’ - a session which was much appreciated by PhD students and the second by Professor Costas Lapavitsas (Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law & Social Sciences from SOAS, University of London) on the Eurozone crisis and its causes, with suggested effective therapies on the crisis. This second plenary session was chaired and commented by Professor Achilleas Mitsos, Professor of International Economic Relations, University of the Aegean, Former Director General for Research, European Commission and Secretary General for Research, Greek Ministry of Education.

The Symposium also included the opportunity for the students to meet one another and interact both at the morning’s registration session and at the wine reception which was hosted at the end of the day.

The feedback received from the participants, the keynote speakers as well as the chairmen was positive. Overall we believe that the event fulfilled its academic objectives and was successfully organised.

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 meetings for PhD students working on contemporary Greece in the social sciences.

Supporters:
We are grateful to the A.G. Leventis Foundation for sponsoring the event.

Programme

Thursday, 6 June 2013

9:30 - 10:30

Registration & Coffee

10:30 - 11:30

Welcome Address & Plenary Session I

'Research design and PhDs on Contemporary Greece'

Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director; Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Turkish Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE     

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 

'Eurozone crisis: True causes and effective therapies'

Costas Lapavitsas, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law & Social Sciences, SOAS, University of London Chair & Comment by Achilleas Mitsos, Professor of International Economic Relations, University of the Aegean; Former Director General for Research, European Commission & Secretary General for Research, Greek Ministry of Education    

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00

Panel Meetings - Session II.

18:00 - 19:00          

Reception

Friday, 7 June 2013

10:00 - 11:30

Panel Meetings - Session I.           

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:30

Panel Meetings - Session II.

Venue Details            

Registration, Welcome Address, Plenary Sessions
Wolfson Theatre (NAB LG.01), New Academic Building, Lower Ground Floor, 54, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 2AE

Panel Meetings
Tower 1, 1 Clement's Inn, London WC2A 2AZ, TW1- 1.03, 1.04, 2.01, 2.03, 2.04

 

Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session I

'Research design and PhDs on Contemporary Greece'

Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director; Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Turkish Studies & Professor of European Politics, LSE  

Plenary Session II

Eurozone crisis: True causes and effective therapies'

Costas Lapavitsas, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Law & Social Sciences, SOAS, University of London
Chair & Comment by Achilleas Mitsos, Professor of International Economic Relations, University of the Aegean; Former Director General for Research, European Commission & Secretary General for Research, Greek Ministry of Education.  

Papers

Thursday, 6 June 2013
SESSION I (12:00 - 13:30)

Panel 1: ECONOMICS 1 
Chair: Professor Costas Lapavitsas (University of London)

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Panel 2: POLITICAL ECONOMY Chair: Professor Achilleas Mitsos (University of Aegean)

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Panel 3: GREEK FOREIGN POLICY 1
Chair: Dr Spyros Economides (London School of Economics)

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Panel 4: POLITICAL CULTURE 1
Chair: Dr Spyros Kosmidis (University of Oxford)

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Panel 5: CYPRUS 1
Chair: Dr Nikos Skoutaris (London School of Economics)

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SESSION II (16:30 - 18:00) 

Panel 1: ECONOMICS 2
Chair:  Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis (London School of Economics)

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Panel 2: POLITICAL CULTURE 2
Chair:  Dr Rebecca Bryant (London School of Economics)

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Panel 3: MIGRATION & MINORITIES 1
Chair:  Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou (University of Manchester)

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Panel 4: ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Chair: Dr Daniel Knight (London School of Economics)

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Panel 5: CYPRUS 2
Chair: Dr Vassilis Hajivassiliou (London School of Economics)

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Friday, 7 June 2013
SESSION I (10:00 - 11:30)   

Panel 1: ECONOMICS 3
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis (London School of Economics)

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Panel 2: MIGRATION & MINORITIES 2
Chair: Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos (University of Surrey & London School of Economics)

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Panel 3: POLITICS 1
Chair:  Professor Kevin Featherstone (London School of Economics)

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Panel 4: HEALTH & SOCIAL POLICY
Chair: Professor Achilleas Mitsos (University of Aegean)

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Panel 5: CYPRUS 3
Chair: Dr Rebecca Bryant (London School of Economics)

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SESSION II (12:00 - 13:30)

Panel 1: FOREIGN POLICY 2
Chair:  Dr George Kyris (London School of Economics)

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Panel 2: POLITICS 2
Chair: Dr Nikitas Konstantinidis (London School of Economics)

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Panel 3: SOCIETY  & JUSTICE 
Chair: Dr Spyros Kosmidis (University of Oxford)

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Panel 4: REGIONAL POLICY  
Chair: Dr Vassilis Monastiriotis (London School of Economics)

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Panel 5: CYPRUS & THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN  
Chair: Dr Nikos Skoutaris (London School of Economics)

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