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People

Who is who 

Leadership

Director

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Professor Vassilis Monastiriotis
Hellenic Observatory Centre Director; Eleftherios Venizelos Chair of Contemporary Greek Studies, Professor of Political Economy

 


Research Coordinators


 

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Professor Dimitri Vayanos
Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, LSE
Economy & Public Policy Cluster


 

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Dr Eleni Karagiannaki
Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
Economy & Public Policy Cluster


 


 

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Professor Kevin Featherstone 
Professorial Research Fellow, Hellenic Observatory Centre
Politics & Geopolitics Cluster


 

Spyros Economides

Dr Spyros Economides
Associate Professor of International Relations and European Politics, LSE
Politics & Geopolitics Cluster


 


 

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Professor Lilie Chouliaraki
Chair in Media and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, LSE
Society, Identity & Rights Cluster


 

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Dr Leonidas Cheliotis
Associate Professor of Criminology and Deputy Head (Teaching), Department of Social Policy
Society, Identity & Rights Cluster


 

 


Research Affiliates & Associates

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Professor George Alogoskoufis
Emeritus Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics &  Business

 

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Dr Marilena Anastasopoulou
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, European Institute, LSE

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Dr Theodoros Arvanitopoulos
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, Cardiff University

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Professor Chrisanthi Avgerou
Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management, LSE

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Dr Grigorios Bacharis
Lecturer in Private Law, Edinburgh Law School

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Dr Will Bartlett
Editor-in-Chief, Economic Annals, University of Belgrade

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Professor Nicos Christodoulakis
Emeritus Professor of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics &  Business

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Dr Effie Fokas
Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

 

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Professor Manolis Galenianos 
Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

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Dr Kira Gartzou-Katsouyanni
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow,  Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), University of Oxford

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Professor Myria Georgiou 
Professor of Media and Communications; Head of the Department of Media and Communications, LSE

 

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Professor Louka Katseli
Professor Emerita, Department of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Dr Philipp Katsinas
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University

 

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Professor Georgios Kavetsos
Associate Dean for Research; Professor of Behavioural Economics and Public Policy, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

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Dr Andreas Kornelakis
Reader (Associate Professor) in Comparative Management, King’s Business School

 

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Professor Denisa Kostovicova
Professor in Global Politics, European Institute, LSE

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Dr Afroditi Koulaxi
LSE100 Fellow 

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Dr Maria Koumenta
Reader (Associate Professor) in Work and Labour Market Analysis, Queen Mary University of London

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Dr Ilias Kyriopoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy, LSE

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Dr Eleni Kyrkopoulou
Postdoctoral Researcher, Identity & Conflict Lab, Yale University; University of Piraeus, Department of Economics

 

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Professor Stella Ladi
Professor in Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London; Associate Professor, Panteion University, Athens

 

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Dr Ioannis Laliotis
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Patras; Honorary Lecturer, Department of Economics, City University of London

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Professor Eleni Louri-Dendrinou
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business

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Professor Manos Matsaganis
Professor of Public Finance, Polytechnic University of Milan

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Professor Costas Meghir
Douglas A. Warner III Professor of Economics and Professor of Management, Yale University

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Dr George Melios
Guest Teacher, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, LSE

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Dr Dimitrios Minos 
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics, King's Business School

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Professor Achilleas Mitsos
Professor Emeritus, University of the Aegean Senior Policy Advisor, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

 

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Professor Irini Moustaki
Professor and Deputy Head of Department (Teaching), Department of Statistics, LSE

 

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Dr Konstantinos Myrodias
Lecturer in International Political Economy, King's College London

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Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou
Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester; Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCE)

 

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Professor Elias Papaioannou
Professor of Economics, London Business School

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Professor Apostolis Philippopoulos
Professor Emeritus, Athens University of Economics and Business

 

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Dr Georgios Samaras
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy, King's College London

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Professor Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
Professor of Political Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

 

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Dr Anna Valero
Director of the Growth Programme & a Distinguished Policy Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. On leave of absence 2024-25, serving as Member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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Professor Sofia Vasilopoulou
Professor of European Politics, Department of European and International Studies, King’s College London 

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Dr Alina Velias 
LSE Fellow, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science

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Professor Nikos Vettas
General Director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE); Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business

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Dr Vogkli Maria-Christina
Guest Teacher, LSE Sociology Department

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Dr Alexandros Zachariades
Research Associate of the European Research Council-funded project “Disappearing Act(DISACT)” , University of Cyprus

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Professor Konstantinos Zachariadis
Professor of Financial Economics, Queen Mary University of London

 

Management & Operations

 

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Maria Komninou
Hellenic Observatory Centre Manager

Room CBG.5.07
m.komninou@lse.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7107 5096

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Areti Eleftheria Chatzistergou 
Administrator & Communications Officer

CBG.5.07
a.e.chatzistergou@lse.ac.uk
+44 (0) 20 7107 5309

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Georgios Tsialas
Research Administrator

CBG.5.07
g.tsialas@lse.ac.uk
+44 (0) 207 955 7539

Visiting Felows

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Professor Anthony Bartzokas
Visiting Professor in Practice

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Dr Athanasia Chalari
Visiting Senior Fellow


Research Advisory Groups

The Hellenic Observatory has launched the Hellenic Observatory Research Calls Programme and the A.G. Leventis Research Innovation Programme on Cyprus with the purpose of developing and supporting high-quality academic and policy-related research and publications within the social sciences, on Greece and Cyprus. To achieve a diversity and breadth of topics and to gain from the highest level of academic support, expertise and standards, Research Advisory Groups have been established respectively, comprising of senior academic colleagues (LSE & non-LSE).

The members of the Hellenic Observatory Research Programme group can be found below: 

Arapoglou-Vassilis

Vassilis Arapoglou
Professor in Urban sociology, social inequalities and exclusions, Department of Sociology, University of Crete 
Personal Page

Avgerou Chrisanthi

Chrisanthi Avgerou 
Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management, LSE 
Personal Page

Bryant Rebecca

Rebecca Bryant 
Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Personal Page

Christodoulakis

Nicos Christodoulakis 

Professor of Economic Analysis, AUEB
Former Greek Minister of Economy & Finance, 2001-2004 
Personal Page

Joan Costa FOnt

Joan Costa-Font 
Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy, LSE
Personal Page

De Grauwe Paul

Paul De Grauwe
John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy, European Institute, LSE 
Personal Page

Dimitrakopoulos Dionyssis

Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos
Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration, Department of Politics, Reader in European Politics, Birkbeck University of London
Personal Page

Ellinas Antonis

Antonis Ellinas
Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
Personal Page

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Effie Fokas
Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
Principle Investigator, European Research Council GRASSROOTSMOBILISE project
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Haliassos Michalis

Michalis Haliassos
Professor and Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt
Founding Director of the CEPR Network on Household Finance
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Halikiopoulou-Daphne

Daphne Halikiopoulou
Chair in Comparative Politics, University of York
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Kallinikos Jannis

Jannis Kallinikos 
Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management, LSE 
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Kalyvas Stathis

Stathis Kalyvas
Gladstone Professor of Government, All Souls College, University of Oxford 
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Katseli Louka

Louka Katseli
Professor Emerita, Department of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Former Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping; Former Minister for Labour and Social Security; Former non-executive Chair of the Board in the National Bank of Greece
Personal Page

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Eleni Louri-Dendrinou
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
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Lyberaki Antigone

Antigone Lyberaki
Professor of Economics, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
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Achilleas Mitsos
Professor Emeritus, University of the Aegean Senior Policy Advisor, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
Personal Page

Moustaki Irini

Irini Moustaki
Professor, Department of Statistics, LSE
Personal Page

Pagoulatos George

George Pagoulatos
Greece's Permanent Representative to the OECD Professor of European Politics and Economy,  AUEB 
Personal Page

Papadimitriou Dimitris

Dimitris Papadimitriou
Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence 
Personal Page

Papadopoulos Yiannis

Yannis Papadopoulos
Professor of Political Science, University of Lausanne
Personal Page

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Apostolis Philippopoulos
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
Personal Page

Pissarides Chris

Sir Christopher Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE
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Marilena-Simiti

Marilena Simiti
Associate Professor of Political Sociology, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
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Smith Karen

 

Karen Smith
Professor of International Relations, LSE
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Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens
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Spanou Calliope

Calliope Spanou
Professor of Administrative Science - Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greek Ombudsman 2011 – 2015
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Triandafyllidou-Anna

Anna Triandafyllidou
Canada Excellence Research Chair on Migration and Integration, Department of Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University 
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Panos Tsakloglou
Deputy Minister for Social Insurance
Professor of International & European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business
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Tsoukalis Loukas

Loukas Tsoukalis
Professor, Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po)
Emeritus Professor, University of Athens
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Tziovas Dimitris

Dimitris Tziovas
Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham
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Vasilopoulou-Sofia

Sofia Vasilopoulou
Professor of European Politics, Department of European and International Studies, King’s College London
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Vayanos Dimitri

Dimitri Vayanos
Professor of Finance, LSE
Director of the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality
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The members of the A.G. Leventis Research Innovation Programme on Cyprus group are:

Bryant Rebecca

Rebecca Bryant 
Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Personal Page

Charalambous

Giorgos Charalambous
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nicosia
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Olga Demetriou
Associate Professor in Post-Conflict Reconstruction, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University
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Ellinas Antonis

Antonis Ellinas
Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
Personal Page

Loizides

Neophytos Loizides
Professor of International Conflict Analysis
Director of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre
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Yiannis Papadakis

Yiannis Papadakis
Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
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Pissarides Chris

Sir Christopher Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, LSE
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Sarris

Michalis Sarris
Independent Public Policy Professional, Former Minister of Finance  
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