Over the past six years, the Hellenic Observatory has successfully funded a range of external projects through two Research Calls Programmes supporting policy relevant research on Greece and Cyprus. In 2025, we launched the new Hellenic Observatory Research Calls Programme on Greece & Cyprus, supported by the generous funding of the A.G. Leventis Foundation. The Programme aims to deepen understanding of contemporary Greece and Cyprus, foster internationally excellent research on topics of current relevance to both countries, and generate insights with direct policy impact. To ensure diversity in research topics and to uphold the highest academic standards, we have established dedicated Research Advisory Groups for Greece and Cyprus. These groups are composed of senior academic colleagues from LSE and other institutions, providing expertise in proposal selection, peer review, and quality assurance.
Research Advisory Group – Greece:
Vassilis Arapoglou
Professor in Urban sociology, social inequalities and exclusions, Department of Sociology, University of Crete
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Chrisanthi Avgerou
Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management, LSE
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Rebecca Bryant
Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
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Nicos Christodoulakis
Professor of Economic Analysis, AUEB
Former Greek Minister of Economy & Finance, 2001-2004
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Joan Costa-Font
Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy, LSE
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Paul De Grauwe
John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy, European Institute, LSE
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Dionyssis Dimitrakopoulos
Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration, Department of Politics, Reader in European Politics, Birkbeck University of London
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Antonis Ellinas
Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
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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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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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Daphne Halikiopoulou
Chair in Comparative Politics, University of York
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Jannis Kallinikos
Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management, LSE
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Stathis Kalyvas
Gladstone Professor of Government, All Souls College, University of Oxford
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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
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Eleni Louri-Dendrinou
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
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Antigone Lyberaki
Professor of Economics, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
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Irini Moustaki
Professor, Department of Statistics, LSE
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George Pagoulatos
Greece's Permanent Representative to the OECD Professor of European Politics and Economy, AUEB
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Dimitris Papadimitriou
Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
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Yannis Papadopoulos
Professor of Political Science, University of Lausanne
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Apostolis Philippopoulos
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
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Sir Christopher Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE
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Marilena Simiti
Associate Professor of Political Sociology, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
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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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Calliope Spanou
Professor of Administrative Science - Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greek Ombudsman 2011 – 2015
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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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Loukas Tsoukalis
Professor, Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po)
Emeritus Professor, University of Athens
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Dimitris Tziovas
Professor Emeritus of Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham
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Sofia Vasilopoulou
Professor of European Politics, Department of European and International Studies, King’s College London
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Dimitri Vayanos
Professor of Finance, LSE
Director of the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality
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Research Advisory Group – Cyprus:
Rebecca Bryant
Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
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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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Antonis Ellinas
Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
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Neophytos Loizides
Professor of International Conflict Analysis
Director of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre
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Yiannis Papadakis
Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
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Sir Christopher Pissarides
Regius Professor of Economics, LSE
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Michalis Sarris
Independent Public Policy Professional, Former Minister of Finance
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