Eurosud in Athens

Congratulations to our Eurosud in Athens alumna, Mâri Imerlishvili on finalising the Traineeship Programme and starting a new position as a Project Assistant at the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination at the Council of Europe, contributing to upholding the principles of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Eastern and Southeastern European countries.

Wishing her all the best!

Congratulations to José Pedro Lopes, alumnus of the Eurosud in Athens and PhD candidate at the University of Manchester, who has just published an article in South European Society and Politics entitled "Post-industrial alignment and class support for radical left parties in Southern Europe".

You can read the article 👇
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2024.2359825?src=

Congratulations to our EUROSUD IN ATHENS alumnus Vukan Jokic on his work at OECD.
Vukan Jokic spent a semester in the Master's Degree in Southeast European Studies: Politics, History, Economics in Spring 2020.
We are very proud of the work he is doing on Southeastern Europe now at the OECD.

We hope students enjoy reading the new books and find them useful for their studies.
Thank you Βιβλιοθήκη Σχολής Οικονομικών & Πολιτικών Επιστημών ΕΚΠΑ for the collaboration.

On the last day of the study visit in Malta, the students had a historical tour. They visited landmarks such as the Neolithic site of Ħaġar Qim and Mdina medieval town.

On June 7 the Eurosud students visited the UNHCR in Malta.
The students had the opportunity to learn about the UNHCR work and operations, as well as the UN Conventions to prevent and reduce statelessness and to protect the rights of stateless people.

The Eurosud students visited the University of Malta on June 6 and had a meeting with the Research Network on Migration.

Today our Eurosud students and professors visited the European Union Agency for Asylum.

They had the opportunity to learn more about the work of the EU in the topic of migration and had a fruitful discussion with the Agency representatives.

The EUROSUD students meet in Malta! The first day of the trip ended with a lovely dinner for all.

Congratulations to our Eurosud alumna Anna Simonson for starting a a new position as Associate Programme Officer at UNOPS in Mali!
Wishing all the best for your next career steps!

The Eurosud in Athens Coordinator, Associate Professor Susannah Verneyparticipated in a round table on 'The EU after the 2024 elections' in a conference on 'The Future of European Integration' at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 15-16 May.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SUSANNAH VERNEY TOOK PART IN A ROUND TABLE ON 'THE EU AFTER THE 2024 ELECTIONS' Faculty member Associate Professor Susannah Verney took part in a round table on 'The EU after the 2024 elections' in a conference on 'The Future of European Integration' at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 15-16 May. You may find the link to the conference here

A few weeks ago we caught up with Professor Georgios Karyotis to hear his thoughts on the EUROSUD programme, its successes, why it’s an important subject to study in 2024, and what some of his favourite EUROSUD memories were.

You can watch the video 👇

Professor Georgios Karyotis on the EUROSUD Programme A few weeks ago we caught up with Professor Georgios Karyotis to hear his thoughts on the EUROSUD programme, its successes, why it's an important subject to ...

The Eurosud in Athens Coordinator, Susannah Verney has published a new article looking back on over a quarter century of SOUTH EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND POLITICS.

Your can read the article in the following link:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2023.2338992?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2nIyhjnfhkr_taRgqvAOuO5yzfFIUtU4z-cIhXrR

South European Society and Politics: The Road Travelled so Far This article marks a milestone in the development of South European Society and Politics (SESP) as the journal hands over to a new editorial team. Looking back over more than a quarter-century of p...

Congratulations to our Eurosud in Athens alumnus, Aindriú Ó Murchú for starting a new position as Consultant at CARSA.

Wishing you all the best!

Congratulations to our 2021-2023 cohort for graduating🎓 We wish all the students great success to their future steps!

A warm welcome to our new EUROSUD IN ATHENS students, who met their new classmates from the Master's Degree in Southeast European Studies: Politics, History, Economics at our start-of-year Orientation meeting. Wishing you a good semester with us!

Congratulations to our Eurosud in Athens alumnus, Firdavs Kobilov, who is starting a PhD Fellowship at the University of Zurich. Well done, Firdavs!

Fatima Durrani talks about her research internship with Scottish Attachment in Action - SAIA I am very excited to see how the research unfurls, and hope that it can contribute towards a larger, more meaningful body of research on attachment-informed poverty alleviation for ethnic communities in Scotland.

The farewell event for our 2022-2023 students took place on Tuesday 30 May 2023 at the Athens University Museum in Plaka. EUROSUD in Athens students

The students and staff had the chance to get together, drink a glass of wine and say goodbye.

We wish to all our students good luck to their next steps!
International Master in South European Studies

https://see.pspa.uoa.gr/news_and_events/view_event/farewell_party_for_the_students_of_the_academic_year_2022_2023/

Join us on Thursday 18th May 12-1pm (UK BST) for an information session on the EUROSUD International Master in South European Studies. Applications are currently open for this unique opportunity to engage in the multi-disciplinary study of the South European region with partners in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. You’ll gain insight into the programme from both an academic and student perspective with our guests Dr Robert Liñeira (EUROSUD Programme Director), Marta Avesani (EUROSUD Alumna), and Ana Elisa Calesco Bini (Current 2nd Year EUROSUD student).

This event will be held in person at CTT SIR ALEX STONE:206 and will also be streamed on Zoom for those joining remotely

It’s only recently that Southern Europe has been examined as a region with its own identity, distinct historical trajectory and independent presence in the world, and we explore them in depth in our courses. You will start semester 1 in Glasgow, followed by a second semester at either the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens or the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. In the third semester you’ll have the choice of either following one of four thematic pathways on the research track in Athens, Madrid, Aix-Marseille (L'Université d'Aix-Marseille), or Rome (LUISS Guido Carli), or of following the professional track which includes a lengthy work placement in either Madrid or Aix-Marseille.

Applications to the degree are currently open and more information can be found at https://www.southeuropeanstudies.eu/

Join Zoom Meeting

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Home - EUROSUD - South European Studies A unique opportunity to engage in the multi-disciplinary study of the South European region with partners in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and the United Kingdom over two years and gain a jointly awarded Master degree

Professor's Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, SEE instructor and member of the SEE Coordinating Committee, new book with the title "The Irregular Pendulum of Democracy: Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States" has been published!
You may find more information at the following link
https://see.pspa.uoa.gr/news_and_events/view_announcement/new_book_the_irregular_pendulum_of_democracy_2023_dimitri_a_sotiropoulos/

Professor's Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, SEE instructor and member of the SEE Coordinating Committee, new book with the title "The Irregular Pendulum of Democracy: Populism, Clientelism and Corruption in Post-Yugoslav Successor States" has been published!

You may find more information at the following link

https://see.pspa.uoa.gr/news_and_events/view_announcement/new_book_the_irregular_pendulum_of_democracy_2023_dimitri_a_sotiropoulos/

Happening now: event on ‘Twenty Years of the AKP in Power in Turkey and Prospects after the 14 May Elections’.

Guest Speakers:
• Berk Esen, Sabanci University, Istanbul
• Isik D. Özel, Carlos III University, Madrid
• Ioannis Grigoriadis, Bilkent University, Ankara
Chair:
• Susannah Verney, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

The event is organised by the Master's Degree in Southeast European Studies: Politics, History, Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & The International Master's Degree in South European Studies (EUROSUD)

International Master in South European Studies

On Wednesday was the last class of the course ECONOMIC TRANSITION PATHWAYS IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: DISRUPTIONS, CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS taught by Dr. Ritsa Panagiotou. The students presented their research papers on a variety of exciting topics, such as "Relations between Paraguay and Yugoslavia during the Cold War", "Did women achieve emancipation in Socialist Yugoslavia?", "Yugonostalgia: Economic, Cultural and Social Implications", " Collapse of Yugoslavia: Lessons for the Federal Republic of Nigeria" and many more!

On the 2nd of May, the students had the opportunity to attend a guest lecture on “The use of technology for border management activities in Greece: A brief description of the related EU landscape and a short discussion on the implications of technologies of control and surveillance on migrants’ human rights”. The guest lecture was given by Eleftherios Chelioudakis, LLM, MSc, Secretariat, Homo Digitalis and it was organised in the framework of the course “Migration and Asylum Governance in South-eastern Europe” taught by Dr. Angeliki Dimitriadi.

Homo Digitalis on LinkedIn: #guestlecture #engagement #migration #bordersecurity #humanrights… 🎈 Την Τρίτη 2/5, η Homo Digitalis συμμετείχε με στο μάθημα «Migration and asylum governance in South-eastern Europe» του αγγλόφωνου…

The Master's Degree in Southeast European Studies: Politics, History, Economics National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & The International Master's Degree in South European Studies (EUROSUD) cordially invite you to an event on: 'Twenty Years of the AKP in Power in Turkey and Prospects after the 14 May Elections'.
The event will be held on Friday 5th May at 6.00 p.m., Argyriadis Amphitheatre, 30 Panepistimiou St., Athens.
You may find the invitation and programme agenda at the following link
https://see.pspa.uoa.gr/news_and_events/view_event/event_twenty_years_of_the_akp_in_power_in_turkey_and_prospects_after_the_14_may_elections-1/

Eurosud in Athens was featured on the University of Athens Hub news site. You may read the article below.
International Master in South European Studies

International Master in South European Studies (Eurosud) The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) recently welcomed the new postgraduate students, holders of European Union scholarships, who will study with us during the Spring Semester in the framework of the “International Master in South European Studies (EUROSUD)”. The 25 EUROSUD ...

Today the Greeks celebrate the Greek Independence Day 🇬🇷 On the 25th of March 1821 the Bishop Germanos of Patras raised the flag of the revolution at the Monastery of Agia Lavra in Peloponnese, marking the start of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire.