Postgraduate Researchers
Elena Georgiadou
Email E.Georgiadou@lboro.ac.uk
Biography
Previous studies
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, 2003
LLM International Law and International Relations, University of Kent, 2004
PhD working title
‘The system for International Policy in Greece: Change and Adaptation’ under the supervision of Professor Brian Hocking
Research Interest
I am particularly concerned with the changing national structures for foreign/international policy making and the impact of Globalisation and Regionalism on the organisation of Foreign Ministries and their diplomatic services. In the course of my thesis, the case of the Greek system for international policy making is explored together with the responses of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs toward the aforementioned forces.
Conference papers
‘The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Change and Adaptation’ presented at the 8th annual UACES conference in Nottingham, 19/20 April 2007
‘The system for managing foreign policy in Greece: A case of path-dependent change?’ presented at the ECPR annual conference in Riga, Latvia, 25-28 September 2008
Book reviews
Evlyn Gould and George J. Sheridan Jr. (Eds), Engaging Europe: Rethinking of a Changing Continent, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, INC, 2007, US ISBN 0 7425 37811
Teaching
‘Political Analysis’, Loughborough University, the Dept. of Politics, History and International Relations, 2008
‘International Relations Theory, University of Kent, Department of Politics and International Relations, 2005
‘Key Study Skills in Political Science’, University of Kent, Department of Politics and International Relations, 2004
‘Understanding the EU’, University of Kent, Department of Politics and International Relations, 2004
Academic Associations
Associate Member of the British International Studies Association (BISA)
Associate Member of Political Studies Association (PSA)
Associate Member of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
Member of the Experts on Europe Workshop (UACES)
Awards
Research and teaching bursary, University of Kent 2004
Research Studentship, University of Loughborough 2006
Other professional activities
Invited to attend the Induction of Stagiers of the MFA in Greece in the European Parliament, Brussels, 2008
Invited to attend a roundtable in the European Parliament, Brussels, 2007: CAP and Foreign Affairs in Greece’, Speakers MEPs: Mr Hatzidakis, K. (Committee of Regional Development) and Mr Glavakis, I. (Committee on Agriculture)
Research on Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law, University of Kent, Department of Politics and IR, 2004-2005