64th Political Studies Association Annual International Conference
14 – 16 April 2014
The Midland Hotel, Manchester
“Rebels and Radicals”
Panel 1: Rethinking Territory and Public Space in Greece
Panel chair: Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos
Panel papers:
- Dr Vasilis Leontitsis (Sheffield International College), “Rethinking Greek island governance”
- Prof. Roido Mitoula (Harokopio University) and Ms Giouli Gannadaki (University of Crete), “Locality and Cultural Regeneration: The Case Study of the City of Heraklion“
- Dr Roman Gerodimos (Bournemouth University), “The politics of public space in Athens: Power, conflict and co-existence in the context of the Greek crisis”
Panel 2: Reforming the Greek State: Utopia or a Pressing Reality?
Panel chair: Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos
Panel papers:
- Prof. George Stathakis (University of Crete) and Ms Elina Drakaki (University of Crete), “Economic Change and State Strategies: Greece in times of globalization and European integration“
- Mr Theocharis Papadopoulos (Athens University of Economics and Business) and Mr Christos Triantopoulos (Athens University of Economics and Business), “Dealing with “Unionistic” Corporate Governance in Greece“
- Prof. Gerassimos Karabelias (Panteion University), Mrs Anastasia Sfakianaki (Panteion University), Ms Amaryllis Angouridaki (Panteion University), “The absence of organizational culture in the Greek Health System: The case of EOPYY“
- Mr Kostantinos Margaritis (University of Athens), “The constitutional amendment as a radical action: the case of Greece“
Panel 3: The “Crisis” as a Catalyst for Change in Greece
Panel chair: Dr Roman Gerodimos
Panel papers:
- Ms Katerina Loukidou (University of Athens), “Transformations in Greek civil society during economic crisis: new challenges, new perspectives“
- Ms Ioanna Ntampoudi (Aston University), “Reflections on the (Greek) Underdog Culture: A Rebellious and Radical Political Identity?“
Panel 4: Greek Exceptionalism and the European Union
Panel chair: Dr Vasilis Leontitsis
Panel papers:
- Prof. Dimitris Papadimitriou (University of Manchester) and Dr Sotirios Zartaloudis (Loughborough University), “European Discourses on Managing the Greek Crisis: denial, distancing and blaming“
- Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos (University of Surrey), “Implementing Reforms in the Greek Public Sector During Times of Crisis”
- Mr Ioannis Manolis (University of Athens), “Why Greece does (not) comply with EU environmental acquis: the case of RES deployment in Euboea“
Panel 5 – The economic and political crisis in Greece and Italy in the context of Europe: a comparative analysis
Organised in collaboration with the Italian Politics Specialist Group
Panel Convenor: Ms. Arianna Giovannini
Panel Discussant: Dr. Vasilis Leontitsis
Panel papers:
- Mr. Raffaele Borreca (University of Peloponnese). “Political Crisis in Greece and Italy — a comparative analysis of SYRIZA and the Five Star Movement“.
- Prof. Ioannis Andreadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Dr Monica Poletti (LSE), Dr Eftichia Teperoglou (MZES, University of Mannheim) and Dr Cristiano Vezzoni (University of Trento). “Economic crisis and attitudes towards the European Union: are Italians and Greeks becoming eurosceptic because of the crisis?“
All enquiries to GPSG 2014 Panel Convenors:
Dr Theofanis Exadaktylos ([email protected]) and
Dr Vasilis Leontitsis ([email protected])