Laboratory of Mediterranean Politics (Presidential decree 188-GG 177 t.A 2/8/2000)
The Laboratory of Mediterranean Politics accommodates teaching and research needs in the subjects of Euro-Mediterranean Relations, International Politics with an emphasis on the Mediterranean and International Economic Relations with an emphasis on relations of the European Union with Mediterranean countries. Its main objective is to cover the department’s needs as well as the needs of other university’s departments in the undergraduate and postgraduate level, in matters which involve the activities of the laboratory. (article 2, par.1 of PD)
Staff
Director: Professor Ioannis A. Seimenis
Laboratory Staff: Paraskevi-Anna Atzemi
Laboratory Collaborators
- Dr Christos Ziogas, Assistant Professor
- Dr Agapitos Xanthis
Accommodated in the Laboratory to complete their research projects whilst on sabbatical leave:
- Professor Esra Danacioglu, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Yildiz University of Istanbul
- Alberto Javier Báez-García, Assistant Professor in the Department of Constitutional Law, Political Science and Philosophy of Law, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Doctoral theses
As part of the research carried out in the laboratory and under the supervision of Professor I. Seimenis, the following graduates have completed their doctoral theses:
- Dr Miltiadis Makrigiannis, on parliamentary diplomacy
- Dr Konstantinos Fotiadis, on analysis and processing of data from satellite images with algorithms (in cooperation with the Department of Information & Communication Systems Engineering of the University of the Aegean)
- Dr Stergios Malakis, on minority populations in the Balkans
- Dr Damianos Sakas, on strategy and communication
- Dr Agapitos Xanthis, on energy matters in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Dr Sofoulis Tataridis, on Greek-Turkish relations
- Dr Antonios Samouris, on the Islamic movement in Western Europe
- Dr Marina Terzi, on strategy and communication
- Dr Georgios Noulas, on parliamentary diplomacy
- Dr Christina Loe, on tourism
- Dr Aglaia-Eleni Louizidi, on security issues in tourism
- Dr Nikitas Bolkas, on immigration policies
- Dr Alexis Ziogas, on International Law of the Sea
- Dr Evdokia Kirikou, on tourism
Collaboration with public & private institutions
The Laboratory has collaborated with:
- Hellenic Parliament
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Hellenic National Defence General Staff
- Research Centre for Greek Society – Academy of Athens
- International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
- Greek Centre of European Studies
- Hellenic Foundation for Culture
- Institute of International Relations
International cooperation projects
The Head of Laboratory, Professor I. Seimenis, has participated in the Joint European Projects of the European Commission:
i) Educating public administration staff for Poland’s admission in the EU
ii) Administration reforms in Universities of former Yugoslavia
iii) Creation of a European Studies’ program and founding of an institution in the Law School of the University in Banja Luka
Since January 1, 2024 the Laboratory participates in the European Research and Education Network ValEUs on “Contestations to EU Foreign Policy” (Program Jean Monnet ERASMUS-JMO-2023-NETWORKS). The Network includes 20 Universities from West & East Europe, USA, Latin America and Asia.
Students’ theses
The activities of the laboratory include the completion of theses for undergraduate and postgraduate students under the supervision of Professor I. Seimenis.
Student training program
The Laboratory’s student training program of the Department of Mediterranean Studies has been scheduled with the cooperation of many host institutions for students. More specifically the International Relations Division is cooperating with the following institutions:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Diplomatic Academy
- Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea & the Maritime Law
- The Foundation for Mediterranean Studies
- Chamber of Commerce of the Dodecanese
- Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT) of the Dodecanese
- University of the Aegean – Faculty of Humanities
- Municipalities and Regional governments (trainee proposal)
- Banks (trainee proposal)
- Hellenic Parliament
- International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
Publications
- Seimenis, Ioannis Α. (ed.), The Mediterranean in the 21st century. Problems and prospects, Zetes editions, 2002
- “Political stability and economic development in the Mediterranean”, Hellenic studies, volume 14, no 1, Spring 2006
Contact details
Office A.23 (1st floor)
“7th March” Campus Building
Department of Mediterranean Studies
University of the Aegean
1, Dimokratias Avenue
85132 Rhodes, Greece
Tel: +30 22410 99382 & 99384
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