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Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
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University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College)
UK: D.Phil,
International Relations
(1992)
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University of Oxford (St. Antony’s College)
UK: M.Phil,
International Relations
(Thesis Distinction)
(1987)
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Wellesley College, USA:
B.A.
(Cum Laude), Political Science, minor in Russian and Economics
(1985)
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Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris,
FRANCE:
Certificat d’Etudes Politiques (distinction)
(1984)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Visiting Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre,
European University Institute, Florence (May 2011-July 2011)
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Senior Research
Fellow,
Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Athens
(2001-date)
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Visiting Professor, Postgraduate Programme in Southeast European
Studies, Department of Political Science and Public Administration,
University of Athens (Fall 2010)
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Visiting Professor, College Year in Athens, International Centre for
Hellenic and Mediterranean Studies (Spring 2010, 2011)
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Visiting Professor, Department of International and European
Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business
(1997-2002)
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Project co-ordinator, Countdown Programme
(INTERREG II/C initiative) (1999-2001)
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Research Associate,
Department of Economics and Politics, INSEAD (European Institute of
Business Administration),
Fontainebleau (1991-1997)
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Project Co-ordinator, Leonardo da Vinci Programme (funded by the
EU), Federation of Greek Industries
(1996-1999)
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Project Manager, Navigator Development Consulting International Ltd (1996)
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Consultant,
Kantor Management
Consultants (1995)
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Intern, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels;
Directorate General I (International Relations),
Division for Soviet and East European Affairs (1989)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting Professor, Postgraduate Programme in Southeast
European Studies, Department of Political Science and Public
Administration, University of Athens (Fall 2010)
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Course:
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Supervision of Masters Dissertations
Visiting Professor, College Year in Athens,
International Centre for Hellenic and Mediterranean Studies (Spring
2010, 2011)
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Visiting Professor, Department of International and
European Economic Studies,
Athens University of
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Courses:
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Economies of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
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Analysis of International Relations
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European Economy and Society
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Supervision of Senior Dissertations
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTPUT
Refereed articles in journals
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“Albania and the European Union: From Isolation to Integration”,
Journal of Balkan and Near East Studies (Vol. 13, No. 3,
September 2011).
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“The
Centrality of the United Nations in Russian Foreign Policy”,
Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics,
(Vol. 27, No. 3, 2011).
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“The Effect of the Global Economic Crisis on Southeast Europe”,
Journal of Balkan and Near East Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2,
June 2010.
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“Greece and
FYROM: the Dynamics of Economic Relations”,
Southeast European and
Black Sea Studies, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2008.
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FYROM’s Transition: On the Road to Europe?”,
Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, Vol. 10, No. 1,
April 2008.
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“Russia’s Attitude toward the Reform of the United Nations Security
Council: 1990-2000”, (with Dimitri Bourantonis),
Journal of Communist
Studies and Transition Politics, Vol. 20, Issue 4,
December 2004.
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“Estonia’s Success: Prescription or Legacy?”,
Communist and Post-Communist
Studies, Vol. 34, Issue
2, 2001
Books, Monographs
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FYROM’s Transition: From Yugoslavia to the European Union?”, Centre
of Planning and Economic Research, Athens
2008.
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“The Systemic Transformation of the Balkan Countries and the
Repercussions on Economic Relations with Greece”, Centre of Planning
and Economic Research, Athens
2005
Contributions
in KEPE Collaborations regarding Development Plans and related projects
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“Lifting the barriers to the free movement of services
in the EU: economic repercussions for selected sectors”, Centre of
Planning and Economic Research study submitted to the Ministry of
Economics, 2005. Author of
the Chapter “The Advertising Sector”.
Other Scholarly Publications
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“Economic
Developments in Turkey”,
Economic Outlook,
Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Vol. 14,
January 2011.
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“Recent Developments in the Southeast European
Economies”, Economic Outlook,
Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Vol. 13,
September 2010.
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“Strategies and Challenges: the European Union’s Policy towards
Southeast Europe”,
Economies of Central and
Eastern Europe: Convergence, Opportunities and Challenges,
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia (paper published in
conference proceedings) 2009.
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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Issues of Transition
and Relations with the European Union”,
From Transition to Sustainable
Development: the Path to European Integration, University of
Sarajevo, School of Economics and Business (paper published in
conference proceedings) 2006.
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“Political and Economic Developments in South East Europe and the
Role of Greece”, Transition in
Central and Eastern Europe – Challenges
of the 21st
Century,
University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Economics
(paper published in Conference proceedings) 2002.
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“Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Europe”, Vienna Institute
for International Economic Studies Countdown Project, section on
European Union Enlargement: Regionalism and Balkan Integration,
2001
Case Studies
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“Turkey between Ataturk and Islam” (with Jonathan Story), INSEAD
case study, 2011.
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“China: World’s Workshop or World’s Largest Market?” (with Jonathan
Story),
INSEAD
case study, 2007 (revised publication of “China: Ripe for Attention
or Revolution?”, INSEAD case study 1996 and 1999)
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winner of the European Case Clearing House award, 1996 and 1997,
category of Economics and
International Business, based on the number of universities who use it
as teaching material.
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“India, the World’s Largest Democracy: the Elephant Unshackled”,
INSEAD case study, 2007
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winner of the European Case Clearing House award, 2007, category of
Economics, Politics and Business Environment, based on the number of
universities who use it as teaching material.
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“The US: Bound to Lead or “Slouching to Gomorrah?”,
INSEAD case study, 2005
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“Japan: Asian Giant or Old-Age Pensioner?”, INSEAD case study , 2004
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“Poland’s Transition to Democracy”,
INSEAD-CEDEP case study, 1997 (revised 2004)
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“Russia: Bound to Boom?”, INSEAD case study, 1997
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“Brazil: will it always be the ‘country of the future’?”, INSEAD
case study, 1998 (revised 2005)
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“Russia: A Yugoslavia Writ Large, INSEAD-CEDEP case study, 1996
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The South African Transition: From Apartheid to Multi-Racial
Democracy, INSEAD case study, 1997 (revised 2004)
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“Hungary’s Transition to Democracy and a Market Economy”,
INSEAD-CEDEP case study, 1993
(revised 1996)
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“Czechoslovakia’s Transition: the Ethnic Dimension”,
INSEAD case study 1992
Papers under submission
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“The
Economies of the Western Balkans: Transition, Growth and EU
Accession Prospects”, KEPE
Reports.
Reviewer of Books – Monographs; Referee in
peer-reviewed journals
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Enhanced
Transition through Outward Internationalisation: Outward FDI by
Slovenian Firms,
by Andreja Jaklic and Marjan Svetlicic (eds), Aldershot,
Ashgate, 2003.
For the
Journal South-Eastern Europe
Journal of Economics,
vol. 2, no. 1,
118-123 (2004).
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Referee for the journal “Democratisation”
(Routledge)
Work in
progress
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“Western Balkans: Economic crisis underscores
the need to join the EU”, (for the series
Working Papers of the
European University
Institute, Florence)
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“Serbia, from Milosevic to the EU: overcoming
the legacy?” (to be submitted to Communist
and Post-Communist Studies, Elsevier Science)
PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
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“The impact of the global economic crisis on Southeast Europe”,
Understanding the Economic Crisis: the contribution of Marxist
approaches, Conference
organised by the Journal of Balkan and Near East Studies, Athens,
Greece, December
2009.
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“Strategies and Challenges: the European Union’s Policy towards
Southeast Europe”,
Economies of Central and
Eastern Europe: Convergence, Opportunities and Challenges,
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. June 2009.
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“Political and Economic Developments in Southeast Europe and the
Prospects for European Integration”,
Market Functionality and Institutional Reforms, International
Conference of ASECU, Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana,
Albania. May 2009.
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“Greek
foreign trade with five Balkan States during the transition period
1993-2000: opportunities exploited and missed”,
Development: Cooperation and Competitιveness,
International Conference of ASECU, Academy of Economic Studies,
Bucharest, Romania. May
2008.
- “The European Union’s Balkan Enlargement”,
The European Union in
International Affairs, The Institute for European Studies,
Free University, Brussels. April 2008.
- “The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia: Issues of Transition and Relations with the
European Union”, From
Transition to Sustainable Development: the Path to European
Integration, School of Economics and Business, University of
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. October 2006.
- “Political and Economic
Developments in South East Europe and the Role of Greece”,
Transition in Central and Eastern Europe – Challenges
of the 21st
Century,
Faculty of Economics, University of Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
October 2002.
- “Eastern Enlargement of
the European Union: Implications for Agriculture”,
The Global Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st
Century, Athens University of Economics and Business. August 2000.
- “Ukraine, the
Commonwealth of Independent States and the EU: Prospects for
Economic Cooperation”,
Ukraine and
the Global Economy,
Mariopul University, Ukraine.
May
1999.
- “The Economic
Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: Achievements and
Challenges", Economic
Integration and Transformation: Structural Change, Equity and
Efficiency, York University, Toronto.
May 1998.
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LANGUAGES
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English (fluent)
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Greek (fluent)
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French (fluent)
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Italian (working knowledge)
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German (working knowledge)
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Russian (reading)
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