Centred on findings from the Gender Divide project by ETERON and King’s College London, the event will examine femicides, attitudes towards feminism, and gender perceptions in Greek society.
The discussion will expand to broader issues of Greece's gender divide, exploring constitutional responses and strategies to address resistance to progressive values. This timely dialogue aims to unpack societal challenges and highlight actionable pathways toward achieving greater gender equality and social transformation.
Meet our speakers and chair:
Nikos Erinakis is an Assistant Professor of Social & Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Culture at the University of Crete. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy [University of London & recognised research student at the University of Oxford], having studied Economics [AUEB], Philosophy & Literature [Warwick], and Philosophy of the Social Sciences [LSE]. He is also the Director of Research at the Athens-based Institute for Alternative Policies ENA. His research builds on contemporary conceptions of creativity, authenticity, autonomy and freedom [e.g. Authenticity and Autonomy: From Creativity to Freedom, Keimena, 2020 (Academy of Athens Award)]. He currently teaches and publishes extensively on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy of Digitality. He is also a critically acclaimed and widely translated published poet.
Ioanna Gkoutna is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science, supported by ESRC under the Advanced Quantitative Methods stream. Before joining UCL, she earned an MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) at the University of Oxford (Nuffield College) and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Warwick.
Christos Papagiannis is the Director of the ETERON Institute for Research and Social Change. He is also valedictorian graduate of Panteion University, with a Master’s in International Communications (AUEB) and pursuing a Master’s in Public Administration (LSE). PhD candidate in European Studies (AI Political Economy) at Maastricht University, with experience in digital marketing and political research at the German News Agency (DPA).
Professor Gonda Van Steen holds the Koraes Chair of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language, and Literature and serves as Director of the Centre for Hellenic Studies. She earned a BA and MA in Classics in Belgium and a PhD in Classics and Hellenic Studies from Princeton University. Her research and teaching focus on Greek language and literature from the Byzantine period to Modern Greek.
Moderator:
Dr Georgios Samaras holds the position of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy at the International School for Government and Policy Institute, King’s College London. Previously, he served as a Lecturer in Political Economy at the Department of Political Economy during the academic year 2022/23. His research focuses on policy responses to counter far-right extremism.
More about this event
The Hellenic Observatory (@HO_LSE) is internationally recognised as one of the premier research centres on contemporary Greece and Cyprus. It engages in a range of activities, including developing and supporting academic and policy-related research; organisation of conferences, seminars and workshops; academic exchange through visiting fellowships and internships; as well as teaching at the graduate level through LSE's European Institute.
The twitter Hashtag for this event is: #LSEGreece
From time to time there are changes to event details so we strongly recommend checking back on this listing on the day of the event if you plan to attend. Whilst we are hosting this listing, LSE Events does not take responsibility for the running and administration of this event. While we take responsible measures to ensure accurate information is given here this event is ultimately the responsibility of the organisation presenting the event.