6 OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Ι. INVITED LECTURES

1.Constantinos Canavas, Professor of Science & Technology, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Risk assesment in technological and political decision making: The case of Biotechnology, Biology Department, Amphitheater A, Heraklion Campus, 10 May 2004. 2.Michael and Nanneke Redklift, Professors, King's College, University of London, Environment, Society and Bioethics, Rethymno Campus, Sociology Department, Lecture Room A3‐1, 27 May 2004. 3.Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, Designer People, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 1 June 2004. 4.Patricia Kitcher, Professor of Philosophy and Mark van Doren Professor of the Humanities, Columbia University, Kant's Argument for the Categorical Imperative, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 2 June 2004. 5.Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, On Biomedical Myopia, Rethymno Campus, Department of Philosophy and Social Studies, Lecture Room S1, 3 June 2004. 6.Andrew Jamison, Professor of Technology and Society, Aalborg University, Denmark, and Guest Professor of Environmental Science, Malmf University College, Sweden, The New Politics of Biotechnology, Rethymno Campus, Main Library, Multi Purpose Room, 10 March 2005. 7.John Economides, Scientific Officer, Directorate General‐Research, European Commission, Biotechnology and Society. Βίος and Ethos of Bioethics, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 29 March 2005. 8.John Worrall, Professor of Philosophy of Science, London School of Economics, Evidence and Ethics in Medical Research, Rethymno Campus, School of Social Sciences, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 17 May 2005. 9.John Worrall, Professor of Philosophy of Science, London School of Economics, Why Randomization is an Ethical Issue, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 19 May 2005. 10.Eleni Kalokairinou, Assist. Professor of Philosophy, University of Cyprus, National Bioethics Committee of Cyprus, The Problem of β‐thalasemia: Cyprus’ Experience, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 24 May 2005. 11.Eleni Kalokairinou, Assist. Professor of Philosophy, University of Cyprus, National Bioethics Committee of Cyprus, Defining Disease, Rethymno Campus, Department of Philosophy and Social Studies (DPSS), Lecture Room S1, 26 May 2005. 12.Herbert Gottweis, Professor of Political Science, University of Wien, Performing Regulation: Comparing Stem Cell Politics in South Korea and the United Kingdom, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 11 April 2006. 13.Toni M. Calasanti, Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech, U.S.A., Ageism, Aging Bodies, and the Anti‐Aging Industry, Rethymno Campus, Teleconference Room, (teleconference with Heraklion Campus, Medical School, Lecture Room 2), 10 May 2006. 14.Stelios Virvidakis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Methodological Issues in Applied Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 31 October 2006. 15.Stelios Virvidakis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Meta‐ethical Problems Concerning the Relation between Science and Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 21 November 2006. 16.George Sakellaris, Researcher, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Differences in Conception Concerning Issues of Ethics and Deontology in Europe. The Parameter of Communication, Rethymno Campus, Sociology Department, Lecture Room A.3.1, 23 November 2006. 17.Aristides Baltas, Professor of Philosophy of Science, National Technical University of Athens, From the Structure of Science to Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 28 November 2006. 18.Filimon Peonidis, Assistant Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Three Varieties of Genetic Enhancement: Therapeutic‐ Preventive, Perfectionist, Ethical, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 22 May 2007. 19.Dimitrios Markis, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Macedonia, The Dialectic of «Nature» and «Society» in Contemporary Bioethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 7 June 2007. 20.Dionysios Drosos, Associate Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Ioannina, Moral Sentiments and the «Impartial Spectator»: The Shaping of Moral Community in David Hume and Adam Smith, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 20 November 2007. 21.Spyridon Tegos, Temporary Lecturer in Modern Philosophy, University of Crete, Passions and Institutions: the Evolutionism of David Hume, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 27 November 2007. 22.Stelios Virvidakis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Meta‐ethical Problems concerning the Relation between Science and Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 18 December 2007. 23.George Malamis, Research Associate, Laboratory of Humanl Genetics, Medical School, Athens University, Shared Grounds of Interwar Biologism in Anglo‐saxon Countries and in Middle Europe, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 18 December 2007. 24.Katerina Sideri, Lecturer in Law, University of Εxeter, Virtue Bioethics and Therapeutic Cloning, Rethymno Campus, Sociology Department, Lecture Room A3‐2, 20 December 2007. 25.Stelios Virvidakis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Value Judgements and Objectivity in History, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 7 January 2008. 26.Stelios Virvidakis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, Methodological Issues in Applied Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 8 January 2008. 27.Maria Venieri, Assist. Professor of Philosophy, University of Crete, Presuppositions of Personhood. The Epistemological Debate on the Body/Mind Problem, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 15 January 2008. 28.Aristides Baltas, Professor of Philosophy of Science, National Technical University of Athens, The Problem of Reduction in the Sciences, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 12 February 2008. 29.Myrto Dragona‐Monachou, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of Athens and Crete, Greek National Committee of Bioethics, Ancient Greek Philosophy ‐ Medicine and Bioethics, Hotel Lato, Lecture Hall Phoebus, Heraklion, 14 March 2008. 30.Myrto Dragona‐Monachou, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of Athens and Crete, Greek National Committee of Bioethics, Bioethics and Human Rights: The Universal Declaration for Bioethics and Human Rights, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 3 June 2008. 31.Ioanna Kuçuradi, Professor of Philosophy, Hacetteppe University, Ankara & Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey, Ethics and Human Rights, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 3 June 2008. 32.Myrto Dragona‐Monachou, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, University of Athens and Crete, Greek National Committee of Bioethics, Dying as a Stoic: Euthanasia and Suicide in Stoic Philosophy, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 4 June 2008. 33.Ioanna Kuçuradi, Professor of Philosophy, Hacetteppe University, Ankara & Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey, Philosophical Approaches to Ethics, Rethymno Campus, DPSS, Lecture Room S1, 4 June 2008. 34.Torin Monahan, Associate Professor of Human and Organisational Development, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, USA, Implanting Inequality?: Probing the Surveillance Dimensions of Hospital Tracking and Identification Systems, Xenia Cultural Centre, Rethymno, 6 June 2008.

ΙΙ. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

1. Bioethics and Biotechnology, University of Crete, Rethymno Campus, 11 October 2004 & Heraklion Campus, Crete, 12 October 2004

Speakers: •Regine Kollek, FSP BIOGUM, University of Hamburg, Vice‐Chairperson of the German National Ethics Council Individualized therapy? Molecular medicine and the allocation of health care resources •Steven Rose, Professor of Biology, Open University, U.K. Behavioural genetics and genetic determinism •Hilary Rose, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bradford, Science and Technology Committee, U.K. Social aspects of biobanks •Spiros Simitis, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Chairperson of the German National Ethics Council Genetic data and privacy

2. New Technologies and the Problem of Consent, organised in collaboration with the Lawyers’ Association of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, 8 December 2004

Speakers: •Spiros Simitis, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Chairperson of the German National Ethics Council The dilemma of consent: safeguarding and undermining citizens autonomy •Nicholas Alivizatos, Professor of Constitutional Law, Department of Law, University of Athens From identification cards to conditional release: Is paternalism always wrong?

3. Assisted Reproduction and the Constitution, Rethymno, Crete, 14 February 2005

Speakers: •Thanassis K. Papachristou, Professor of Civil Law, Department of Law, University of Athens The law of medically assisted human reproduction and its criticism •Anthony Manitakis, Professor of Constitutional Law, Department of Law Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The right to reproduction •Evangelos Mallios, Ph.D. in Law, Department of Law, University of Athens Prenatal testing and the Constitution •Takis C. Vidalis, Ph.D. Law, Greek National Committee of Bioethics Private affairs: assisted reproduction and the power of law

4. Law, Democracy and Ethical Relativism, Theatre Hall, Heraklion, 23 May 2005

Speakers: •Pavlos Sourlas, Professor of Philosophy of Law, Depαrtment of Law, University of Athens, Greek National Committee of Bioethics Law and moral relativism •Philippos K. Vassiloyannis, Temporary Lecturer in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Social Studies, University of Crete The majority principle and Democracy

5. Matters of Life and Death: Bioethical Dilemmas Regarding the End of Human Life Decisions, Androgeo Municipallity Hall, Heraklion, 13 February 2006

Speakers: •Dimitrios Georgopoulos, Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Crete Moral questions in Intensive Care Unit •Anthony Manitakis, Constitutional Law, Department of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Is there a right to life? •Stavroula Tsinorema, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Social Studies, University of Crete Moral limits regarding end of life decisions

6. 60 Years Since the Doctor’s Trial and the Nuremberg Code. Experiments with Human Subjects: The Moral Limits of Biomedical Research, Androgeo Municipality Hall, Heraklion, 17 December 2007

Speakers: •Paul Weindling, Wellcome Trust Research Professor in the History of Medicine, Oxford Brookes University, U.K. Nazi Medicine and its Ethical Legacy •Hilary Rose, Professor Emerita of Social Policy, University of Bradford, Professor of Physik, Gresham College, London, U.K. From Nuremberg to Informed Consent in 21st Century

7. Bioethics and the Environment. Towards an Ethics of Responsibility, Xenia Cultural Centre, Rethymnon, 13 February 2008

Speakers: •Aristides Baltas, Professor of Philosophy of Science, National Technical University of Athens Science, Ethics and Politics: The principle of responsibility •Stavroula Tsinorema, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy, University of Crete Are there environmental values? •Steryios Pirintsos, Assist. Professor of Biology, University of Crete The ecological basis of environmental ethics

8. Bioethics and Law, under the auspices of the Municipality of Rethymnon, in collaboration with the Association of Greek Judges for Democracy and Freedom & the Lawyers’ Association of Rethymno, Xenia Cultural Centre & Music Hall, Rethymno, 11‐12 April 2008

Keynote Lecture: •Pavlos Sourlas, Professor of Philosophy of Law, University of Athens, Greek National Committee of Bioethics The concept of a person at the interface of Law and Bioethics

Speakers: •Kostas Yannakopoulos, President of Judges in Courts of First Instance Medically assisted reproduction in Greek Law •Anthony Makriyannakis, Assist. Professor of Obsestric & Gynecology Clinic, Director of in Vitro Fertilization Unit (IVF), University Hospital, Crete Thirty years of assisted reproductive techniques. What’ s next? •Comment: Stella Mavroyannaki, M.A. Bioethics, U.C. Elective multifoetal reduction in assisted reproduction techniques. Ethical dilemmas •Helen Rethymniotaki, Lecturer in Law, University of Athens The biomedical practice of organ transplantation in Greece: Legal framework and bioethical challenges •Yannis N. Boletis, Nephrologist, Director of Nephrology and Transplantation Department, General Hospital Laiko, Council of Greek National Organisation of Organ Transplantations Organ Transplantation. Issues in Bioethics and the Law •Comment: Takis Tzanetis, M.A. Bioethics, U.C. Scarcity of transplants and legal restrictions in Greece and elsewhere. Are they morally justified? •Miranda Anastassakis, Intensive care, Deputy Head of Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital, Crete End of life decisions in medical practice •Maria Mitrossili, Attorney, Ph.D. Law Euthanasia in the Law •Comment: George Charalambous, M.A. Bioethics, U.C. Euthanasia and medically assisted suicide. Bioethical issues •Dionissia Bizouni, Judge of Appeal, Athens Euthanasia: Crime or an act of benelovence? •Nikos Panopoulos, Professor of Biotechnology and Applied Biology, U.C. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (or Doomsday Vault): Securing the Future of Agriculture •Maria Koussis, Professor of Sociology of Development and the Environment, U.C. New Life Policies. Governing risk and GMOs •Kostas Menoudakos, Vice President of Supreme Court The precautionary principle as a condition of managing environmental risks •Comment: Antonia Papadaki, M.A. Bioethics, U.C. Biodiversity and biofuels: Issues of environmental justice

Round Table – Concluding Comments •George Stavropoulos, Vice President of Supreme Court, President of A.G.J.D.F. •Stavroula Tsinorema, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy, U. C.

9. Biology, Ethics, Bioethics. Epistemological Questions, Global Issues, Xenia Cultural Center, Rethymno, 13‐14 June 2008.

Speakers: First Session: Ethics and the Life Sciences •Steven Rose, Emeritus Professor of Biology, Open University, U.K. The seduction of neuroethics •Lefteris Zouros, Emeritus Professor of Biology, U.C. Sociobiology, Mendel and Lysenko OR when we may say one is ahead of his/her time?

Second Session: (Bio)Ethics and Politics: Global Justice, Democracy •Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy of Law, University of Athens Patriotism and cosmopolitanism regarding the legitimization of war •Dionisis Drosos, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy, University of Ioannina Justice as an ‘artificial’ virtue. Aspects of the Scottish debate on the moral foundations of justice •Kostas Stamatis, Professor of Philosophy of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Global Social Justice •Antonios Manitakis, Professor of Constitutional Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki State and Democracy in the era of globalisation

Τhird Session: Global Bioethical Problems •Hilary Rose, Professor Emerita of Social Policy, University of Bradford, Professor of Physik, Gresham College, London, U.K. Thinking global acting local: Bioethics from below •Ilias Kouvelas, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Patras The extent of climate changes impact on human health strongly depends on social factors •Nikos Panopoulos, Professor of Biotechnology & Applied Biology, U.C. The problem of asynchronous approvals of GM foods and the escalation of the cost of foods

Fourth Session: Methodological issues in Ethics/Bioethics: The principle of universalisability •George Karamanolis, Lecturer in Ancient Philosophy, U.C. The issue of the Universalisability of ethical judgements in ancient philosophy •Dimitrios Doulakis, Ph.D. candidate, University of Crete The Principle of Universalisability in Kant’s practical philosophy

Closing remarks •Stavroula Tsinorema, Assoc. Professor of Philosophy, U. C.

10. Workshop: Kant and Bioethics, Senate Hall, University Campus, Rethymno, Crete, 20 January 2009

Speakers: •Thomas Soeren Hoffmann, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bonn, The Philosophical Concept of Life and its Role in the Foundation of a Non‐reductionist Bioethics •Theodoros Penolidis, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Αristotle University of Thessaloniki, The Concept of a Person in Kant’s Moral Philosophy

III. SUMMER RETREATS

1. First Retreat of Joint Graduate Programme in Bioethics: Bioethical Problems in the Life Sciences, Kolimbari, Chania, 30 September‐2 October 2005. 2. Second Retreat of Joint Graduate Programme in Bioethics: Bioethical Problems in the Life Sciences, Kolimbari, Chania, 20‐22 October 2006. 3. Third Retreat of Joint Graduate Programme in Bioethics: Bioethical Problems in the Life Sciences, Panormo, Rethymno, 5‐7 October 2007. 4. Fourth Retreat of Joint Graduate Programme in Bioethics: Bioethical Problems in the Life Sciences, Plakias, Rethymno, 3‐5 October 2008.

ΙV. GRADUATE CONFERENCES

1. First Graduate Conference: Ethical Theories: From Ethics to Bioethics, Senate Room, University Campus, Rethymno, 28 February 2004. 2. Second Graduate Conference: Society and Bioethics, Department of Sociology, Room A3‐ 1, University Campus, Rethymno, 30 March 2004. 3. Third Graduate Conference: Society and Bioethics, Department of Sociology, Room A3‐1, University Campus, Rethymno, 2 February 2005. 4. Fourth Graduate Conference: Ethical Theories: From Ethics to Bioethics, Senate Room, University Campus, Rethymno, 29 February 2005. 5. Fifth Graduate Conference: Principles of Bioethics: Historic‐Philosophical Approach, Senate Room, University Campus, Rethymno, 11 June 2005. 6. Sixth Graduate Conference: Society and Bioethics, Department of Sociology, Room A3‐1, University Campus, Rethymno, 11 February 2006. 7. Seventh Graduate Conference: Ethical Theories: From Ethics to Bioethics, Senate Room, University Campus, Rethymno, Crete, 25 February 2006. 8. Eighth Graduate Conference: Society and Bioethics, Department of Sociology, Room A3‐2, University Campus, Rethymno, Crete, 10 March 2007. 9. Ninth Graduate Conference: Society and Bioethics, Department of Sociology, Room A3‐2, University Campus, Rethymno, 9 February 2008. 10. Tenth Graduate Conference: Ethical Theories: From Ethics to Bioethics, Senate Room, University Campus, Rethymno, 16 February 2008.

V. GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOLS

1.Dimitrios Doulakis, 1st International Summer School Intergrative Bioethics, Mali Losinj, Croatia, 4‐16 September 2006. 2.Cleanthi Spanaki, 1st International Summer School Intergrative Bioethics, Mali Losinj, Croatia, 4‐16 September 2006. 3.George Charalambous, 1st International Summer School Intergrative Bio‐ethics, Mali Losinj, Croatia, 4‐16 September 2006. 4.Antonios Basoukos, 6th European Summer Academy on Bioethics, Ludwigshafen/Rhein, Germany, 11‐25 August 2007. 5.George Charalambous, 4th European Course on Biotechnology Ethics, Vilnius, Lithuania, 19‐25 August 2007. 6.Antonios Basoukos, 5th European Course on Biotechnology Ethics, Budapest, Hungary, 22‐ 29 June 2008. 7.Loulouda Kourtidou, Summer School The Ethics and Political Economy of Medical Research ‐ Anthropological Perspectives, University of Oslo ‐ University of London, Oslo, Norway, 21‐ 26 July 2008. 8.Irini Providou, Summer School The Ethics and Political Economy of Medical Research ‐ Anthropological Perspectives, University of Oslo ‐ University of London, Oslo, Norway, 21‐ 26 July 2008. 9.Zacharias Paterakis, Summer School Making sense in Ireland: A practical course bringing the stage to the classroom, Bangor, Ireland, 3‐15 August 2008. 10.Loulouda Kourtidou, Summer School Zeitgenoeschisse Philosophie und Ethik ‐ Emmanuel Kant und Deutsche Rechtslehre, Tuebingen University, Germany, 2‐29 August 2008.

VI. GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

1.Theodora Koutsaki, “The Harmonisation of medical‐legal standards in Human Rights protection”, 2nd Inter‐Balkan Forensic Medicine Conference, Serres, 3‐6 June 2004. 2.K. Stefanopoulou, O. Grafakou, C. Spiraki, P Karatsis, C. Karayanni, “The right of older women to assisted reproduction”, 6th Pan‐Hellenic Scientific Conference on the Management of Health Care Services, Alexandroupoli, 7‐9 October 2004. 3.K. Stefanopoulou, C. Spiraki, P. Karatsis, O. Grafakou, E. Fragiadaki, “Nursing professionals’ motivation and their role in the quantitative and qualitative upgrading of Health Care services”, 6th Pan‐Hellenic Scientific Conference on the Management of Health Care Services, Alexandroupoli, 7‐9 October 2004. 4.K. Stefanopoulou, P. Karatsis, C. Spiraki, O. Grafakou, “Quality of health care services in the centre of reform initiatives”, 6th Pan‐Hellenic Scientific Conference on the Management of Health Care Services, Alexandroupoli, 7‐9 October 2004. 5.Dimos Fotopoulos, “Is the drug addict a patient? A critical examination of different opinions”, WPA (World Psychiatric Association) Conference, WPA Regional and Intersectional Congress, Athens, 12‐15 March 2005. 6.Eleni Ioannidou, “Informing cancer patients: The case of Greece”, 31st Conference of Pathology, Rethymno, 17‐21 May 2005. 7.Alexandra Ntroumboyanni, “Instructional Design about the characteristics of genetic material and the applications of recombinant DNA for students with dyslexia”, Seminar: Education and specialisation of secondary education teachers in learning disabilities, Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly, Athens, 26‐29 May 2005. 8.Olga Grafakou, “Euthanasia, medically assisted suicide: Conceptions, laws and regulations in Greece and around the world”, One Day Conference organised by the N.H.S. Medical Doctors’ Association, Suicide‐Euthanasia, an Interdisciplinary Approach, Rethymno, 5 June 2005. 9.Eleni Ioannidou, “Medicalisation of Death”, One Day Conference organised by the N.H.S. Medical Doctors’ Association, Suicide‐Euthanasia, An Interdisciplinary Approach, Rethymno, 5 June 2005. 10.Dimos Fotopoulos, “The right to suicide”, One Day Conference organised by the N.H.S. Medical Doctors’ Association, Suicide‐Euthanasia, An Interdisciplinary Approach, Rethymno, 5 June 2005. 11.Andonis Pentheroudakis, Olga Grafakou, Chrisoula Kiayadaki, Alena Bagaki, Anna Pouliassi. “Families with a large number of children in the Municipality of Rethymno: Correlation to socio‐economic parameters”, 43rd Pan‐Hellenic Paediatric Clinic, Rethymno Hospital (RT), 43 Pan‐Hellenic Pediatric Conference, Kos, 17‐19 June 2005. 12.Chrisoula Kiayadaki, Olga Grafakou, Andonis Pentheroudakis, Alena Bagaki, Anna Pouliasi, “Children’s health in families with a large number of children”, 43rd Pan‐Hellenic Paediatric Clinic, Rethymno Hospital (RT), 43 Pan‐Hellenic Pediatric Conference, Kos, 17‐19 June 2005. 13.Vagelis Papoutsidakis, “Genetic doping: sports and values. The development of genetic technologies in sports”, Symposium: Athletics and Doping, Lixouri, Kefalonia, 2‐4 September 2005. 14.Eleni Kontolati, “Selective termination of pregnancy: A revival of eugenics?”, 29th Umemps Congress Union of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Pediatric Societies, Istanbul, 14‐18 September 2005 15.Maria Koussis and Katerina Psarikidou, “Public Participation, Trust and Nature Conservation: The case of Caretta ‐ Caretta in Greece”, Participatory Governance and Institutional Innovation, Granada, April 2005. 16.Katerina Psarikidou, “Sustainable Tourism Development, the E.U. Habitats Directive and Caretta‐Caretta in Greece”, Vth Conference of the Mediterranean Association of the Sociology of Tourism: Mediterranean Tourism Beyond the Coastline: New Trends in Tourism and the Social Organisation of Space, Thessaloniki, 22‐24 September 2005. 17.Maria Koussis, Katerina Psarikidou and Yannis Volakakis, “Participatory Governance and Institutional Innovation”, Conference on "Bioethical Dilemmas in Life Sciences", Chania, Crete, 30 September‐1 0ctober 2005 (in Greek). 18.Μaria Koussis and Katerina Psarikidou, “Caretta ‐ Caretta and Environmental Politics in Greece”, Participatory Governance and Institutional Innovation, Participatory Governance and Beyond Workshop, Copenhagen, October 2005. 19.Cristine Spiraki, P. Karatsis, Ε. Fragiadaki, Olga Grafakou, Κ. Stefanopoulou, “Patient’s Rights: Historic Reference, Greek Legislation”, 7th Pan‐Hellenic Scientific Conference on the Management of Health Care Services, Porto Cheli Argolida, 5‐7 October 2005. 20.Maria Koussis, Haila Yrjo and Katerina Psarikidou, “Performative dimensions in public participation and environmental politics: the case of Biodiversity, Participatory Governance and Institutional Innovation”, Crete Report, April 2006. 21.Katerina Psarikidou, “Environmental Ethics and E.U. Biodiversity Policy in Tourism: the 'Caretta‐caretta Cases' on Zakynthos and Crete”, The International Conference of Trends, Impact and Policies on Tourism Development, Heraklion, 15‐18 June 2006. 22.Katerina Psarikidou, “Tourism Development and EU Biodiversity Policy in island regions: The 'loggerhead sea turtle' case on Zakynthos and Crete”, International Workshop on "Planning conflicts and their consequences to planning practices, policy making and procedural justice", Fiskars, Finland, 14‐16 August 2006. 23.Maria Koussis, Haila Yrjo and Katerina Psarikidou, “Final Report, Participatory Governance and Institutional Innovation”, Kaunas Report, Lithuania, August‐September 2006. 24.Maria Koussis and Katerina Psarikidou, “Environmental Activism, Biodiversity and Ethics:Caretta‐caretta in Zakynthos and Crete”, The International Conference on Sustainable Management and Development of Mountainous and Island Areas, Naxos, Greece, 29 Sept. ‐ 1 Oct. 2006. 25.Cristine Spiraki, E. Fragiadaki, E. Kangiou, E. Basanou, M. Sousamlis, “Management of Human Genome and Social Implications”, 2nd Pan‐Hellenic Conference for the Administration, Finances and Politics of Health Care, Athens, 13‐16 November 2006. 26.Cristine Spiraki, E. Fragiadaki, M. Soussamlis, M. Lamprakis, P. Karatsis, “Quality of Life Related with Health in Patients Suffering from Coronary Disease and Heart Insufficiency”, 2nd Pan‐Hellenic Conference for the Administration, Finances and Politics of Health Care, Athens, 13‐16 November 2006. 27.Cristine Spiraki, E. Fragiadaki, M. Sousamlis, E. Basanou, “End of Life Health Care Quality”, 3rd Pan‐Hellenic Conference on Quality in Health Care Services, Athens, 2‐3 March 2007. 28.Maria Koussis and Katerina Psarikidou, “NGOs, Local Livelihood and the New Politics of Nature”, PAGANINI Conference, Vienna, 11‐12 June 2007. 29.Maria Koussis and Katerina Psarikidou, “Governing Coastal Biodiversity: Caretta Caretta in Zakinthos and Crete”, MARE Conference 'People and The Sea IV: Who Owns the Coast?', Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 5‐7 July 2007. 30.Katerina Psarikidou and Nygren Nina, “Understanding Conflicts over EU species protection policy: Two cases in Finland and Greece”, 8th Annual Conference of the European Sociological Association: Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society, Glasgow, 3‐6 September, 2007. 31.Theofania Theodoropoulou, Poster presentation “Can bioethics regarding issues of drug trials tell us anything about the bioethics of issues of health promotion methodologies?”, at the Conference 'Setting an ethical agenda for health promotion', Ghent, Belgium, 18‐20 September 2007. 32.Cristine Spiraki, M. Sousamlis, “End of life care regarding patients with heart failure: Bioethical dimensions”, 9th Pan‐Hellenic Congress of Health Services and Social Care Management, Corfu, 4‐7 October 2007. 33.Cristine Spiraki, “Electronic Medical Record: Bioethical Issues”, INTERREG IIIA: Improving patients' management in Health Centres by new technologies support, Heraklio, Crete, 29‐ 30 November 2007. 34.Cristine Spiraki, M. Sousamlis, “Equality issues in e‐Health sector”, 3rd Pan‐Hellenic Congress for the Management, Finance, and Politics of Health Care, Athens, Greece, 12‐15 December 2007. 35.Katerina Aspradaki, “The bioethical principle of autonomy and the dental patient”, 28th Pan‐Hellenic Dental Congress of the Hellenic Dental Association, Thessaloniki, 23‐26 October 2008.

VII: GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PUBLICATIONS

1.George Charalambous, “Public Attitude Towards Biotechnology”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, March 2004 (in Greek) 2.George Charalambous, “Medically Assisted Suicide”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, March 2005 (in Greek) 3.George Charalambous, “The Normal and the Pathological”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, April 2005 (in Greek) 4.George Charalambous, “The Value of a Foetus”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, May 2005 (in Greek) 5.George Charalambous, “Private Medical Insurance and Genetic Information”, Pyxida‐ Monthly Newspaper of Chania, June 2005 (in Greek) 6.George Charalambous, “Medical Clinical Research on Human Subjects: Informed Consent”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, October 2005 (in Greek) 7.George Charalambous, “Is Human Cloning an Unnatural Procedure?”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, November 2005 (in Greek) 8.George Charalambous, “New Implications of Genetic Biotechnology”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, November 2005 (in Greek) 9.George Charalambous, “What is Bioethics?”, Pyxida‐Monthly Newspaper of Chania, January 2006 (Greek) 10.George Charalambous, “Medical Aid in Suicide: Ethical Dimensions”, Cogito, Philosophical Magazine, NEFELI, Athens, November 2006: 46‐49 (in Greek) 11.Cristine Spiraki, P. Fraidaki, Olga Grafakou, Κ. Stefanopoulou, “The Principle of Prevention and its Importance for the Protection of Health and Nature”, Review of Health, 2006, 17 (100): 25‐26 (in Greek) 12.Cristine Spiraki, P. Karatsis, Ε. Fragiadaki, Olga Grafakou, Κ. Stefanopoulou, “Patient’s Rights: Historical Records, Greek Legislation”, Review of Health, 2006, 17 (102): 37‐41 (in Greek) 13.Katerina Psarikidou, “Environmental Ethics and Biodiversity Policy in Tourism: the Caretta Caretta Case in Greece”, TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, vol. 2, Spring 2006. 14.Katerina Psarikidou, Maria Rasidaki, Afrodite Migiaki, “Biotechnology and Sociology of "Golden Rice"”, ΒΙΟ, September 2006 (in Greek) 15.Cristine Spiraki, Ε. Fragiadaki, G. Stamataki, Ε. Kantziou, S. Kabani, “The Use of Human Genetic Data Information: Ethical Dilemmas”, Review of Health, 2007, 18 (105): 47‐49 (in Greek) 16.Cristine Spiraki, Ε. Frafiadaki, G. Stamataki, Γ. Karageorgos, S. Kabani, “Organ Transplantation and Informed Consent”, Review of Health, 2007, 18 (106): 35‐40 (in Greek) 17.Cristine Spiraki, M. Labrakis, P. Fraidaki, “Palliative Care in patients with Heart Failure”, Health Review, 18 (108): 33‐35, 2007. 18.George Charalambous, “Physician Assisted Suicide”, Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:126‐131 19.Olga Grafakou, “Informed Consent of Minors in Medical Ethics and Bioethics”, Review of Bioethics, vol.1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:143‐146 (in Greek) 20.Maria Dagla, “Some Issues Regarding Breastfeeding: A Bioethical Approach”, Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:137‐142 (in Greek) 21.Dimitris Doulakis, "“Savior Sibling”: Some Bioethical Issues in Greek Legislation", Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:112‐125 (in Greek) 22.Antonios Basoukos, “Book Review: "Jacques Monod, From Biology to Ethics"”, Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:152‐157 (in Greek) 23.Alexandra Ntroumboyanni, “The Embryo as ¨Patient¨. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and the Selection of Embryos. A Bioethical Approach”, Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:132‐136 (in Greek) 24.Katerina Psarikidou, “Bioethics and Biodiversity: The Case of Caretta Caretta in Greece”, Review of Bioethics, vol. 1, Autumn 2007/Winter 2008:147‐151 (in Greek) 25.Cristine Spiraki, M. Sousamlis, “Electronic Medical Record: The privacy protection issue”, Health Review, 19 (112): 38‐43Μ, 2008. 26.Cristine Spiraki, “The development of Biobanks: Ethical, legal, and social issues”, Health Review, 19 (110): 39‐44, 2008. 27.Helen Ioannidou, Manolis Galanakis, “The recent code of medical deontology, informed consent in cases of cancer patients and the role of the Greek family”, Archives of Greek Medicine, 25 (2): 2008, 224‐230 (in Greek). 28.Katerina Psarikidou, “Environmental Ethics and Biodiversity Policy in Tourism: the Caretta caretta case in Greece”, TOURISMOS: An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, 3 (1) 2008. 29.Maria Koussis, Katerina Psarikidou, “Mediterranean Coastal Biodiversity, Environmental Activism and Caretta caretta: Evidence from Zakinthos and Crete”, Contending Mediterranean Voices, Tom Selwyn, Maria Koussis and David Clark (eds.), Middlesex University Press (forthcoming 2008).