ELECTRA PETRACOU CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA Full Name: Electra Petracou, Assistant Professor in Political Geography (tenured) Address in Lesvos: University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Lofos Panepistimiou, 81100 Mytilini, Lesvos Phone: (00.30) 22510-36460, e-mail: [email protected] Cell phone: (00.30) 6936934984 I. EDUCATION 1. 2000: PhD in Ethnic Relations, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, UK 2. 1994: M.A. by research in Politics, Politics Department, University of Warwick, UK 3. 1990:, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Panteion University of Social and Political Science, Athens, Greece II. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Greek ( native speaker), English (Excellent), French ( Basic Reading skills) III. TEACHING EXPERIENCE a) Department of Geography– University of the Aegean 2013 onwards Assistant Professor with tenure, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean 2009-2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean 2004-2009 Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece b) Department of Social Administration, University of Thrace, Greece 2003-2004 Member of the Adjunct faculty Postgraduate Courses: • Political geospatial dimensions, • Population Movements and Mobilities • Alternative Social Movements and Social Policy • Globalization and Geopolitics Undergraduate Courses: • Political Geography & Geopolitics • Political Geography of Greece and the Balkans • Migration in Europe • Borders and Border zones • History of Social Welfare and Social Policy • Social Geography • Modern forms of migration: Diaspora and multiculturalism Supervision of Undergraduate and MA dissertations Supervision of around 15 undergraduate and 9 MA dissertations since 2004 in a variety of topics related to racism, migration, asylum, geopolitics etc b) Other tutorial and teaching experience: o 2013 Lecture on Decision making in the social Sciences, 2nd Winter School in Stochastic Dynamics and Control in Finance and Economics ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, 4 - 8 February 2013 o 2012-2013 Lecture on Border and Migration Policies in EU and Greece, International and Multidisciplinary Summer School "Cultures, Migrations, Borders" Lesvos, the University of the Aegean (Department of Social Anthropology and History) and the University of Amsterdam. 1 o 2001-2004 : Training of groups such as scientists,volunteers, migrants, students, Portuguese cultural mediators and staff of the National Center of Emergency Social Assistance on issues regarding returnees, European and Greek migration and discrimination in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Hellenic Red Cross IV. RESEARCH WORK Supervision of PhD candidates Maria Margariti: Space, politics and literature: “Minor Asia catastrophe” in Greek literature Stergios Psifis: Critical reorganizations of space. Biopolitics and emergent heterotopias Paraskevi Tsitsaraki: Space, borders and containment in EU and Greece: the case of Lesvos PhD successful completion 2016 P. Tselepi : Mapping power in Cartography and Geography 2020 E. Anastasopoulou : Power relations and integration of migrant youths in education Participation in 3 PhD Defence Committees in the University of Athens (Department of Political Science and Public Administration), Harokopeio University (Department of Geography) and the University of the Aegean (Department of Geography) Field research, research projects and networks (selected) 2017-2020 RESPOND Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and beyond,EU, HORIZON 2020- SC6-ENG-GLOBALLY-2017 (Principal Investigator) 2014 Migration in the North-eastern islands, Multi-insularity, University of the Aegean, Department of Geography (Principal Investigator) 2006-2007 The impact of migration on social security, Institute for Migration Policy (IMEPO) (Principal Investigator) 2005-2007 Integration aspects of Refugees- Asylum Seekers in Greece, EQUAL, Hellenic Red Cross, 2004-2006 (Research Fellow) 2005-2006 Types and degree of integration of foreigners in the Prefecture of Western Greece and their role on the local labour market, EQUAL, University of the Aegean, , (Research Fellow) 2009-2014 Member of the academic network MIRIADE (Migrations Irrégulières dans les Iles et Archipels De l’Europe), Limoges, France V. RESEARCH INTERESTS Migration and refugee movements, theories & policies Borders and political geospatial dimensions Decision making Environmental movements and policies VI. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES 2009-2018 Member of the Committees for the Undergraduate Studies Program & ERASMUS at the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean. 2005 onwards Co-Director of the Population Movements Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean VII. OTHER ACTIVITIES 2012-2014 Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the International Summer School "Cultures, Migration, Borders", held at Plomari Lesvos, on July 2012, 2013 and 2014. 2008 Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference Planet Earth, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Under the aegis of UNESCO for the year of Earth (member of the organizing committee) Under the aegis of UNESCO for the year of Earth (member of the organizing committee) 2004 Member of the Organizing and the Scientific Committee of the Conference on Social integration of asylum seekers in Greece, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, EQUAL, 10 December 2004 2 2001-2003 Research Fellow in ANTIGONE, National Focal Point, RAXEN, European Monitoring on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) a) Journal Papers (selected): • Petracou E. V., G. Domazakis, G. I. Papayiannis and A. N. Yannacopoulos, 2018, Towards a Common European Space for Asylum, Sustainability, 10, 2961 • Petracou, E., A. Xepapadeas & A. Yannacopoulos, 2017, Climate Change and environmentally induced migration across regions: Cooperative and non cooperative solutions, Homo Oeconomicus, 34 (2–3): 137– 164 • Chorianopoulos,I., Tsetsou, I & Petracou, E., 2014, Revisiting the EU’s social exclusion discourse: Residential segregation, Greek Roma and the participatory governance lock in, Geoforum, 55, 100-109 • Petracou, E. 2009, New topographies of borders: Asylum policies of the EU and Detention Centres, Contemporary Issues, 107, 37-46, (in Greek), • Iosifides, T., Lavrentiadou, M., Petracou, E. and Kontis, A, 2007, Forms of Social Capital and Incorporation of Albanian Immigrants in Greece, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33(8): 1343-1361 • Ιosifides, T., Kizos, T., Papageorgiou, C., Papageorgiou, D., Malliotaki, E. & Petracou, E, 2007, The attitudes of the population towards migrants in the prefecture of western Greece. Implications for integration. Tribune of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, 49: 37-62, (in Greek) • Iosifides, T., Kizos, T., Petracou, E., Malliotaki, E., Katsimantou, K. and Sarri, E., 2006, Socio- Economic Characteristics of Immigrants in Western Greece Region: Urban – Rural Continuum or Divide? στο Migration Letters, An International Journal of Migration Studies, Volume 3 (2): 91- 105 Participation in referred collective volumes and conference proceedings (selected): • Petracou, E, A. Xepapadeas and A. N. Yannacopoulos, The bioeconomics of migration: A selective review towards a modelling perspective, in A. A. Pinto and D. Zilberman, Modeling, Optimization, Dynamics and Bioeconomy, Springer, 2013 • Petracou, E. & Iosifides, T., 2012, Geographical and Political Issues for Borders and Migration, in Trubeta, S., (ed), Asylum and Migration Issue. Border Crossings and Studies, Athens: Papazisis, (in Greek) • Petracou, E. & Yannacopoulos A. N., 2012, Decision theory under risk and applications in the social sciences, I, Individual decision making, in X. S. Yang (ed), Mathematical Modeling with Interdisciplinary Applications, Wiley and Sons • Petracou, E. & Yannacopoulos A. N. , 2012, Decision theory under risk and applications in the social sciences, II, Game theory, in X. S. Yang (ed), Mathematical Modeling with Interdisciplinary Applications, Wiley and Sons • Petracou, E., 2011, Geographical and political dimensions of borders and migration, Irregular Migrations in European Islands, International Workshop, University of Malta & University of Limoges, Malta, 9- 10/12/2011 • Parsanoglou, D. & Petracou, E., 2010, Youth of immigrant descent & the city. Spatial exclusion & forms of resistance, in Giannakopoulos, K. & Giannitsiotis, G., (eds), Contested Spaces in the City. Special Perspectives on Culture, Athens: Alexandria, (in Greek) • Petracou, E., 2009, Illegal Migration in the EU, in Pavlou, M. & Skoulariki, A. (eds), Migrants and minorities : Discourse and Policies, Athens: Vivliorama, (in Greek) • Petracou, E., 2009, Environmental Migration in Kaila, M., Katsikis, A. Fokiali, P & Zaxariou, A. (eds), 2009, Education for the Environment & sustainable development, Athens: Atrapos (in Greek) • Yannacopoulos, A. & Petracou, E., 2009, Decision theory, uncertainty and applications in environmental problems in Kaila, M., Katsikis, A. Fokiali, P & Zaxariou, A. (eds), 2009, Education for the Environment & sustainable development, Athens: Atrapos (in Greek) • Oikonomou, M., Zampelis, M., Petracou, E., Kontis, A. & Nikolopoulos, P., 2008, The contribution of migrants in the Greek pension system, in Kavounides, T et al., (eds), 2008, Migration to Greece, Experiences-Policies and Perspectives, Athens: Institute of Migration Policy (IMEPO) • Chouliaras, A. & Petracou, E., 2008, Political Geography, in Terkenli, T., et al, (eds), 2008,Human Geography, Athens: Kritiki, (in Greek) • Petracou, E., 2006, An exploration of the social construction of migration in Greece through the in depth interviews method, in Iosifidis et al., 2006, (eds.) Qualitative Social Research,Methodological Approaches and Data Analysis, Athens: Kritiki, 321-335, (in Greek) 3 .