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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For those who may be in the UK or passing through London:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The LSE’s Hellenic Observatory is delighted to announce the new series of Research Seminars for Michaelmas Term 2015/16. As with every year, the seminars will run
<span style="background:white">fortnightly every second Tuesday, 18.00-19.30 during term time,
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Caņada Blanch Room</span></strong>, COW 1.11, 1st floor, Cowdray House, European Institute, LSE, London.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white;font-weight:normal">Free and open to all with no ticket required; entry is on a first come-first served basis . For more details click here
</span></strong><a href="http://bit.ly/1OQ5ogR" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/1OQ5ogR</span></a> and see below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>Tuesday, 13 October 2015<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b>Evaluating the structural reform of central government departments in Greece<br>
<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0">Panagiotis Zervopoulos </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt">Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods, Bursa Orhangazi University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<u>Tuesday, 27 October 2015<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b>Exploring the psychological effects of the Greek financial crisis<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0">Bettina Davou<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt">Professor of Psychology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u>Tuesday, 10 November 2015<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b>Pension Poor and Housing Rich: A generational perspective of the Greek crisis, its aftermath and possible ways out</b>
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<b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0">Platon Tinios<br>
</span></b>Assistant Professor Piraeus University and Visiting Senior Fellow, Hellenic Observatory<b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<u>Tuesday, 24 November 2015<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b>Political development and the rise of the Golden Dawn in Greece<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0">Antonis Ellinas </span><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Cyprus <span style="color:black">
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<u>Tuesday, 8 December 2015<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b>Of Austerity, Human Rights and International Institutions<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#0070C0">Margot Salomon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Associate Professor, Law Department and Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE; Director Laboratory for Advanced Research on the Global Economy, LSE<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black;background:white">Also please see below details of the forthcoming book launch which will take place on Wednesday 7 October, 19.30-20.00 at the Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building,
LSE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white"><a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/research/hellenicObservatory/Events/Book%20Launches,%20Workshops%20&%20Forums/Kevin%20Featherstone-Greek%20Presidents-7-10-2015.aspx" title="Book Launch"><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none">BOOK
LAUNCH: Prime Ministers in Greece: The Paradox of Power</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white">Speakers</span></strong><span style="background:white">: <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kevin FEATHERSTONE</span></strong>,
Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor of European Politics, LSE; <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dimitris PAPADIMITRIOU</span></strong>, Professor of Politics and Director of the Manchester Jean
Monnet Centre of Excellence (JMCE), University of Manchester</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white">Discussant</span></strong><span style="background:white">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ed PAGE</span></strong>,
Sidney and Beatrice Webb Professor of</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Public Policy, LSE</span><br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white">A free event open to all. Admission on a first come, first served basis. The event will be followed by a wine reception and book sale.</span></i></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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