[MGSA-L] Hellenic Observatory Upcoming Events

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Hellenic Observatory Upcoming Events

The Geopolitics of Greece: continuities and discontinuities
Thursday 28 October 2021, 16.00-17.30 (UK)/ 18:00- 19:30 (GR)

Geopolitics has always been invoked as an explanation for Greek foreign policy and its position in the European and broader international order. This event will examine to what extent the intersection of geography and politics accounts for Greece’s external relations and to what extent it provides a useful link in understanding Greece’s international position in 1821 and the 21st Century.

Speakers: Konstantina Botsiou, Associate Professor and Director of KEDIS, University of the Peloponnese
Erik Goldstein, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University
George Prevelakis, Professor Emeritus, Sorbonne University; Permanent Representative of Greece at the OECD

Chair: Spyros Economides, Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics, LSE

Find out more
<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/events-pages/2021-22/Geopolitics/Geopolitics>Register here<https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cU0mZHk3SaSz3H9i25AuFg>

*Part of the 21 in 21<https://21in21.co.uk/> activities, celebrating the 2021 bicentenary of the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 21 Greek-British encounters.

November at the Hellenic Observatory

Public Trust and Citizen Engagement in Greece: learning from the past?
Tuesday 2 November, 16:00- 17:30 (UK time)

What is the future for public trust and citizen engagement in Greek politics? What lessons can be drawn from the recent past? What is the scope for reform? Is new technology a friend or a foe and might it create a new politics? This discussion will consider these issues from both an analytical and practitioner perspective. We will consider the role of ‘Vouliwatch’ as an NGO and its impact in Greece, alongside an academic assessment of the systemic issues raised.

Speaker: Stefanos Loukopoulos, Co-founder and Director of Vouliwatch

Discussants:
Vasiliki Georgiadou, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University
Lamprini Rori, Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Chair: Spyros Economides, Hellenic Observatory Deputy Director

Find out more
<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Public-Trust/Public-Trust-and-Citizen-Engagement-in-Greece-learning-from-the-past>Register here<https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6j0VwsSzTPiwtTdLiLyvyw>

*Part of our Research Seminar Series<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Public-Trust/Public-Trust-and-Citizen-Engagement-in-Greece-learning-from-the-past>.

Battling against Fake News in Britain and Greece: can the mainstream media win
Tuesday 9 November, 18:00- 19:30 (UK time)

The challenge of ‘fake’ news, whether from social media or in more mainstream news sources, is a cause for concern in Britain and Greece, as well as internationally. It feeds on declining levels of trust in politics, the disparaging of expertise, and populist revolts – which provide scope for seemingly fanciful news stories. How can responsible mainstream media respond effectively to the spread of fake news? Is it a battle that can only be won by deeper socio-economic shifts occurring? Here we compare the cases of Britain and Greece and look for the wider lessons to be learnt.

Speakers:
Tony Barber, European Comment Editor, Financial Times, London
Nikos Konstandaras, Columnist, Kathimerini Newspaper
David Patrikarakos, Author and Analyst
Eleni Varvitsioti, Greece & Cyprus Correspondent, Financial Times

Moderator: John Kittmer, former British Diplomat and Civil Servant

Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director

Find out more
<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/events-pages/2021-22/News/Battling-against-Fake-News-in-Britain-and-Greece-can-the-mainstream-media-win>Register here<https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ubmWKw_jTNqHAlwVO4LDHw>

*Co-organised with the Anglo- Hellenic League

Entrepreneurialising Solidarity? A Pragmatic Sociology of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Greece
Tuesday 16 November, 16:00- 17:30 (UK time)

Against the backdrop of austerity and COVID-19, the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) sector is viewed as central by policy-makers to address the precarising impacts of these crises on society. On the one hand, scholars have illuminated the ways in which the SSE can alleviate state and market failures. On the other hand, radical scholarship has pointed to the ways in which the SSE actors can transform the means of production and distribution altogether. Less attention has been paid to the epistemic consequences of fusing market-derived principles with conceptions of ‘the social’ and ‘solidarity' in the SSE. In this seminar, Dimitris Soudias will present key findings to this regard, by delineating the ‘making of’ the Social and Solidarity Economy in Greece under SYRIZA.

Speaker: Dimitris Soudias, Hellenic Bank Association Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Chair: Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE

Find out more<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Entrepreneurializing-Solidarity/Entrepreneurialising-Solidarity-A-Pragmatic-Sociology-of-the-Social-and-Solidarity-Economy-in-Greece>
*Registrations will open on 1 November 2021

*Part of our Research Seminar Series<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Public-Trust/Public-Trust-and-Citizen-Engagement-in-Greece-learning-from-the-past>.

Cyprus and Stability in Eastern Mediterranean
Tuesday 30 November, 18:00-19:30 (UK time)

Cyprus has long been seen as strategically important, located as it is at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Today, there are fresh challenges: how to manage the hydrocarbon reserves found off its coastline; cooperating with moderate governments in the neighbourhood to promote stability and security; and, working with international allies in order to respond to terrorism and organised crime in the region. In this talk, Alexandros Zenon will review the strategic challenges Cyprus faces in the future and the opportunities to address them effectively.

Speaker: Ambassador Alexandros N. Zenon, f. High Commissioner of Cyprus to the UK

Discussant: Emmanuel Karagiannis, Reader in International Security,King’s College London

Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director

Find out more<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Cyprus-and-stability-in-Eastern-Mediterranean/Cyprus-and-Stability-in-Eastern-Mediterranean>
*Registrations will open on 15 November 2021

*Part of our Research Seminar Series<https://www.lse.ac.uk/Hellenic-Observatory/Events/Research-Seminar-Series/2021-22/Public-Trust/Public-Trust-and-Citizen-Engagement-in-Greece-learning-from-the-past>.

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