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Dr Dimitris Skleparis

Politics of Security

Background

Dr Dimitris Skleparis is Senior Lecturer in the Politics of Security at 缅北禁地. He received his PhD in Political Science from Queen Mary University of London (2015) with a specialisation in the securitisation of migration and the politics of migrant activism. He also holds an MSc (Distinction) in Social Science Research Methods from the University of Bristol (2009), and a BA in Communication and Media from the University of Athens (2008). He has published in a range of international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to several edited volumes, research project reports, and policy briefs. He also has considerable media and consultancy experience. Dimitris is the Co-Convenor of the of the Political Studies Association (PSA), and a member of the Scientific Board of the Greek Review of Social Research.

Dimitris has previously worked as a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow and as an Internship Programme Lecturer and Coordinator at the University of California (Edinburgh Study Centre). He has also worked as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, and as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP).

Research

Research Interests 

Dimitris’s research sits at the intersection of critical security studies and migration/refugee studies, exploring how migration is governed, perceived, portrayed and experienced in contexts of heightened insecurity. His work examines the interplay between threat perceptions, security discourses, and practices, with a focus on their human impact. He is particularly interested in how tensions between natives and migrants in polarised societies might be moderated through emotions like empathy and through collective memories of historical victimisation. Dimitris employs an interdisciplinary approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods to address key issues such as:

  • The role of the audience/public opinion in (de)securitisation processes
  • The influence of emotions and affect in shaping (de)securitisation
  • The impact of collective memories of war and forced migration on security narratives and threat perceptions
  • Migrant/Refugee Experiences of Settlement and Integration
  • Migrant/Refugee Activism and Radical Protest
  • Dynamics of far-right extremism and radicalisation


Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

Module Leader: POL3117 Politics of Immigration


Postgraduate Teaching

Module Leader: SEC8026 Global Security: Politics, Space and Society


Feedback, Guidance & Consultation Hours

Mondays, 15:30 – 16:30

Tuesdays, 13:00 – 14:00

Wednesdays, 13:00 – 14:00


Publications

  • Articles

    • Skleparis D, Karyotis G, McNeill A. . European Journal of International Security 2025, Epub ahead of print.
    • Mulvey G, Skleparis D, Boyle B. . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space 2023, 415(5), 958-975.
    • Karyotis G, Skleparis D, Patrikios S. . The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2022, 24(2), 381-400.
    • Kreutler M, Fengler S, Asadi N, Bodrunova S, Budivska H, Diop L, Ertz G, Gigola D, Katus E, Kovacs D, Kus M, Lab F, Litvinenko A, Mack J, Maier S, Pinto Martinho A, Matei A, Miller KC, Oppermann L, Perez Vara E, Polyak G, Ravisankar R, Rodriguez Perez C, Semova DJ, Skleparis D, Splendore S, Stefanikova S, Szynol A, Telo D, Zguri R. . Central European Journal of Communication 2022, 15(2), 31.
    • Fengler S, Bastian M, Brinkmann J, Zappe AC, Tatah V, Andindilile M, Assefa E, Chibita M, Mbaine A, Obonyo L, Quashigah T, Skleparis D, Splendore S, Tadesse M, Lengauer M. . Journalism Practice 2022, 16(1), 140-160.
    • Karyotis G, Mulvey G, Skleparis D. . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 2021, 47(3), 481-500.
    • Karyotis G, Connolly J, Collignon S, Makropoulos I, Judge A, Rudig W, Skleparis D. . European Political Science Review 2021, 13(4).
    • Kyle J, Skleparis D, Mair FS, Gallacher KI. . BMJ Open 2020, 10, e034113.
    • Skleparis D, Augestad Knudsen R. . British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2020, 22(2), 309-327.
    • Crawley H, Skleparis D. . Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 2018, 44(1), 48-64.
    • Skleparis D. . Political Studies 2018, 66(4), 985-1001.
    • Skleparis D. . International Political Sociology 2017, 11(2), 113-129.
    • Skleparis D. . Southeastern Europe 2017, 41(3), 276-301.
    • Lazaridis G, Skleparis D. . International Migration 2016, 54(2), 176-192.
    • Skleparis D. . European Security 2016, 25(1), 92-111.
    • Karyotis G, Skleparis D. . Griffith Law Review 2014, 22(3), 683-706.

  • Book Chapters

    • Hionidou V, Skleparis D. . In: Hionidou, V; Skleparis, D, ed. Across the Aegean. A Century of Forced Migrations Between Greece and Turkey, 1922-2022. London: Routledge, 2026, pp.1-16.
    • Skleparis D, Hionidou V. . In: Hionidou V; Skleparis D, ed. Across the Aegean: A Century of Forced Migrations Between Greece and Turkey, 1922-2022. London: Routledge, 2026, pp.193-200.
    • Skleparis D. . In: O'Neill, M; Swinton, K, ed. Challenges and Critiques of the EU Internal Security Strategy: Rights, Power and Security. 缅北禁地 upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars, 2017, pp.85-112.
    • Anagnostou D, Skleparis D. . In: Daems, T; Robert, L, ed. Europe in Prisons: Assessing the Impact of European Institutions on National Prison Systems. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, pp.37-77.
    • Skleparis D, Armakolas I. . In: Phillips, D L, ed. Balkan Human Corridor: Essays on the Refugee and Migrant Crisis from Scholars and Opinion Leaders in Southeast Europe. New York: Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR), Columbia University, 2016, pp.171-184.
    • Karyotis G, Skleparis D. . In: Furman, R; Lamphear, G; Epps, D, ed. The Immigrant Other: Lived Experiences in a Transnational World. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016, pp.266-282.
    • Bolani L, Gemi E, Skleparis D. . In: Shteiwi, M, ed. Migrants and Refugees. Impact and Policies. Case Studies of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Greece. Barcelona: EuroMeSCo, 2016, pp.83-109.
    • Skleparis D. . In: Clarke, J; Huliaras, A; Sotiropoulos, DA, ed. Austerity and the Third Sector in Greece: Civil Society at the European Frontline. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2015, pp.147-166.
    • Karyotis G, Skleparis D. . In: Tsilimpounidi M; Walsh A, ed. Remapping 'Crisis': A Guide to Athens. Hampshire: Zero Books, 2014, pp.124-143.

  • Edited Book

    • Hionidou V, Skleparis D, ed. . Abingdon: Routledge, 2026.

  • Editorial

    • Tsagkroni V, Alencar A, Skleparis D. . Media and Communication 2022, 10(2), 214-217.

  • Online Publications

    • Karyotis G, McNeill A, Skleparis D. . London, UK: The Conversation, 2025. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . Athens: Eteron, 2024. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . E-International Relations, 2022. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . Cologne: Perspectif, 2022. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . E-International Relations, 2022. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . Turkey: Perspectif, 2022. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . London: LSE British Politics and Policy, 2020. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . Athens: ELIAMEP, 2017. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . Athens: ELIAMEP, 2015. Available at: .
    • Skleparis D. . openDemocracy, 2014. Available at: .

  • Reports

    • Tsagkroni V, Karyotis G, Makropoulos I, Lamprinakou C, Tsarouhas D, Skleparis D, Rori L. . diaNeosis, 2022.
    • Leontitsis V, Tsagkroni V, Vosinakis G, Gerodimos R, Dimopoulou D, Karyotis G, Skleparis D. . diaNEOsis, 2020.
    • Skleparis D. . Bornova, Turkey: Yaşar University, UNESCO Chair on International Migration, 2018. 02.
    • Skleparis D, Karyotis G. . Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V, 2018. Perspektiven der Integrationspolitik Ausgabe 309.
    • Karyotis G, Colburn B, Doyle L, Hermannsson K, Mulvey G, Skleparis D. . Glasgow: Policy Scotland, 2018.
    • Skleparis D. . Athens: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V, 2017. KAS katoptron 05.
    • Dzhekova R, Moravec L, Bláhová P, Ludvík J, Stejskal L, Anagnostou D, Skleparis D, Stoynova N. . Sofia, Bulgaria: Center for the Study of Democracy, 2017.
    • Anagnostou D, Skleparis D. . Athens: ELIAMEP, 2017.
    • Crawley H, Duvell F, Jones K, Skleparis D. . Coventry: Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, 2016. Research Brief No.2.
    • Gillespie M, Lawrence A, Cheesman M, Faith B, Illiou E, Issa A, Osseiran S, Skleparis D. . The Open University / France Médias Monde, 2016.
    • Anagnostou D, Kontogianni A, Skleparis D, Tzogopoulos G. . Athens, Greece: ELIAMEP, 2016.
    • Anagnostou D, Skleparis D. . Athens: ELIAMEP, 2015.

  • Working Papers

    • Gemi E, Triandafyllidou A, Dimitriadi A, Aggeli D, Skleparis D, Nikolova M, Maroufof M. . 2015, 64/2015.
    • Karyotis G, Skleparis D. . 2014, 18.