Political Science Faculty and Staff
Ioannis Stivachtis
Associate Professor
Director, International Studies Program
Ph.D., University of Lancaster, 1996
Director, International Studies Program
Ph.D., University of Lancaster, 1996
Professor Stivachtis' research interests include the expansion of international society, conditionality and international order, international society and the civilizing process, EU enlargement, and international/European security. He teaches in the areas of international politics and security studies and has received teaching and advising awards from various academic institutions.
His professional service includes: member of the Academic Committee and Head of the Politics & International Affairs Research Unit of ATINER (Athens Institute of Education and Research); Senior Advisor and International Security Analyst of the Research Institute for European & American Studies (RIEAS); Scientific Expert for the Research DG and Culture DG of the European Commission; Secretary of the English School section of the International Studies Association (ISA) and member of the Executive Council of the Comparative and Interdisciplinary Studies Section (CISS) of ISA.
He is the author of Human and State (In)Security in a Globalized World (Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt, 2010); Co-operative Security and Non-Offensive Defense in the Zone of War (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2001); and The Enlargement of International Society (London: Macmillan, 1998); co-author of Non-Offensive Defense in the Middle East (New York: United Nations Publications, 1998). He is the editor of EUrope and the World: The English School Meets Post-colonialism (special issue of the Review of European Studies, 2012), Global Issues: Perspectives and Controversies (Athens: ATINER, 2008), The State of European Integration (Aldershot: Ashgate 2007), International Order in a Globalizing World (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007), International Governance & International Security (Athens: ATINER, 2005); Current Issues in European Integration (Athens: ATINER, 2004); and European Union's Mediterranean Enlargement (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, 2002); co-editor of Turkey-European Union Relations: Dilemmas, Opportunities and Constraints (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008); The Road to EU Membership: The Economic Transformation of Turkey (Brussels: Brussels University Press, 2011) and Europe after Enlargement (special issue of the Journal of European Integration, 2011). He has written several articles published in various journals like Contemporary Politics, Journal of European Integration, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Global Dialogue, Journal of Strategic Studies, Mediterranean Politics, and Europe-Asia Studies. He has also written several book reviews and chapters in edited volumes.
His previous academic and professional appointments include Professor of International Relations at the Geneva School of Diplomacy (Switzerland); Academic Dean and Professor of International Relations at IFM University (Switzerland); Diplomacy & International Relations Program Advisor and Professor of International Relations at Schiller International University (Switzerland); Visiting Professor at The International University-Vienna (Austria); Visiting Lecturer at the European Institute of the University of Geneva; Research Associate with the Austrian Federal Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Culture & Education; Research Fellow and Project Consultant at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); Senior Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies (Austria); Senior Researcher at ARIS Research & Consulting Office for Security Studies (Austria); and Research Fellow at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He has also taught in various diplomatic and military academies.
Dr. Stivachtis holds a Ph.D. in Politics & International Relations (Lancaster, UK 1996); an M.A. in International Relations & Strategic Studies (Lancaster 1990); a Postgraduate Certificate in International Law (Panteion, Greece 1989) and a B.A. in International Studies (Panteion 1988).
Email: Ioannis Stivachtis