Antonis Dimakis

Antonis Dimakis serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, where he teaches Social Identity, Intergroup Relations, and Stereotypes. He concurrently holds a postdoctoral research position in the Horizon Europe-funded OppAttune project (2023-2026) focused on countering oppositional political extremism through attuned dialogue strategies.

Education:

• BSc in Psychology from Panteion University of Athens
• MSc in Social Psychology of Conflicts from Panteion University
• PhD in Social and Political Psychology from Panteion University

Research Focus: Dr. Dimakis specializes in Social Representations Theory and social order beliefs during societal transitions. His empirical work investigates conspiracy theories as lay cognitive frameworks for meaning-making in unstable social contexts, bridging political psychology with collective identity dynamics. This research integrates theoretical frameworks from social cognition and intergroup relations to analyze societal polarization mechanisms.

Research Affiliation: Active member of the Laboratory of Social and Political Psychology at Panteion University, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on political extremism and social cohesion through the OppAttune project's Track-Attune-Limit framework.