Karagiannopoulou Chara

Karagiannopoulou Chara is an Associate Professor of Comparative and International Politics at the Department of International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University, Athens. She concurrently serves as a Visiting Research Professor at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canada. Her affiliations include membership in the Board of the Institute of International Relations and the research module Studies in Migration and Displacement. She previously held positions as Teaching Fellow at Universität Bielefeld and member of the Scientific Committee of the Research Centre for Gender Equality in Athens.

Education: She earned a B.A. in Theology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a M.Th. in History and Philosophy of Religions from King’s College London, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Technische Universität Darmstadt.

Research Interests: Her work focuses on comparative politics, identity politics, gender in international relations, and the interplay between religion and IR. She explores topics such as asylum seeker resilience, gender-based violence, and the socio-political dimensions of cultural heritage and sovereignty.

Publications: Her recent work includes articles on gender and asylum in the Eastern Mediterranean, the veil debate in Greek media, and religious cleavages in Albanian politics. She has authored books on gender equality, migration, and international relations theory.

Awards/Grants: No specific scientific awards are listed in the provided text.

Labs/Teams: Active within the Institute of International Relations and the Studies in Migration and Displacement research group.