Dr. Symeon Giannakos

Areas of Expertise

• International relations theory, Russian foreign policy, European Union, nationalism, ethnic conflict

Education

• B.A. in political science, Plymouth State University (1983)
• M.A. in foreign affairs, University of Virginia (1987)
• Ph.D. in foreign affairs, University of Virginia (1990)

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What's My Why?

I am the founder and director of the first online international relations Ph.D. program in the United States. The program attracts seasoned professionals from the diplomacy, defense and education sectors. It is vibrant and evolving and has already awarded 20+ degrees. It started in the fall of 2018 and is a relatively young program. The program serves more than 60 active Ph.D. students. In my spare time, I research the nexus between ethnic and national identity and interstate and intrastate conflicts.

Selected Publications

“Chinese Nationalism: Myths, Reality and Security Implications,” Nationalities Papers, 47(1) January 2019, pp. 149-161 https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2018.9

"National Identity and Institutional Development under Mediation in Southeastern Europe,” Mediterranean Quarterly (Winter 2000), pp. 91-110. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mediterranean_quarterly/v011/11.1giannakos.html

"Church and State, Social and Religious Identity in Southeast Europe,” Harvard International Review (Winter 2004), 25 (4), pp. 52-57. http://0-search.epnet.com.helin.uri.edu:80/direct.asp?an=11802690&db=aph

S.A. Giannakos, ed. Ethnic Conflict: Religion, Identity and Politics. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2002