Greece and the Modern World: Greece and Global Capitalism

Autumn series

Three seminars. Six works in progress. Pre-circulated papers and extended discussion bringing Greek history into conversation with wider historical questions.

Organisers

• Georgios Giannakopoulos · Department of International Politics · City St George’s, University of London
• Gonda Van Steen · Koraes Chair · Centre for Hellenic Studies · King’s College London

This session

About the speakers

Blaise Truong-Loï — University of Zurich

Blaise Truong-Loï is a historian of financial globalisation and international economic governance at the University of Zurich. His research examines international financial control, sovereign debt and the institutions of nineteenth-century global capitalism, with a particular focus on the period 1870–1914.

Christos Tsakas — Ionian University

Christos Tsakas is a historian of modern Greece and international political economy at the Ionian University. His research explores capitalism, business history and European integration, particularly the economic transformation of post-war Greece and its relationship with Western European capitalism. He is the author of Post-war Greco-German Relations, 1953–1981: Economic Development, Business Interests and European Integration (2022).

Madeline Woker — Princeton University | Commentator

Madeline Woker is a historian of modern Europe and global capitalism at Princeton University. Her research explores taxation, empire and inequality, examining how fiscal institutions shaped economic and political power. Her publications address the relationship between taxation, colonialism and the international economic order.

Photis Lysandrou — City St George’s, University of London | Commentator

Photis Lysandrou is Research Professor at the City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC). His research focuses on global finance, financialisation and international political economy. He is the author of Dollar Dominance: The Global Monetary System in the Twenty-First Century (2025).