Greece and the Modern World: Orphans, Minorities, and the Remaking of States after Empire

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

İlay Romain Örs — The American College of Greece

İlay Romain Örs is a social anthropologist specialising in minorities, migration and Greek-Turkish relations. She is the author of Diaspora of the City: Stories of Cosmopolitanism from Istanbul and Athens ( 2018), exploring the experiences of Istanbul’s Greek Orthodox community.

Theodora Dragostinova — The Ohio State University

Theodora Dragostinova is Professor of History at Ohio State University, specialising in nationalism, migration and modern eastern Europe. Her books include Between Two Motherlands: Nationality and Emigration among the Greeks of Bulgaria, 1900–1949 (2011) and The Cold War from the Margins (2021).

Panikos Panayi — De Montfort University | Commentator

Panikos Panayi is Professor of European History at De Montfort University, specialising in migration, ethnicity and minorities. His books include An Immigration History of Britain (2010) and Migrant City: A New History of London(2020).

Alexandria Innes — City St George’s, University of London | Commentator

Alexandria Innes is a scholar of international politics whose research explores migration, citizenship and borders. She is the author of Migration, Citizenship and the Challenge for Security: An Ethnographic Approach (2015), examining the relationship between migration governance and political belonging.