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Areas of interest
Critical theory; the intersection of societal insecurity, identity, and collective action; populism; nationalism; Greek and Turkish politics and society; European Muslim identities and politics; and Southeast European and Middle Eastern Studies.
Education
- PhD, Politics / Regional and Cross
- Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen
- BSc (Honours), Political Science and International Studies, Panteion University of Social and Political Science
- CERT, Transforming Civil Conflicts, European Network University & Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Bradford
Biography
Spyros has held teaching and research positions in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and other European countries鈥攎ost recently at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Lund University. His work sits at the intersection of societal insecurity, identity, and collective action.
His research engages with Turkish politics and society, nationalism and populism in Europe and the Middle East, European Muslim identities and politics, and the theoretical foundations of populism. He has published widely, including:
Turkey, Geopolitics and the Age of Populism (Routledge, forthcoming 2026)
Turkish Politics and 鈥淭he People鈥�: Mass Mobilisation and Populism (Edinburgh University Press, 2022)
Islam in Europe: Public Spaces and Civic Networks (Palgrave, 2013, with R. Tsagarousianou)
Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey (Hurst & Oxford University Press, 2008, with U. 脰zkirimli)
Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe (Routledge, 1996, co-edited with Brian Jenkins)
Alongside his books, Spyros has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and he has served as the editor of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies, reviews editor of Mediterranean Politics and is the founding editor of #RethinkingPopulism, an international initiative originally launched in partnership with openDemocracy. He is an active public scholar, frequently contributing analysis to international media outlets, participating in policy discussions, and engaging with academic and civic audiences worldwide.
Graduate Supervision
Actively accepting MA students interested in exploring:
Collective action, nationalism, Islamism, and populism鈥攃ultural and political dimensions
Islam and the 鈥淲est鈥�: historical relations, culture and politics of Muslim communities in Europe and North America
Conflict, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Southeastern Europe
Turkish and Greek politics, culture, and society
Critical theory and its applications to contemporary global challenges
Courses
Fall 2025
Future courses may be subject to change.
Recent publication
, Frontiers in Political Science 2025
(Peace Rep Report: Global Transitions Series). PeaceRep: The Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform, University of Edinburgh, 2024
LSE Research Online, London School of Economics and Political Science, with Nazanin Shahrokni, 2023