Dr Michalis Kontos

Dr Michalis Kontos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Governance of the University of Nicosia. He is the program coordinator of MA International Relations and Eastern Mediterranean Studies. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science (National and Kapodestrian University of Athens), a post-graduate Diploma in EU Development Policies (Panteion University and International Relations Institute, Athens), a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Strategic Studies (Panteion University, Athens) and a PhD in International Relations (Panteion University, Athens). His research interests focus on international relations and strategic studies, with special focus on great power politics in the Eastern Mediterranean. He has also researched and published on European integration, Cyprus politics and international law. He has served as a member of the Geostrategic Council of the Republic of Cyprus. He is a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Academic Network (BSEMAN). He is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Review (BSEMR). He is the author of monographs, chapters in edited volumes and articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, such as International Politics (Springer), Digests of Middle East Studies (Wiley) and South East European and Balkan Studies (Taylor&Francis). He has participated in many international conferences and has taught under Erasmus+ mobility schemes in the Universities of The Hague (Netherlands), Piraeus (Greece), and Salerno (Italy).