Hellenic Observatory, LSE

Hellenic Observatory, LSE Research Department Established in 1996, the Hellenic Observatory is internationally recognised as one of the premier research centres on contemporary Greece.

It brings together a core group of LSE academics, and a range of Research and Visiting Fellows, to create a multidisciplinary network of scholars focusing on the social sciences. Observatory staff and visitors conduct individual and group research projects, published in high quality outlets, and the Observatory also supports its own publications. Further, the Hellenic Observatory has an extensive

schedule of public lectures, seminars and conferences (including a biennial PhD Symposium), enabling the Observatory to be a leading forum for the exchange of views and opinions on the Greek economy, politics and society in its domestic and international contexts. In 2011, it will expand its coverage to include contemporary Cyprus.

⏳ One month left to apply!The Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundatio...
13/08/2026

⏳ One month left to apply!

The Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, is accepting applications until 10 September.

This year’s Call focuses on two key themes:

🔹 The class divide: privilege, institutional interlocks and the reproduction of social stratification
🔹 Being female: inclusion, inequality, participation and empowerment

👉 Visit our website to learn more about the research themes, application process, timeline and deliverables.

The LSE Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece & Cyprus - Hellenic Observatory invites applications for research project funding under its new Research Innovation Programme, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation.

Greece has come a long way since the crisis, but has it fully recovered? ➡ Peter Sanfey and Dimitris Sourvanos, authors ...
12/08/2026

Greece has come a long way since the crisis, but has it fully recovered?

➡ Peter Sanfey and Dimitris Sourvanos, authors of the GreeSE paper Out of the Abyss: Has Greece Fully Recovered from the Crisis?, join Nick Malkoutzis to discuss Greece’s long road from economic crisis to stability.

🎧 Listen to the podcast

Greece has come a long way since the dark days of 2015, but has it fully recovered? In this episode of The Agora, Nick Malkoutzis speaks with Peter Sanfey and Dimitris Sourvanos, authors of the new Hellenic Observatory paper Out of the Abyss, to unpack Greece’s decade‑long journey from crisis to...

Check out the latest GreeSE Paper!📚 When Floors Fall: Decentralisation and the Inversion of the Wage Premium by Nicholas...
04/08/2026

Check out the latest GreeSE Paper!

📚 When Floors Fall: Decentralisation and the Inversion of the Wage Premium by Nicholas Giannakopoulos, Ioannis Laliotis, Vassilis Monastiriotis, and Andreas Moustakas.

➡ Using two decades of survey evidence alongside the hand-coded universe of sectoral and firm-level agreements, the authors estimate wave-specific, covariate-adjusted wage gaps and
set the collective-bargaining estimates against the contracts that generated them. Their findings document a premium inversion: the firm-level wage gap, larger before the reform, collapses among small firms after it, while the sectoral gap rises and concentrates among lower-paid workers.

🔗 Read the Paper here:https://www.lse.ac.uk/asset-library/information/greese-no222.pdf

Is Greece finally regaining its influence in international relations, or did it never really lose it? ➡ Dr Spyros Econom...
31/07/2026

Is Greece finally regaining its influence in international relations, or did it never really lose it?

➡ Dr Spyros Economides, Hellenic Observatory Research Affiliate, joined Prof James Ker-Lindsay for a conversation on how Greece's foreign policy has been shaped by defining moments in modern European history.

📺 Watch the interview

Is Greece finally regaining its influence in International Relation...

📢 Applications are open!Our Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, generously supported by the A.G. Leventis ...
31/07/2026

📢 Applications are open!

Our Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, generously supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, is now accepting applications!

This year’s Call focuses on two key themes:

🔹 The class divide: privilege, institutional interlocks and the reproduction of social stratification
🔹 Being female: inclusion, inequality, participation and empowerment

📅 Application Deadline: 10 September

👉 Visit our website to learn more about the research themes, application process, timeline and deliverables.

The LSE Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece & Cyprus - Hellenic Observatory invites applications for research project funding under its new Research Innovation Programme, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation.

Housing: ownership, size, prices, rents  👇https://www.greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Living%20Standards,%20Inequality,%20and%...
20/07/2026

Housing: ownership, size, prices, rents
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https://www.greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Living%20Standards,%20Inequality,%20and%20Social%20Protection/Consumption%20and%20living%20standards?fbclid=IwY2xjawTK2M5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMYUh1akpkUlNEa0RyNkkxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoIuBWvHgKXH-ykzo09ojFEhX8HezerBRndUi6Tu54YTtEKcMEMZYChm0sho_aem_bDZ_E5CGvuzP4AdkkmQZZw

🚨 2026 Call Now Open! 🚨Our Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, generously supported by the A.G. Leventis F...
14/07/2026

🚨 2026 Call Now Open! 🚨

Our Research Innovation Programme on Greece & Cyprus, generously supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, is now accepting applications!

This year’s Call focuses on two key themes:

🔹 The class divide: privilege, institutional interlocks and the reproduction of social stratification
🔹 Being female: inclusion, inequality, participation and empowerment

We welcome innovative and policy relevant proposals that contribute to a deeper understanding of these contemporary challenges in Greece and Cyprus.

📅 Application Deadline: 10 September

👉 Visit our website to learn more about the research themes, application process, timeline and deliverables.

The LSE Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece & Cyprus - Hellenic Observatory invites applications for research project funding under its new Research Innovation Programme, supported by the A.G. Leventis Foundation.

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