He is Assοciate Professor of Political Science, and Modern & Contemporary Political Theory. His research interests include modern political theory, theory of democracy, the Greek political system, and political ideologies. His current research is focused on the relation between extremism and democracy. He studied Political Science and International Relations at Panteion University (1995). He holds an MA in Social and Political Theory from the University of Sussex (1997) and a PhD in Political Theory from Panteion University (2004). He conducted postdoctoral research in Social Sciences under the auspices of the Athens School of Fine Arts (2007). He has been teaching in the university since 2007. He has also taught at the National School of Public Administration and Local Government as well as at the Hellenic Open University. He is a country expert (Greece) for the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-Dem), The V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg since 2021. He is the author of the following books: Silent gaze: On Rousseau’s political theory (Savvalas 2012) & Introduction to Political Ideologies (SEAV 2015).

modern political theory, theory of democracy, extremism, populism, the Greek political system, political ideologies

• Vandoros, S.G., Grosdanis, C., Rozakis, D., Steinhauer, A., The paradox of democracy and its enemies: Greece and France. Athens: Alfios, 2024.
• “Dilemmas of countering extremism: Tolerant versus militant democracy” in Archontas, G. (ed.), The challenges of liberal democracy today, Center for Liberal Studies, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, University of Athens, Panteion University, conference proceedings, 2024, pp. 15-21, https://shorturl.at/DRGkN
• Scientific editing (with A. Stergiou) of the textbook D.W. Simon & J. Romance The challenge of Politics: An introduction to Political Science, transl. D. Ginosatis, Athens: Kritiki, 2023.
• Translation and editing of the e-textbook T.M. Sell, A Primer on Politics, Athens: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-334
• “Ideology and Political Ideologies”. In Tsirmpas, G., et al. (eds), Introduction to Political Science, Athens: Gutenberg, 2023, pp. 116-136.
• “In-between racial nationalism and banal nationalism: The ideological discourse of Golden Dawn” in V. Kindi, H. Mpalla, G. Faraklas (eds), Studies in honor of Pantelis Bassakos, Rethymnon: Ariadne Supplement No. 3, 2019, pp. 199-226.
• “Crisis of democracy and populism” in A. Klapsis (ed.), Special issues on diplomacy and international organization, Athens: Papazisi, 2019, pp. 127-152.
• “Immigration and political opportunities for right-wing extremism: The case of Golden Dawn in Greece”, Mediterranean Quarterly, 29(1), 2018, pp. 48-69, doi.org/10.1215/10474552-4397336  
• Introduction to political ideologies, Athens: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions, 2015, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4733  
• Silent gaze. On Rousseau’s political theory, Athens: Savvalas, 2012.