The two-day Conference "European Cities in crisis: from the 12th century to the present” has concluded its works successfully. The conference was organized by the Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) on the occasion of the 180 years since the founding of the University in 1837.
The Conference was held on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd of February 2017, at the EPLO premises in Plaka, Athens.
In the eight sessionsof the conference the scholars presented papers on cases of European cities in crisis during the medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary periods and discussed the urban crises in history. From the Zealot Uprising in Thessaloniki up to the bombings of London by the Nazis, from the sack of Rome in 1527 up to the experience of revolution in Barcelona during the Spanish civil war and from the French religious wars until the “violent” urbanization of Athens during the 1950s. A discussion with the audience followed each session.
The scientific committee of the conference consisted of: Ms Maria Dourou-Eliopoulou (Chairman), Mr Costas Gaganakis, Ms Νikoletta Giantsi, Mr Kostas Raptis, Ms Maria Papathanasiou while the speakers were alphabetically:
■ Arkolakis Μanolis, Lecturer, Hellenic Open University
■ Bozikas Giorgos, Ph.D., Researcher, Academy of Athens
■ Chassiotis Loukis, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
■ Crouzet Denis, Professor, Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
■ Crouzet-Pavan Elisabeth, Professor, Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)
■ Dialeti Androniki, Lecturer, University of Thessaly
■ Efthymiou Loukia, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
■ Gaganakis Costas, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
■ Gasparis Charalampos, Research Director, Institute of Historical Research
■ Giannakopoulos Dimitrios, Ph.D., Historian
■ Giannitsiotis Giannis, Assistant Professor, University of the Aegean
■ Giantsi Νikoletta, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
■ Gougenheim Sylvain, Professor, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon
■ KarapidakisΝikos, Professor, Ionian University
■ Kofinakis Αndreas, Ph.D. candidate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
■ Lemonidou Elli, Assistant Professor, University of Patras
■ Marinou Xenia, Ph.D., Historian
■ Meletiadis Charis, Professor, Panteion University
■ Nelidoff Philippe, Professor, University Toulouse 1 Capitole
■ Nikolaidis Theodosis, Associate Professor, Ionian University
■ Papazafeiropoulou Αlexia Sofia, Post-doctorate researcher, National Technical University of Athens
■ Plakotos Giorgos, Lecturer, University of the Aegean
■ Raptis Kostas, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
■ Reznik Milos, Professor, Chemnitz University of Technology/Director, Deutsches Historisches Institut Warschau
■ Sakellariou Εleni, Assistant Professor, University of Crete
■ Smarnakis Giannis, Lecturer, University of the Aegean
■ Steidl Annemarie, Associate Professor, University of Wien
■ Syriatou Αthena, Assistant Professor, Democritus University of Thrace
■ Tounta Eleni, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Check here the full program of the conference.
- Visit the website of the conference for more information.
