Full Conference Programme - Saturday

Full Conference Programme

25/04

Saturday, 25 April 2026

Central University Building

09:30 – 10:00
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Registrations-Opening

10:00 – 10:30
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Opening remarks on behalf of the organizers

Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, former President of the European Court of Human Rights, President of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights

Greetings

  • Konstantinos Christodoulou, Dean, Law School, NKUA
  • Dimitris Drosos, Dean, School of Philosophy, NKUA
  • Emmanouil Karageorgoudis, Dean, School of Theology, NKUA
10:30 – 11:30
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Keynote Speakers

Michael Pikramenos, President of the Council of State, Professor, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

“Democratic culture and the rule of law in the digital age”

Villano Qiriazi, Head of Education, Council of Europe

11:30 – 12:00
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Presentations: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, MA Program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture”, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights

12:00 – 12:30
Central University Building

Coffee Break

12:30 – 14:00
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Panel 1: Democratic Culture and Human Rights

Linos-Alexandros Sicilianos, former President of the European Court of Human Rights, President of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights

  • Xenophon I. Kontiadis, Professor, Panteion University, President of the Themistoklis and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation
  • Lillian Mitrou, Professor, University of the Aegean
  • Lina Papadopoulou, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Georgios Karavokiris, Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
14:00 – 14:45
Central University Building

Lunch

14:45 – 16:15
Ceremonial Hall (Central University Building)

Panel 2: Education and Democratic Culture

Coordination: Marios Koukounaras Liagkis, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Director of the Master Program “Identity, Education and Competences for Democratic Culture”

  • Angelos Valliatanos, Lecturer at the Joint MA, Council of Europe
  • Despoina Karakatsani, Professor, University of the Peloponnese
  • Leda Anagnostaki, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Aspasia Dania, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
16:30 – 18:30

Parallel Sessions

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Argyriadis Auditorium (Session in English)
Parallel Session 1
  • Dr. Athina Simatou, Adjunct lecturer, NKUA: “Legal Pressure as Discipline: SLAPPs and Risk Exposure in Greek Journalism”
  • Dr. Melih Uğraş Erol, Lecturer in Law, Izmir University of Economics: “Questioning The Rise of Digital Semi-Autocracy Against Human Rights and Democracy in the Neo-Digital Human Rights Era: Lessons from the European Union and Türkiye”
  • Meri Khachatryan, Lecturer, Yerevan State University: “Fundamental human rights challenges in contemporary asset confiscation frameworks”
  • Eirini Vyzirgiannaki, LL.M. (c), NKUA: “Artificial Intelligence and Challenges to Human Rights: Revisiting the European Lawyer’s Toolkit”
  • Iason-Homeros Christidis, Trainee lawyer: “State surveillance: a subtle threat to modern Democracies”
  • Panagiota Vagiou, Undergraduate student, NKUA: “Systematic violence and the rule of law: public space as a field of constitutional tension”
Drakopoulos Auditorium (Session in English)
Parallel Session 2
  • Professor Mikael Baaz, Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden: “Human Rights from Below: Gender, Law, and Local Resistance in contemporary India”
  • Eleni Koutsouraki, Assistant Professor, Hellenic Mediterranean University: “Turkey as a safe third country for refugees: Challenges for the Rule of Law in Greece and the EU legal order”
  • Fragkiskos Tsiros, Doctoral Researcher, European University Institute: “An Emotional Approach to International Human Rights Law”
  • Isabella Salsano, PhD researcher, University of Salento: “Cultural heritage and the ethics of memory: reclaiming human rights in fragile democracies”
  • Aristeidis Panagiotis Kypriotis, NKUA Law School Graduate, Trainee lawyer: “From Neutrality to Inclusion: Queer Treaty Interpretation and SOGI Asylum Claims under International Law”
  • Chrysi Vorloou, Undergraduate student, NKUA: “Words can built up or tear down: How Europe speaks about minorities”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 4 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 3
  • Elpida Christoforidou, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Thessaly: “Popular culture and democracy: Entertainment and social engagement”
  • Katerina Papasimaki, Regional Directorate of Education Attiki/ Coordinator of Refugee Education.: “Youthwashing: Τhe hidden charm of decorative youth”
  • Maria Vasileiou, PhD Candidate, NKUA.: “The flâneur of the 21st century: Wandering as a tactic of symbolic resistance and democratic claim-making in the social space”
  • Fr. Christophoros Chronis, Associate Professor, NKUA: “The ecclesiastical discourse on bulverism: Philosophical and pedagogical investigation of a contemporary logical fallacy in the public sphere.”
  • Garoufalia Mokou, MA, NKUA & Dimitra Filippou, PhD, NKUA.: “Democratic Discourse and Social Representations in the School Linguistic Landscapes of Volos: Critical Language Awareness and Practices for Democratic Culture and Human Rights”
  • Paraskevi Kakaroucha, Adult Educator, Doctor of Cultural Tourism, NKUA.: “Illuminating” Democracy: Lighthouse Film Narratives in Vocational Training.
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 5 (Session in English)
Parallel Session 4
  • Mona Lilja, Professor, University of Gothenburg: “Books as Vessels of Possible Futures: Shaping Democratic Imaginaries”
  • Vassiliki- Maria Vasileiou, PhD Candidate, NKUA. “Does the Old Testament promote Human Rights?”
  • Spyridoula Athanasopoulou-Kypriou, Lecturer, University of Crete: “Human Rights, Democracy, and Critical Theological Literacy: The Case of Religious Education in Greece”
  • Nikolaos Liodakis, Wilfrid Laurier University, Architectures of Exclusion and Inclusion: A Comparative Analysis of Educational Systems and Human Rights Compliance in Canada and Greece.
  • Lara Naber, Research Consultant - UNICEF: “Gender Differences in Online Practices: Case Studies from Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan”
  • Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq, Associate Professor, De Vinci Higher Education & Ali Raza, Associate Professor, Excelia Business School France: “How HRM Promotes Social Cohesion for Minority Employees through CSR and Purpose across Cultures”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 6 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 5
  • Aspasia Dania, Associate Professor, NKUA. “Pedagogy as a relational process: Symptomatic approaches to democracy and equity in contemporary education.
  • Nikolaos Tsirevelos, Laboratory Teaching Personnel, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: “Human rights, intercultural Christian witness and communication in education”
  • Stelios Pantazidis, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Thessaly “Where Does Democracy Take Shape in Education Today? A Study of Self-Organized Teacher Networks”
  • Marina Lagouri, Principal, Experimental School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki “Teacher empowerment in contemporary educational contexts: A critical literature review of theoretical frameworks and research evidence”
  • Garyfallia Karli, PhD candidate, NKUA & Evgenia Flogaiti, Professor, NKUA & Georgia Liarakou, Professor, NKUA. “Fostering Democratic Values: The Role of Openness in the School Community”
  • Georgios Potamias, PhD, NKUA. “From Multimodal Discourse to Organizational Indicators: Multimodal Analysis as an Early Detection and Intervention Tool for Workplace Mobbing”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 7 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 6
  • Dimitra Filippou, PhD, NKUA.: “Who Counts as Human? Transphobic Hate Speech and the Discursive Negotiation of Dignity and Equality in Greek Online Commentary”
  • Eleni Filippidou, Associate Professor, NKUA.: “Ritual inversion and gender identities: The dance ritual of “Babbo” in Thrace”
  • Vasiliki Topali, ΜΑ, NKUA, Secondary Education Teacher & Anastasia Gkaintartzi, Special teaching staff, University of Thessaly.: “Gender Identities and Youth Culture in Greek Trap Music: A Critical Discourse Analysis from Human Rights Perspective”
  • Evi Panteleon, UNIWA: “Light and Color in Architecture and the Arts: Influences of the Second Industrial Revolution”
  • Evi Panteleon, PhD Candidate, UNIWA. “Light and Color in Architecture and the Arts: Influences of the Second Industrial Revolution”
  • Dimitrios Tzimogiannis, MA, NKUA, Greek Language Teacher.: “Competences of Democratic Culture and European Recommendations for Lifelong Learning: Exploring their Correlation through Thematic Analysis”
  • Penelope Voutsina, MA, International Hellenic University, Deputy Head Teacher, Moraitis School: “ Theology and Human Rights: The Quest for an Ecumenical Anthropology in the Modern World”
Conference Programme - Sunday
26/04

Sunday, 26 April 2026

School of Law (Sina 3)

10:00 – 12:00

Parallel Sessions

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School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 4 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 7
  • Nikolaos Tsiros, Professor, Panteion University, Legal Counsel to the State “Panagiotis Kondylis’s critique of the political exploitation of human rights: a critical assessment”
  • Vassiliki Vlachou, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Panteion University., “Human Rights, Justice, and Victimization: From the Achievements of the 20th century to Contemporary Challenges and Prospects”.
  • Christina Tsakistraki, PhD, NKUA. “Gender-based violence and Human Rights: Legal and Political achievements and current challenges.”
  • Christos Tsevas, PhD, Lecturer in International Human Rights Law, Law School, Democritus University of Thrace “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence through the Lens of International Law: Challenges for Democracy and Human Rights”
  • Petros Konstantinidis, Lecturer, University of Limassol.. “Fundamental Rights in the age of Artificial Intelligence: towards new forms of “private domination”?”
  • Panagiota Chatzilymperi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Piraeus. “Democratic citizen’s evolution in the 21st century - legal and political parameters for national identity, and interaction with the international system”.
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 5 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 8
  • Marios Koukounaras Liagkis, Professor, NKUA, Olympia Chaidemenaki, MA, NKUA, Teacher, Leontios School of Athens, Eleni Tsarampari, MA Student, NKUA, Eleni Lazaridi, MA Student, NKUA, Anastasia Drougka, MA Student, NKUA & Georgia Saridi, MA Student, NKUA: “Holistic Curriculum Design for Democratic Culture in the 1st Grade: An Action Research Study based on the RFCDC Framework and Gert Biesta’s Theory”.
  • Kyriaki Maria Tsiantou, ΜΑ, NKUA, Sophia Tromara, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia & Vassiliki Pliogou, Professor, University of Western Macedonia: “Action Research on the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Interventions for Cultivating Active Citizenship Skills in Primary Education”.
  • Chaidi Thodi, MA, NKUA, Teacher: “Elements of applying competencies for democratic culture in teachers' teaching methods with the aim of promoting social skills in primary education”
  • Eirini Mavrokefalidou, PhD candidate, University of Thessaly & Anastasios Siatras, Assistant Professor, University of Thessaly: “Participation in public affairs of primary school students: The example of the Municipal Children's Council of Veria”.
  • Konstantinos Magos, Professor, University of Thessaly: “In Democracy... on foot." A walking learning program with the participation of female students and refugee peers.”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 6 (Session in English)
Parallel Session 9
  • Dimitra Dimou, Laboratory Teaching Staff, NKUA: “The ethics of technology and artificial intelligence through the philosophy of cinema: technological prophecies and social imprint in films”
  • François Levrau, Professor, University of Antwerp: AI and the good life: Resisting instrumental blindness in a neoliberal age”
  • Meltem Kurtoğlu Erden, Assistant Professor, Uşak University: “Is a Human Rights-Based Instructional Design Possible? Regulating Democratic Learning Environments in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
  • Chrysoula Papadopoulou, PhD Candidate, Open University of Cyprus & Christina Vasileiou, Associate Professor, Open University of Cyprus: “GenAI training for in-service teachers: A systematic literature review”
  • Anel Kulakhmetova, Professor, inVision U: “Quietly political: critical reflection in authoritarian education setting”
  • Michael Schulz, Professor, University of Gothenburg: “Beyond bouncing back: Democratic transilience, human rights, and the renewal of democratic culture”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 7 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 10
  • Marisa Fountopoulou, Professor, NKUA.: “Teaching Peace and Democratic Culture in the 21st Century through the Iliad and the Trojan Women.”
  • Eleni Ageladari, Secondary Education Philologist, ΜΑ.: “Jewish Holocaust education as a means for cultivating active citizenship”
  • Zoi Panagiotou, Principal 3rd Secondary School of Ilioupolis, MA, NKUA. & Aspasia Dania, Associate Professor, NKUA. : “The application of relational pedagogies as a means of promoting social interaction and collaborative learning in high school classrooms”
  • Anastasia Marouda, Special Education Teacher: “UinD – Uniting Schools for Inclusion and Diversity: Educational and Social Inclusion in an Era of Cultural Pluralism”.
  • Ilias Spyrou, Greek Language Teacher, M.Ed. & Antigoni-Alba Papakonstantinou, Associate Professor, NKUA.: “Working students: A challenge for the implementation of democratic culture in higher education”
12:00 – 12:30
School of Law (Sina 3)

Coffee/snacks break

12:30 – 14:00
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 2

Panel 3: Rule of Law and Democratic Culture

Coordination: Maria Gavouneli, Professor, Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • Nikos Papaspyrou, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Vasiliki Christou, Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Kostis Papaioannou, former President of the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR), Director of "Signal"
  • Christina Vrettou, Doctor of Constitutional Law, Member of the European Commission Expert Group Against Slapp
14:00-15:00
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 1 and Economidou Hall

Poster session

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  • Maria Spentzou, PhD Candidate, Democritus University of Thrace & Sevasti Chatzifotiou, PhD, Democritus University of Thrace: “Empowering primary teachers and social scientists in Greece through capacity building to become agents of Peace, Values and Equality. An approach based on Gender Responsive Pedagogy.”
  • Emmeleia Chatzivasiloglou, MSc in Social Policy, University of the Peloponnese, Secondary Education Teacher: “The Parable of the Good Samaritan as a Pedagogical Tool for Cultivating Democratic Culture: An Experiential Intervention in 9th Grade Religious Education”.
  • Eleftheria Beasidou, Assistant Professor, University of Thessaly.: “Social Pedagogy as a Vehicle for the Promotion of Human Rights in Inclusive Schools: Design and Implementation of a Socio-Pedagogical Program”.
  • Eleni Vraka, MA, NKUA & Vassiliki Pliogou, Professor, University of Western Macedonia & Sophia Tromara, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia: “Social and Emotional Learning in Early Childhood Education: Teachers’ Perceptions and Implications for Pedagogy and Democratic Citizenship”.
  • Eleni-Konstantina Metaxa, ΜΑ, NKUA & Vassiliki Pliogou, Professor, University of Western Macedonia & Sophia Tromara, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia: “Promoting Democratic Competencies in Early Childhood Education through Inquiry-Based Learning: Teachers’ Perspectives”.
  • Melia Anna Poulastidi, MA student, NKUA & University of Oslo: “Clash of Educational Cultures: Greek Parental Perspectives on Norwegian School’s Myths and Realities”.
  • Vassiliki Moulaki, MA, NKUA: “Democratic values and professional accountability of active primary and secondary school teachers: a correlation study”.
  • Anastasia Papoutsi, ΜΑ, NKUA: “Competences for Democratic Culture and addressing school violence: Perceptions and experiences of primary school teachers”.
  • Konstantinos Sipitanos, Postdoctoral Researcher, NKUA & Athanasios Michalis, Associate Professor, NKUA: “Critical Discourse Analysis as a tool for Cultivating Democratic Culture Skills and the use of Artificial Intelligence”
  • Afroditi Salta, MA, NKUA. Principal in 1st Secondary School, Megara. “Democratic School Leadership in Practice: The Transformation of the Administrative Model through Principals' Experiences and Practices”.
  • Georgia Koutroudi, MA student, NKUA: “Social Pedagogy, Gerontagogy and Inclusion in Education: An Intergenerational Social Pedagogical Program”.
  • Lazaros Siantsis, Postgraduate student: “Human Rights in Greek Secondary Education: A School Textbook Analysis”
  • Fotini Chatzipanagiotou, PhD Candidate, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Anastasia Kesidou, Associate Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: “Democratic concepts as a basis for children's thinking about moral dilemmas and within participatory practices: action research data in preschool education”.
  • Maria Vlachaki, Lecturer, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: “History education and Democratic Culture. Schools as “palimpsests” remembrance sites for inclusion through an oral history and mobile learning educational program”
  • Konstantina Giannakidou, ΜΑ, NKUA, Primary School Teacher: “Cultivating empathy in primary school students about disability issues through personal narratives”.
  • Safete- Savina Filaj, MA, NKUA: “Migrant Family Narratives and Democratic Integration in the Greek Educational System and Society: A Qualitative Analysis of Experiences of Former Students and Parents of Albanian Migrant Background”.
  • Dr. Orestis Vravosinos Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago, Christos Politis, Researcher, Q-PLAN International, Elias Raptis, Postgraduate Student, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Maria-Eleni Papavramidou, Postgraduate Student, Free University of Berlin & Foivos Tsiklias, Responsible for Democracy and Racism Topics, Speak Up project: “An educational mobile game to cultivate competences for democratic culture and civic participation”
  • Anastasia Chelmi, ΜΑ, NKUA, Secondary Education Teacher & Vassiliki Pliogou, Professor, University of Western Macedonia & Sophia Tromara, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia: “School Travel Experiences as a Means of Learning and Their Impact on Students' Socio-Emotional Development”
  • Charikleia Moysiadi, MA, NKUA, Primary School Teacher: “The implementation of relational pedagogical practices in intercultural educational settings; an autoethnography”.
  • Kalliopi Feresidi, Module Coordinator & Assigned Tutor, NKUA & Open University of Cyprus, & Zacharias Chastas, Educator, NKUA: “Cultivating democratic skills through Assessment as Learning. The case of Practicum in postgraduate studies of teachers”.
  • Dimitra Stasinopoulou, MA, NKUA, Pre-school Teacher: “The development of free and responsible citizens, as provided for in Article 16, paragraph 2, of the Constitution, and the education of the democratic citizen”
15:00 – 17:00

Parallel Sessions

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School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 4 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 11
  • Athanasia Dionisopoulou, Assistant Professor, NKUA. “The criminal law provisions of the new Anti-Corruption Directive – A paradigm shift in EU criminal legislation?”
  • Roxani Fragkou, Assistant Professor, NKUA. “From Bytes to Rights: Balancing the pros and cons of the digital revolution for civic space”
  • Evaggelia (Elina) Asimakopoulou, Visiting Professor, Neapolis University Pafos & Giorgos Kontis, Assistant Professor, NKUA. “SLAPP Lawsuits: Democracy protected before Civil Courts-Judicial Protection and Freedom of Expression”
  • Chara Chioni Chotouman, Postdoctoral Researcher Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). “The exercise of police force in the context of lawful arrest under Articles 3 and 14 ECHR: Substantive and procedural review in the ECtHR’s case law.”
  • Emmanouela Kritikou PhD Candidate in Law (c.) – University of Oxford]. “Femicide as an offence with racist elements (Article 82A of the Greek Penal Code): doctrinal limits and proposals de lege ferenda”.
  • Katia Rippi, Research Associate, MFHR, LL.M. in International and European Lav, NKUA, “The Concept and Assessment of Consent: Recent Developments under the ECHR and the Istanbul Convention”
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 5 (Session in Greek)
Parallel Session 12
  • Rania Zachariadou, PhD Candidate & Despoina Karakatsani, Professor, University of the Peloponnese: “ Democratic Education and Human Rights in Accommodation Facilities for Unaccompanied Minors”
  • Gelly Aroni, Head of the Unit for Integration and Support of Unaccompanied Minors, Ministry of Migration & Asylum: “Education as Democratic Practice: Educational Continuity, Whole School Approach, and the Inclusion of Unaccompanied Minors”.
  • Vasileios Christodoulakis, Juris Doctor, NKUA: “Interreligious advocacies for human rights in multicultural societes”.
  • Maria Kouvari, PhD Candidate, NKUA: “A controversial issue of the past in today's classrooms. Aspects of the Refugee Issue in school history textbooks”.
  • Andromachi Bouna- Vaila, Unaccompanied Minors Accommodation Center, Pentalofos & Aristotelis Ntentopoulos. “ Bodies on hold. Gender-based vulnerability and risks of human trafficking among unaccompanied minor girls in reception facilities”.
  • Magda Vitsou, Special teaching staff, University of Thessaly, Anastasia Gkaintartzi, Special teaching staff, University of Thessaly. & Kostas Magos, Professor, University of Thessaly: “Between Walls and Voices: Reflexivity and Prison Ethnography as democratic practice in Carceral Education”.
School of Law (Sina 3)- Hall 6 (Session in English)
Parallel Session 13
  • Evangelia Kalogirou, PhD Candidate, University of Thessaly & Aikaterini Michalopoulou, Professor, University of Thessaly: “Enhancing democratic citizenship and Intercultural awareness in transnational digital mediated contexts: insights from an ethnographic study”
  • Zornitsa Draganova, Chief Assistant, Bulgarian academy of sciences, Institute of philosophy and sociology: “Cultural participation, creative freedom, and democratic development: insights from Bulgaria in a European perspective”
  • Susanna Pöntinen, University of Eastern Finland, Päivi Björn, University of Eastern Finland, Sinikka Räty-Záborszky, University of Eastern Finland & Hilkka Räty, University of Eastern Finland: “The pupils read together in their own bubbles – case study in Finnish primary school classroom”
  • Nikolaos Perakis, M.Ed., English Language Teacher & Antigoni-Alba Papakonstantinou, Associate Professor, NKUA: “ ‘Children let’s talk about democracy’. Primary school students perceptions’ and school experiences concerning democracy”.
  • Nassia Choleva, Postdoctoral Researcher, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Competences for Democratic Culture and challenges in teaching - findings of a field research in Greece with prospective drama teachers
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