George Contogeorgis

George Contogeorgis

Emeritus Professor, former Rector

Cosmosystem, Greece

George Contogeorgis was born in l947. Docteur d’Etat (University of Paris). Emeritus  Professor of Political Science at Panteion University of Athens. Rector of Panteion  University (1984-1990). Head of the Chair Francqui of the ULB (Belgium). Research  Director of CNRS (France). Member of the High Council and Research Council at the  European University Institute of Florence (1985-1994), Founding member of the  European Network of Political Science (EPSNET) and member of the Administrative  Committee, Founding member and Professor, Master in European Studies, University  of Siena, Founding member and Professor, Master in Political Science, IEP Paris,  Doctor honoris causa, University of Oradea, Academician of the International Academy  of Portuguese Culture. Founding member and Secretary General of the Hellenic  Association of Political Science (1975-1981), Twice President-General Director of the  Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (1985, 1989), Minister, Ministry of the Presidency  (State Administration, Communication, Media) and Government Spokesman (1993),  Writer in Athenian daily newspapers, Member of the Athens Bar Association, etc.  

Member of many scientific associations, both Greek, French, and international, as well  as of the scientific committee of the Journal of Political Science ‘Pôle Sud’ (University  of Montpellier), Review Southeastern Europe and scientific correspondent of the Revue  Internationale de Politique Comparée. Since 1987, Honorary Member of Eurolimes Review, responsible for European programs including a European master’s in political  science, expert on the E.U. Commission for University Issues.  

He has taught at many universities such as IEP of Paris, Universities of Brussels,  Montpellier, Louvain, Quebec, Toulouse, IEP Lille, IEP Bordeaux, La Rochelle,  Coimbra, Acores, Oradea, Rome, Tokyo, Florence, Siena, Geneva, Hannover, Siegen,  Barcelona, Madrid, Salamanca, Granada, Sofia, Beijing, Tirana, etc.  

He has published 52 books/monographs (of which 11 have been translated or originally  released in foreign languages) and hundreds of scientific articles, of which more than  106 have been published in foreign language scientific journals or collective volumes. 

https://contogeorgis.gr/ 

His major publications are:  

-The Theory of Revolution in Aristotle, 1975 (in French/Greek) 

-La crise du pouvoir à Athènes au IV siècle, Paris 1973  

-The Greek City (-State) Under Ottoman Rule, 1982  

-Nuclear Energy and Public Opinion in Europe (in French), 1991 -History of Greece (in French), 1992 

-After Communism (in collaboration) (in French), 1993  

- Le Grèce du politique, (Éd.) Pôle Sud. 18/ 2003 (in French) 

-The authoritarian Phenomenon, (in Franch/Italian/Spanish) 2003  -Citizen and State. Concept and Typology of Citizenship, (in Greek and English), 2003.  -The ‘Hellenique Democracy’ of Rigas Velestinlis, Athens, 2008.  -De l'Europe politique, Paris (in French) 2011.  

-L'Europe et le Monde, Paris, (in French), 2011. 

-Democracy as Freedom. Democracy, Representation and Monarchy, Paris, (in  French) 2023.  

- Repenser la modernité, Paris, (in French) 2023 

-Hellenism and the Greek State. Twο century of conflict, 1821-2021, Athens 2021 -Democracy and War on Thucydides, Athens 2022 

-Hellenic Cosmosystem and Modernity. To a Cosmosystemic Gnoseology, in six  volumes, Athens, 2006-2021