My name is Yorgos Giannakopoulos. Friends and colleagues call me George while the official rendition of my name is Georgios. I grew up in Greece and I studied political science and history in Athens (BA, MA Panteion University, Athens). I hold a PhD in Modern History from Queen Mary, University of London.

I am currently a lecturer in Modern History at the Department of International Politics, City University of London. I also teach international history and politics at the LSE and at the London campuses of NYU and Fordham University.

I have held teaching and research positions at Queen Mary University of London, UCL, Durham University, NYU, the University of the Peloponnese, the Hellenic Open University, the Academy of Athens and King’s College London

My research focuses on the history and politics of  Britain and Southeastern Europe since the late nineteenth century.