Name: Dionysios Tsirigotis
Sector: Modern Greek History, International Relations, and Diplomacy
Rank: Associate Professor
Dionysios Tsirigotis is an Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, specializing in Modern Greek History, International Relations, and Diplomacy.
He holds a degree in International and European Studies from the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University, where he also obtained his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in International Relations and Strategic Studies. He was a fellow of the “Heraclitus: Research scholarships with priority in basic research” program at Panteion University (2003-2006).
Additionally, he is a lecturer at the National Security School of the Hellenic Police and the National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA).
Introduction to International Relations
Modern Greek Foreign Policy
European Defense, Security, and Political Integration
Seminar (Greek Diplomacy: Turkey and the Cyprus Issue)
Special Topics in Greek Foreign Policy
Society, Economy, and Foreign Policy of China
Deterrence and Greek Strategy
He has published a series of articles, essays, and monographs exploring central issues of Greek foreign policy, international relations theory, and strategic analysis.
Monographs:
Greek Strategy in Asia Minor, 1919-1922. Modern Greek History and Greek Foreign Policy (Athens, Poitita, 2010).
Modern and Contemporary Greek History. International Relations and Diplomacy (Athens, Poitita, 2013).
Greece – Turkey. Theory and Strategy of Deterrence (Athens, Poitita, 2021).
The Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne: Peace, imperialism, and the Eastern Question (co-author Ilia Xypolia), Manchester University Press, 2025.
Selected Articles:
“Boundaries Delimited. The Notion of Territoriality in International Relations Theory”, Eurolimes, vol. 20, Autumn 2015.
“Greek legacy in Modern Era: The unbridgeable chasm between Modernity and the Greek Cosmosystem”, Collective volume, Siegen University (forthcoming).
“The Greek problem. A socio-political analysis of the contemporary Greek crisis”, Conference Proceedings: Greece and the European Union at the Crossroads of Critical Developments, Athens, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2015.
“Aspects of Greek strategy in the Balkan Wars. A case study analysis of the macroscopic strategy of Eleftherios Venizelos and the microscopic strategy of Commander-in-Chief Crown Prince Constantine”, Conference Proceedings: 100 Years since the Balkan Wars, Athens, Hellenic Army General Staff.
“Hegemonic claims in Eurasia. A theoretical approach to ‘Strategic Depth'”, Aviation Review, vol. 98, July 2013.
“Here and There in IR Theory”, International Conference on International Business, Thessaloniki 2012.
“The cosmotheoretical background of E. Venizelos’ Grand Strategy, 1910-1920”, Honorary Volume for Professor Sotirios Karvounis, University of Piraeus Research Center, 2012.
“Greek Domestic Politics: Enduring Problems and Prospects” (co-author E. L. Evaghorou), Balkans, Foreign Affairs, Politics & Socio-Cultures, Epoka University, 2011.
“International Theory and Political Practice-Diplomacy. The case of E. Venizelos’ High Strategy, 1910-1920”, Fileleftheri Emfasi, 2009.
“The ‘Megali Idea’ as an independent variable of E. Venizelos’ High Strategy and I. Metaxas’ Strategy”, Geostrategy, 2008-2009.
“The impact of the excess of the culminating point of attack of the Greek military strategy on the outcome of the Greek campaign in Asia Minor (August 1921 – August 1922)”, Defensor Pacis, vol. 24, June 2009.
Essays:
“Globalization and change in International Politics: Main trends of alternative schools of thought in international relations theory”, in Globalization, European Union and Greece, Athens, Poitita, 2009.