Dr. Athanasios Gkoutzioulis

Athanasios holds a M.Phil. in politics and international relations from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. from King’s College of London. He gained invaluable teaching and administrative experience from the prestigious universities of Nottingham, London School of Economics (LSE), King’s College London (KCL), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Birkbeck. As an Assistant Professor and a Lecturer, he has extensively taught in the broader field of politics and international relations forming an interdisciplinary teaching and research background. He was an exchange research fellow at the National University of Singapore and during his 5 year tenure at the University of Nottingham (Malaysia campus) he focused too on Southeast Asian Studies. He gained professional experience not only in academia but also in the military and the corporate sphere, reinforcing his administrative and organisational skills while stimulating his understanding of socio-political affairs from a non-academic perspective. Before his professional engagement with academia Athanasios worked for Weber Shandwick, focusing in the field of public affairs and corporate communications. 

• International Political Theory
• IR Theory
• Political Philosophy
• Extremism & Terrorism Studies
• SE Asian Studies

• PS1130 International Political Thought

Books:

• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2025). “Hegel, Tragedy and International Relations: Reflecting on a Polarized World”, Bristol University Press (book contract under BUP with expected delivery date 2025) 

Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2024). “‘Moderate’ vs ‘Extremist’ Muslims? How a Decontextualized Distinction Can Trigger a Contradictory Assessment of Security and Radicalization in Malaysia”, International Journal of Asian Studies, Cambridge University Press (in print).
• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2020). “Make Hegel Great Again: Hegel’s Contribution to Critical Terrorism Studies”, Critical Studies on Terrorism, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 13(1), pp. 56-79.
• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2019). “Challenging the association of Hegel with political realism: the contribution of Hegel’s methodological insights to a critique of realism and a richer understanding of war and statehood”, Journal of International Relations and Development, Springer, Vol. 23, pp. 970–995.
• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2018). “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: On Foucault’s Notions of Power, Subjectivity, Freedom and Their (Mis)Understanding in IR”, Global Society, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 32(1), pp. 88-110.
• Gkoutzioulis, A. (2012). “Examining how ‘Universalist’ Conceptualisations of Citizenship Paradoxi- cally Lead to Social Exclusions in Theory and Practice: The Shortcomings of the French Declaration” in Simon McMahon (ed), Developments in the Theory and Practice of Citizenship, Cambridge Schol- ars Publishing.