Research work
Past and current research projects
Participation in research projects & co-operation
- "Uses of Music among the Students in Alexandroupoli".
Quantitative research carried out during 2010-2011 in the context of supervising an MA dissertation.
Participation:
- Project design, organization & supervision of the research
- Training of field researchers
- Support for the design of questionnaire
- Support for the statistical analysis
- Conference papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals
- "A Study of the Greek Mass Media Websites".
A research project to analyze the Greek mass media websites. Hellenic Audiovisual Institute (I.O.M.), School of Journalism & Mass Media Studies (Aristotle University). Project supervisor: A. Veglis, associate professor. July-December 2009.
Participation:
- Reliability tests
- Statistical analysis and inference
- "Content diversity in the Greek local music radio".
Exploratory research carried out during August - September 2008 on a convenience sample of 60 local music radio stations (powerlist analysis). Some of the results were presented at the 2nd European Communication Conference organized by ECREA (Barcelona, November 25-28, 2008).
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research
- Literature review
- Design of questionnaire
- Statistical analysis and inference
- Conference papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals
- "Music Preferences and Value Systems of the Students in Thessaloniki".
Quantitative research carried out during November 2007 - March 2008, in co-operation with A. Gardikiotis, assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Mass Media Studies (Aristotle University).
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research
- Training of field researchers
- Literature review
- Design of questionnaire
- Statistical analysis and inference
- Conference papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals
- "Visual Arts and Printed Advertisement".
Quantitative and qualitative research from March 2007. The project is still active. Results of the preliminary phase of the research were presented at the international conference of the Research Network for the Sociology of the Arts, European Sociological Association (ESA - RN2) - Lüneburg and Hamburg, March 28 - April 1, 2007.
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research
- Training of researchers
- Literature review
- Design of analysis and measurement models
- Data analysis and inference
- Conference papers and articles in peer-reviewed journals
- "The Music Industry in Greece".
Participation in the research network established in co-operation with the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture of the Panteion University of Social and Political Science. The network was established in November 2006 and its objective is to develop research and organize conferences to present the results of the work of its members and its function (see http://www.jour.auth.gr/musicindustry).
Participation:
- Design, organization and participation in the research network with G. M. Klimis (Panteion University), G. Tsourvakas (Aristotle University) and G. Frigas (Panteion University)
- "Artistic Communication and the Internet".
Exploratory research on the social functions of the internet in the field of the artistic communication, emphasizing on music. The project was designed and realized in co-operation with A. Veglis, associate professor at the School of Journalism & Mass Media Studies of the AUTh, during June-October, 2005. Based on the findings of the exploratory research a broader project is in progress.
Participation:
- Project design and organization of the research
- Literature review
- Elaboration of measuring and evaluation model
- Statistical analysis and inference
- Conference paper presented and articles in peer-reviewed journals
- "Greek National Identity and Immigration: Discussing Identity in a Changing Social Context".
Part of the action Pythagoras II for the support of research groups in universities. Ministry of Education, Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training ΙΙ of the European Union, 2005-2006.
Participation:
- Research group consulting on methodology and the specific research field
- "Online Radio Cultures" (2004-2006).
Project of the international research network Digital Radio Cultures in Europe - DRACE, funded by the COST Action A20 of the European Union (http://www.cost.esf.org/). The network includes researchers from 10 countries.
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research on the Greek radio websites and on the internet radio in Greece
- Establishment of the DRACE (international research network)
- Research publication
- "The Roads from Gavra. Comparing the Socio-Economic Outcome of Internal and External Migration".
International research project. Co-operation between the School of Economics (Aristotle University) and the University of Växjö, Sweden (2003-2004).
Participation:
- "Model of a Multi-Sectional Network for Preventing Violence and Sexual Abuse of Young Law Infringers".
Action of the EU DAPHNE project to combat violence against children, young people and women. European Commission (Directorate for Justice and Home Affairs), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Law), 2001-2002.
Participation:
- Questionnaire design
- Data entry
- Data processing and statistical analysis
- "Special Support Center for Imprisoned and Released Users of Habit-Forming Substances".
A project for evaluating the action developed by KETHEA, NGO, Ithaka (center for treatment in the field of drug addiction). Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Law), 2000-2001.
Participation:
- Questionnaire design
- Data entry
- Data processing and statistical analysis
- "The Music Schools and the Changes in the General Education System".
Empirical sociological research on the impact of the changes in the education system on the music schools. Thessaloniki, 2001-2002. The research was supported by the Association of Music Teachers in Conservatories and Music Schools of Macedonia and Thrace.
Participation:
- Project design, leadership, organization and management of the research
- Literature review and documentation
- Design of questionnaires
- Primary data processing and analysis
- Statistical analysis
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference papers
- "Extraneous Social Phenomena and Problems in the AUTh Campus: A Socio-Economic Approach".
Project of the program "Project for Establishment of Social Services Office for Students in AUTh". Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Social Policy Committee and School of Economics), 1999-2000.
Participation:
- Research proposal and design
- Project design, and coordination of the research
- Definition of the research methods
- Primary data collection
- Analysis of the final results
- Final Research Project Report
- Preliminary economic and technical study including proposals for dealing with extraneous phenomena and problems in the AUTh campus.
- "Ethnic Business: Self-Employment in the Communities of Multicultural Thessaloniki".
Project of the Program for Research in Social Sciences of the AUTh Research Committee. Ministry of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Research Committee and School of Economics), 1998-2000.
Participation:
- Project coordination and management
- Definition of the research methods
- Design of the interview guide
- Contacts with businessmen, trading, entrepreneurial and industrial associations, and with diplomatic representatives
- Primary data collection and analysis
- Literature review
- Local news clipping
- Annual Progress Report
- Final Research Project Report
- Research on the Ideology and Attitudes of Primary School Teachers, carried out during the course "Sociology of Education" (Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training of the EU).
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Primary Education), 1998-2000.
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research
- Primary data collection, processing and statistical analysis
- Part of the research results was published in the peer-reviewed Greek Review of Social Research (National Centre for Social Research)
- "Origins and Conditions for the Appearance of Racist Discourse and Racism in Greece".
Research project of the program for supporting young researchers (PENED '94). General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Primary Education), 1997-1998. An important part of the research included the analysis of journalist discourse, based on the methods for critical discourse analysis.
Participation:
- Project design, organization and realization of the research
- Primary data collection and analysis
- "Racism and Everyday Life: The Role of Media Discourse."
Project of the Program for Research in Social Sciences of the AUTh Research Committee. Ministry of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Research Committee and School of Primary Education), 1998-2000.
Participation:
- Project proposal
- Project coordination and management
- Pilot interviews with journalists
- Research on the relevant terminology
- Interview Guides
- Literature review
- Primary data collection, processing and analysis
- Annual Progress Report
- Final Research Project Report
- Paper presented at international conference and chapter in collective volume
