English CV
Dimosthenis Daskalakis was born on November 14th 1959 in Athens, Greece. Dr. Dimosthenis Daskalakis is a full Professor of Sociology (“Sociology: social organisation and institutions”) in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has been a Member of the Senate in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Dean of the School of Education and President/Head of the Department (Faculty) of Pedagogy in P.E.
He is Head of the "Observatory for the Study of Childhood" of the Social Sciences Research
Laboratory
of the Faculty
of Pedagogy in
P.E. in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. From 2005 he was also Head of the Direction
“Sociology of Labour, labour market policies – minorities – childhood”
at the Postgraduate Studies Program of the same Department and from 2015
onwards he is Head of the Direction “Sociology and modern industrial
society: Special issues of childhood, social minorities, labour and
education” at the Postgraduate Studies Program of the Faculty of Primary
Education, of School of Education, of the National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens.
He has served as Deputy President
of the Faculty
of Pedagogy in
P.E. in National and Kapodistrian University of
Athens as well as for two years as
Director of the Human Studies Sector of the above mentioned Faculty.
His research interests focus on
the following subject matters: a) new technologies – work – education,
b) social inequalities and discriminations in work, education, society
and
social change,
c) sociology of childhood, minorities, poverty and social exclusion. He
teaches in three postgraduate studies programs in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and he has also
taught for a number of years in two postgraduate programs in Panteion
University of Athens.
He is a member of International Sociological Association, of Greek Society
for Labour Law and Social Security and a honorary member of Greek
Sociologists’ Society. He has participated in many national and
international conferences and scientific research. He is also the writer
of many published research essays, articles and books.
As a special scientist, he has participated in high level Councils and
Expert’ Committees and especially in the Committee of Labour Experts and
Social Security of the Ministry of Labour, in the Central Health Council
as well as in joint Expert’s Committees of social partners. He has also
represented Greece in many informal and formal fora of European Union
and other international organisations.
Education
1986: Degree, Department of Political Science and Public Administration,
Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (grade “Very
Good”)
1992: Phd (Doctoral Degree),
Law School, Dimokriteion University of Thrace (grade “Excellent”).
Topic of the doctoral thesis: The Labour Status of the Personnel of
Public Enterprises.
Further training: Industrial relations at Glasgow and at Bologna
Universities and human resources management at the Hellenic Productivity
Centre.
Career
He is a Professor in Sociology (industrial sociology and industrial
relations) in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has
served as member of the Teaching / Research Staff in industrial
sociology at the Faculty of
Sociology of the Athens’ Panteion University of Social and Political
Sciences, as researcher in the National Labour Institute, as member and
Director of the Organization for Mediation & Arbitration (O.ME.D.) for
the settlement of collective labour disputes, as external expert of the
General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) and of the Labour Institute
of the GSEE (INE-GSEE) and as an expert of the National Confederation of
Hellenic Commerce (ESEE), while he has participated in many Councils and
Committees of Special Experts.
He has participated as special expert in high-level councils and
committees and more specifically in the Council of Experts on Employment
and Social Security of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in
the Supreme Labour Council (ASE) and in the Central Health Council
(KESY), in the Board of Directors of the Organization for Mediation &
Arbitration (O.ME.D.) and of the Manpower Employment Organisation
(OAED), as well as in Joint Committees of Experts of the social
partners.Furthermore, he has represented Greece in many informal and
formal fora of the European Union and other international organisations.
Books
He is the writer of many published research essays, articles and of the
following books:
2017:
Sociology
of Education, Papazisis
Publications, Athens.
2015: Greek Labour Relations in Transition in a Global Context. Labour Education & Society PL Academic Research, Peter Lang Editions, Hamburg.
2014: Introduction to Modern Sociology, Foreword: Professor V.
Filias, Series: Modern Social Studies – Theory and Practice, Director:
Professor V. Filias, 2nd Edition, Papazisis Publications, Athens.
2013:
Issues in Sociology of Education, Diadrasi
Publications, Athens.
2013:
Aspects of Childhood, Diadrasi
Publications, Athens.
2013:
The Organisational Phenomenon in Internet, Series: Modern Social Studies –
Theory and Practice, Director: Professor V. Filias, Papazisis
Publications, Athens.
2013:
(edit.)
Social Sciences and the Current Crisis,
Series: Modern Social Studies –
Theory and Practice, Director: Professor V. Filias, Papazisis
Publications, Athens.
2011: Industrial Sociology and Industrial Relations, Ant. N.
Sakkoulas Publications, Athens, Komotini.
2011: (edit.) Childhood and the Child’s Rights, A. A. Livanis
Publications, Athens.
2009: Introduction to Modern Sociology, Foreword: Professor V.
Filias, Series: Modern Social Studies – Theory and Practice, Director:
Professor V. Filias, Papazisis Publications, Athens.
2009: Industrial Relations, Foreword: Professor I. Koukiades, Ant. N.
Sakkoulas Publications, Athens, Komotini.
2009: Industrial Sociology, Foreword: Professor V. Filias, Ant. N.
Sakkoulas Publications, Athens, Komotini.
2008: (edit.) Poverty, Social Exclusion and Childhood, Ant.N.
Sakkoulas Publications, Athens, Komotini.
2004: Basic Principles of Sociology, Ant.N. Sakkoulas Publications,
Athens, Komotini.
2004: Policies for the Support and the Protection of Labour: Current
Trends in the Policies for the Labour Market, the Social Security and
the Protection of Labour, Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publications, Athens,
Komotini.
2000: Foreword on Labour and on Labour Relations, Introduction:
Professor L. Nikolaou-Smokoviti, Ant.N. Sakkoulas Publications, Athens,
Komotini.
1995: The Regulation of Flexible Forms of Employment and of
Working Time Organization, Ant.N. Sakkoulas Publications, Athens,
Komotini.
1995: The Collective Autonomy in the Modern Industrial Society – The
Experience of Collective Bargaining in European Countries, Sakkoulas
Publications, Series: Labour Law and Social Security Publications,
Director: Professor I. Koukiades, N.12, Thessalonica.
1993: The Labour Status of the Personnel of Public Enterprises,
Ant.N. Sakkoulas Publications, Series: Constitution – Administration –
Politics, Director: Professor K. Mavrias, N.10, Athens, Komotini.
1990: Contemporary Problems in Industrial Relations, Athens.
Public posts he has been appointed:
2010-2011: General Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security
and President of the Supreme Labour Council.
1998-2000 and 2002-2004: General Secretary of the General Secretariat of
Social Security of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and
President of the Social Security Council.
2001-2002: Member of the National Radio-Television Council
2001: President of the National Labour Institute
1997-1998: Vice-Governor of the Organisation of Agricultural Insurance (OGA)
Other
Activity
Professor Dr. Dimosthenis Daskalakis was also Member and Vice-president
of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Strategic and Development
Studies “ISTAME – Andreas Papandreou” (1994 – 2004). He had also served as a Special Adviser (non salaried) to the
Primminister’s Cabinet (2000 – 2002).