Manolis Tzanakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4221583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manolis Tzanakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manolis |
| FAMILY NAME | Tzanakis |
| SIGNATURE | TZANAKIS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Crete University Press |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4014-1807 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From the World of Falsehood to the World of Truth
The potential for a critical realist community psychology in the Greek context is not yet apparent. In this article, we present the results of a qualitative study that adheres to critical realism and community psychology principles. The study's focus is the lives of members of the 12 Clubs of Families with Alcohol‐related Problems (CFAP) that operate on Crete. The empirical material was derived from fieldwork notes, minutes from CFAP weekly meeti…
From social workers to socio-therapists
The efficiency of interventions in addiction is associated with the processes of practitioners’ professional development. Identity formation is studied extensively for clinical professions but little research focuses on social workers working in addiction settings. This study examined the experience of social workers working in a community treatment network in Greece. Fifteen interviews were conducted with 11 women and 4 men, ranging between 29 a…
The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice
This article adopts a pragmatic‐communicative approach, derived from Gregory Bateson's cybernetic theory, to the Greek Referendum Vote of 2015. Applying this approach, we interpret the Referendum as a double‐bind situation. Our research question is twofold: (1) How do potential Greek voters discursively construct the Referendum? (2) How do they respond to the communicative situation posed? A total of 124 written narratives, “Letters from the Futu…
La plongée sous-marine comme pratique de soi
Scuba diving has become a popular leisure and holiday activity during the last decades of the twentieth century, a ‘hobby’ with multiple social dimensions. The diffusion of this activity is demonstrated by the presence of diving schools and relevant associations both in cities and provincial towns bordering an accessible beach for swimming, especially in tourist areas with a temperate or tropical climate. This article aims to investigate the rela…
The Researcher, the Field and the Issue of Entry
The way the researcher enters the research field can constitute a privileged mode of observing the structure and qualities of the research field, particularly in qualitative sociological inquiries. In the process of the initial contact of the researcher with a social place, especially in those cases when his/her physical presence is required, the structural features of the place gradually manifest themselves. Quite often, a strictly 'technical' a…
Strategies of Social Integration in the Biographies of Greek Female Immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union. Self-employment as an Alternative
The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice
This article adopts a pragmatic‐communicative approach, derived from Gregory Bateson's cybernetic theory, to the Greek Referendum Vote of 2015. Applying this approach, we interpret the Referendum as a double‐bind situation. Our research question is twofold: (1) How do potential Greek voters discursively construct the Referendum? (2) How do they respond to the communicative situation posed? A total of 124 written narratives, “Letters from the Futu…
The Researcher, the Field and the Issue of Entry
The way the researcher enters the research field can constitute a privileged mode of observing the structure and qualities of the research field, particularly in qualitative sociological inquiries. In the process of the initial contact of the researcher with a social place, especially in those cases when his/her physical presence is required, the structural features of the place gradually manifest themselves. Quite often, a strictly 'technical' a…
La plongée sous-marine comme pratique de soi
Scuba diving has become a popular leisure and holiday activity during the last decades of the twentieth century, a ‘hobby’ with multiple social dimensions. The diffusion of this activity is demonstrated by the presence of diving schools and relevant associations both in cities and provincial towns bordering an accessible beach for swimming, especially in tourist areas with a temperate or tropical climate. This article aims to investigate the rela…
Strategies of Social Integration in the Biographies of Greek Female Immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union. Self-employment as an Alternative
Strategies of Social Integration in the Biographies of Greek Female Immigrants coming from the Former Soviet Union. Self-employment as an Alternative
The Researcher, the Field and the Issue of Entry
The way the researcher enters the research field can constitute a privileged mode of observing the structure and qualities of the research field, particularly in qualitative sociological inquiries. In the process of the initial contact of the researcher with a social place, especially in those cases when his/her physical presence is required, the structural features of the place gradually manifest themselves. Quite often, a strictly 'technical' a…
La plongée sous-marine comme pratique de soi
Scuba diving has become a popular leisure and holiday activity during the last decades of the twentieth century, a ‘hobby’ with multiple social dimensions. The diffusion of this activity is demonstrated by the presence of diving schools and relevant associations both in cities and provincial towns bordering an accessible beach for swimming, especially in tourist areas with a temperate or tropical climate. This article aims to investigate the rela…
The Greek Referendum Vote of 2015 as a Paradoxical Communicative Practice
This article adopts a pragmatic‐communicative approach, derived from Gregory Bateson's cybernetic theory, to the Greek Referendum Vote of 2015. Applying this approach, we interpret the Referendum as a double‐bind situation. Our research question is twofold: (1) How do potential Greek voters discursively construct the Referendum? (2) How do they respond to the communicative situation posed? A total of 124 written narratives, “Letters from the Futu…
From social workers to socio-therapists
The efficiency of interventions in addiction is associated with the processes of practitioners’ professional development. Identity formation is studied extensively for clinical professions but little research focuses on social workers working in addiction settings. This study examined the experience of social workers working in a community treatment network in Greece. Fifteen interviews were conducted with 11 women and 4 men, ranging between 29 a…
From the World of Falsehood to the World of Truth
The potential for a critical realist community psychology in the Greek context is not yet apparent. In this article, we present the results of a qualitative study that adheres to critical realism and community psychology principles. The study's focus is the lives of members of the 12 Clubs of Families with Alcohol‐related Problems (CFAP) that operate on Crete. The empirical material was derived from fieldwork notes, minutes from CFAP weekly meeti…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Ambivalence (2 works) · History (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Politics (2 works)