Ritsa Panagiotou
Biographic Data
| ID | 5052429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ritsa Panagiotou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ritsa |
| FAMILY NAME | Panagiotou |
| SIGNATURE | PANAGIOTOU R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Planning and Economic Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Do Small Powers Retrench
This article analyses and develops the rationale behind the foreign policy of the syriza -led government towards the Western Balkans. It challenges the prevalent view in the academic literature that there was continuity between policies of the syriza government and its predecessors. By analysing the track record of Greek foreign policy towards the region from 2009 to 2019, it argues that from mid-2016 onwards syriza implemented a major policy shi…
The Western Balkans between Russia and the European Union
Russia’s resurgent presence in the Western Balkans and the impact this could have on European Union enlargement have been the focus of increased attention and renewed interest in recent years. A major stimulus has been the realisation that while the EU was looking inwards and focusing on its serious domestic problems – inter alia the crisis in Greece and the eurozone, Brexit, the refugee crisis and the rise of Eurosceptism and populist extremism …
The Greek crisis as a crisis of EU enlargement
The European Union’s enlargement towards the Western Balkans may be facing its most difficult challenge since its launch in Zagreb in 2000. The prospect of Balkan enlargement has been hard-hit by the deterioration of the European economy, and particularly the Greek sovereign debt crisis, as the countries of the region have been deeply affected by the shock waves emanating from Greece. The negative repercussions include a deterioration of their ec…
Albania and the EU
Albania's application for membership to the European Union in April 2009 was a major landmark for a country that less than 20 years ago had emerged from communist rule as the poorest, most isolated, and most repressive state in Europe. Albania has made integration into EU structures the pinnacle of its transition process. While significant progress towards this goal has been made on many fronts, tremendous roadblocks still lie ahead on its road t…
The Centrality of the United Nations in Russian Foreign Policy
Russia's relations with and attitude towards the United Nations (UN) cannot be viewed in isolation from its greater foreign policy goals. As these goals changed and evolved throughout various periods of Soviet and Russian history, relations with the UN have reflected these changes and have adapted accordingly. One of the key components of Russia's early post-Soviet foreign policy was the desire to re-establish great power status and to reverse it…
Effects of the global economic crisis on South-east Europe
Greece and Fyrom
Economic relations between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have come a long way since the challenging early days of confrontation and non‐recognition. This article analyzes the three main components of this dynamic and mutually beneficial relationship: the official government policy regarding FYROM (the Greek Plan for the Economic Reconstruction of the Balkans); commercial/trade relations; and Greek investment in FYRO…
Fyrom's transition
Russia's attitude towards the reform of the United Nations Security Council, 1990–2000
Reform of the United Nations Security Council has been at the top of the international agenda since the early 1990s, and since that time Russia has pursued a status quo policy towards the question. It felt threatened by any change that might dilute the country's power. This was because, in the post-Soviet period, the Security Council is the sole major international forum where Russia, through its position as a permanent member with the right to v…
Estonia's success
This paper focuses on Estonia's post-communist transition and attempts to determine why it has been more successful than the other two Baltic states, Lithuania and Latvia. It proposes that the central factor conditioning the outcome of the Baltic states' transition process was their different experiences during the Soviet period. Although the post-independence reform program itself played a crucial role in Estonia's successful transition, the pap…
Estonia's success
This paper focuses on Estonia's post-communist transition and attempts to determine why it has been more successful than the other two Baltic states, Lithuania and Latvia. It proposes that the central factor conditioning the outcome of the Baltic states' transition process was their different experiences during the Soviet period. Although the post-independence reform program itself played a crucial role in Estonia's successful transition, the pap…
The Western Balkans between Russia and the European Union
Russia’s resurgent presence in the Western Balkans and the impact this could have on European Union enlargement have been the focus of increased attention and renewed interest in recent years. A major stimulus has been the realisation that while the EU was looking inwards and focusing on its serious domestic problems – inter alia the crisis in Greece and the eurozone, Brexit, the refugee crisis and the rise of Eurosceptism and populist extremism …
The Centrality of the United Nations in Russian Foreign Policy
Russia's relations with and attitude towards the United Nations (UN) cannot be viewed in isolation from its greater foreign policy goals. As these goals changed and evolved throughout various periods of Soviet and Russian history, relations with the UN have reflected these changes and have adapted accordingly. One of the key components of Russia's early post-Soviet foreign policy was the desire to re-establish great power status and to reverse it…
Russia's attitude towards the reform of the United Nations Security Council, 1990–2000
Reform of the United Nations Security Council has been at the top of the international agenda since the early 1990s, and since that time Russia has pursued a status quo policy towards the question. It felt threatened by any change that might dilute the country's power. This was because, in the post-Soviet period, the Security Council is the sole major international forum where Russia, through its position as a permanent member with the right to v…
Estonia's success
This paper focuses on Estonia's post-communist transition and attempts to determine why it has been more successful than the other two Baltic states, Lithuania and Latvia. It proposes that the central factor conditioning the outcome of the Baltic states' transition process was their different experiences during the Soviet period. Although the post-independence reform program itself played a crucial role in Estonia's successful transition, the pap…
Russia's attitude towards the reform of the United Nations Security Council, 1990–2000
Reform of the United Nations Security Council has been at the top of the international agenda since the early 1990s, and since that time Russia has pursued a status quo policy towards the question. It felt threatened by any change that might dilute the country's power. This was because, in the post-Soviet period, the Security Council is the sole major international forum where Russia, through its position as a permanent member with the right to v…
Greece and Fyrom
Economic relations between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have come a long way since the challenging early days of confrontation and non‐recognition. This article analyzes the three main components of this dynamic and mutually beneficial relationship: the official government policy regarding FYROM (the Greek Plan for the Economic Reconstruction of the Balkans); commercial/trade relations; and Greek investment in FYRO…
Fyrom's transition
Effects of the global economic crisis on South-east Europe
Albania and the EU
Albania's application for membership to the European Union in April 2009 was a major landmark for a country that less than 20 years ago had emerged from communist rule as the poorest, most isolated, and most repressive state in Europe. Albania has made integration into EU structures the pinnacle of its transition process. While significant progress towards this goal has been made on many fronts, tremendous roadblocks still lie ahead on its road t…
The Centrality of the United Nations in Russian Foreign Policy
Russia's relations with and attitude towards the United Nations (UN) cannot be viewed in isolation from its greater foreign policy goals. As these goals changed and evolved throughout various periods of Soviet and Russian history, relations with the UN have reflected these changes and have adapted accordingly. One of the key components of Russia's early post-Soviet foreign policy was the desire to re-establish great power status and to reverse it…
The Greek crisis as a crisis of EU enlargement
The European Union’s enlargement towards the Western Balkans may be facing its most difficult challenge since its launch in Zagreb in 2000. The prospect of Balkan enlargement has been hard-hit by the deterioration of the European economy, and particularly the Greek sovereign debt crisis, as the countries of the region have been deeply affected by the shock waves emanating from Greece. The negative repercussions include a deterioration of their ec…
The Western Balkans between Russia and the European Union
Russia’s resurgent presence in the Western Balkans and the impact this could have on European Union enlargement have been the focus of increased attention and renewed interest in recent years. A major stimulus has been the realisation that while the EU was looking inwards and focusing on its serious domestic problems – inter alia the crisis in Greece and the eurozone, Brexit, the refugee crisis and the rise of Eurosceptism and populist extremism …
Do Small Powers Retrench
This article analyses and develops the rationale behind the foreign policy of the syriza -led government towards the Western Balkans. It challenges the prevalent view in the academic literature that there was continuity between policies of the syriza government and its predecessors. By analysing the track record of Greek foreign policy towards the region from 2009 to 2019, it argues that from mid-2016 onwards syriza implemented a major policy shi…
Political science (10 works) · Politics (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies (3 works) · Economy (3 works) · Foreign policy (3 works) · Law (3 works)