Gregory T Papanikos
Biographic Data
| ID | 5637831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory T Papanikos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory T |
| FAMILY NAME | Papanikos |
| SIGNATURE | PAPANIKOS G T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3532-8842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Evolving Balance of Power between Greece and Türkiye
The theory of the balance of power has garnered substantial attention within the discipline of international relations. This study applies the theory to two states in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Greece and Türkiye. Military expenditures, gross domestic product (GDP), and population size are employed as indicators to empirically test the balance of power hypothesis. Additionally, Granger causality tests are conducted to examine whether the a…
Is the Thucydides Trap Relevant to the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire? A Cliometric Analysis
One of the most complex issues in history is explaining how great powers emerge and, eventually, how they decline and disappear. The first written explanation of the rise and fall of great empires was offered by the "Father of History," Herodotus, in the 5th century BCE. Among many other topics, he sought to explain the rise and fall of the great powers of his time, such as the Persian Empire, the Median Empire, the Egyptian Kingdoms, and others.…
Regional Effects of the Great Recession on Greek Unemployment Rates
It is well documented that the Great Recession hit Greece very hard. External and internal factors have been put forward to explain why Greece was hit so hard relative to the other countries of the eurozone. Less attention has been paid to regional differences of the Great Recession impact. This study examines the effect of the Great Recession on the 13 NUTS2 regions of Greece, with an emphasis on the unemployment rate. Two issues are examined. F…
The National Identity of Ancient and Modern Greeks
The issue of national identity in ancient Greece played an important role during periods of war due to the absence of a unifying political authority. Ancient Greece was organized along the lines of independent city-states with different political systems. However, in two wars, they were able to unite to combat a common enemy of Greece. In the Greek-Trojan War, the Greeks were the aggressors, and many Greek city-states responded to the call for jo…
Whither Democracy in the Mediterranean Basin
Democracy was born in the Mediterranean basin alongside almost all the known political systems that currently exist in the world today. Since antiquity, the qualitative merits of the various political systems have been discussed in such masterpieces as in Herodotus’ ‘Histories’ and Aeschylus’ ‘The Persians’. And, of course, in Thucydides’ ‘The Peloponnesian War’, which includes Pericles’s ‘Funeral Oration’; a praise of the Athenian political syst…
Explaining the Electoral Success of the Turkish President
The current president of the Turkish Republic has dominated domestic politics since 2003. For the first time in this two-decade period, the political opposition appears to be a serious threat and according to polls, they run neck-and-neck. This paper assesses to what extent the economy has played a role once again in determining the electoral results of the last twenty years in Turkey. This issue is addressed by comparing the performance of the T…
The War in Ukraine and the Mena Countries
On the 24 February 2022, Russia-Belarus invaded Ukraine, sending a shockwave all around the world. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) found themselves unprepared to deal with this new development. For some of them, Russia supports their own political cause making it difficult to make an open condemnation of the invasion. In addition, many MENA countries depend on Russia and Ukraine for their food supplies, i.e., wheat. Howev…
Hesiod’s Theory of Economic History
In verses 109-201 of “Works and Days” Hesiod develops a narrative of the past as well as the current and future developments of the human race. In this paper, this description is interpreted as a theory of economic history. Actually, Hesiod puts forward four stages of economic history, calling them races (γένος). However, he inserts a race of heroes, which includes all those who fought in the battle of Troy and the Seven Against the Thebes. He al…
The Five Ancient Criteria of Democracy
Democracy in ancient Athens was different from what is implemented today even in the most advanced democracies. To evaluate this difference, this paper presents five criteria of democracy and then applies them to ancient Athens and modern advanced democracies. In comparison and according to five criteria, modern democracies are inferior to what the eligible citizens of Ancient Athens enjoyed. The ancient Greek literature on the subject has identi…
Wars and Foreign Interventions in Greece in the 1820s
In Greece, the 1820s is a well-remembered decade. Many things happened which future Greek generations can study and learn. In the beginning of the decade (1821), some Greeks rebelled against the Ottomans, but, parallel with this War of Independence, they, as did so many times in their heroic past, started fighting between themselves (1823-1825). The Olympians intervened, as in Homer’s masterpieces, and “independence” came as a result of a direct …
The European Union’s Recovery Plan
This article reviews the European Union’s Recovery Plan to cope with COVID-19 by examining two of its main hypotheses. I primarily use Greece as a case study of those who benefit from receiving funds, and in some cases Germany, because it played, and still plays, an instrumental role in promoting this unfounded idea of transferring European taxpayers’ money to the hands of national politicians. First, it was alleged that the health situation is i…
Turkey at the Dawn of the 2020s
Turkey is a great power as this is measured by its population and economy. The question is whether she is so great that she can play a decisive and, in many cases, antagonistic if not adversary role vis-a-vis her allies of the so-called western world. Apart from the rhetoric of the current Turkish leadership, her role is restricted by her commitment to international organization such as NATO when it comes to politico-military independence and Eur…
Thucydides and the Synchronous Pandemic
Thucydides survived the pestilence and gave a vivid portrayal of the Athenian Epidemic at the onset of the Peloponnesian War. He belongs to the rare group of historians who wrote history about events which had a personal experience. He was involved with the war (as an Athenian strategos) and with the epidemic (had survived an infection). His History of the Peloponnesian War is a textbook approach of how historical events and facts should be resea…
Collective Decision Making in Homer’s Odyssey
Collective decision making at the level of a politeia requires a collective body. The ancient Athenian concept of the ecclesia of demos was one such body as was the apella in the ancient city-state of Sparta. Qualified members of demos met at a specific place and venue to make decisions. At the level of a small polis (city-state), such gatherings were easily organized. In such cases, the power (-κρατέω -κράτος) belonged to people. If this power w…
Philoxenia and Xenophobia in Ancient Greece
Greece’s new debt deal may appease creditors but it won’t help the economy
First paragraph: Greece’s new coalition government was elected with a mandate to write off most of the €310 billion sovereign debt, with or without the consent of its creditors. In less than a week in power, this position has already shifted from attaining a debt “haircut” to arranging a debt swap.
Economic, population and political determinants of the 2014 World Cup match results
In this study, it is found that economic, population and political variables are significant determinants of the goal differences in the 2014 football World Cup matches after taking into consideration the football strength of the two teams on the field. It is shown that the strength difference of the two teams had a strong positive non-linear impact on goal differences and that the goal difference increased with strength but at a decreasing rate.…
Other books in review
The Five Ancient Criteria of Democracy
Democracy in ancient Athens was different from what is implemented today even in the most advanced democracies. To evaluate this difference, this paper presents five criteria of democracy and then applies them to ancient Athens and modern advanced democracies. In comparison and according to five criteria, modern democracies are inferior to what the eligible citizens of Ancient Athens enjoyed. The ancient Greek literature on the subject has identi…
Philoxenia and Xenophobia in Ancient Greece
Other books in review
Greece’s new debt deal may appease creditors but it won’t help the economy
First paragraph: Greece’s new coalition government was elected with a mandate to write off most of the €310 billion sovereign debt, with or without the consent of its creditors. In less than a week in power, this position has already shifted from attaining a debt “haircut” to arranging a debt swap.
Economic, population and political determinants of the 2014 World Cup match results
In this study, it is found that economic, population and political variables are significant determinants of the goal differences in the 2014 football World Cup matches after taking into consideration the football strength of the two teams on the field. It is shown that the strength difference of the two teams had a strong positive non-linear impact on goal differences and that the goal difference increased with strength but at a decreasing rate.…
Thucydides and the Synchronous Pandemic
Thucydides survived the pestilence and gave a vivid portrayal of the Athenian Epidemic at the onset of the Peloponnesian War. He belongs to the rare group of historians who wrote history about events which had a personal experience. He was involved with the war (as an Athenian strategos) and with the epidemic (had survived an infection). His History of the Peloponnesian War is a textbook approach of how historical events and facts should be resea…
Collective Decision Making in Homer’s Odyssey
Collective decision making at the level of a politeia requires a collective body. The ancient Athenian concept of the ecclesia of demos was one such body as was the apella in the ancient city-state of Sparta. Qualified members of demos met at a specific place and venue to make decisions. At the level of a small polis (city-state), such gatherings were easily organized. In such cases, the power (-κρατέω -κράτος) belonged to people. If this power w…
Philoxenia and Xenophobia in Ancient Greece
Wars and Foreign Interventions in Greece in the 1820s
In Greece, the 1820s is a well-remembered decade. Many things happened which future Greek generations can study and learn. In the beginning of the decade (1821), some Greeks rebelled against the Ottomans, but, parallel with this War of Independence, they, as did so many times in their heroic past, started fighting between themselves (1823-1825). The Olympians intervened, as in Homer’s masterpieces, and “independence” came as a result of a direct …
The European Union’s Recovery Plan
This article reviews the European Union’s Recovery Plan to cope with COVID-19 by examining two of its main hypotheses. I primarily use Greece as a case study of those who benefit from receiving funds, and in some cases Germany, because it played, and still plays, an instrumental role in promoting this unfounded idea of transferring European taxpayers’ money to the hands of national politicians. First, it was alleged that the health situation is i…
Turkey at the Dawn of the 2020s
Turkey is a great power as this is measured by its population and economy. The question is whether she is so great that she can play a decisive and, in many cases, antagonistic if not adversary role vis-a-vis her allies of the so-called western world. Apart from the rhetoric of the current Turkish leadership, her role is restricted by her commitment to international organization such as NATO when it comes to politico-military independence and Eur…
The War in Ukraine and the Mena Countries
On the 24 February 2022, Russia-Belarus invaded Ukraine, sending a shockwave all around the world. The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) found themselves unprepared to deal with this new development. For some of them, Russia supports their own political cause making it difficult to make an open condemnation of the invasion. In addition, many MENA countries depend on Russia and Ukraine for their food supplies, i.e., wheat. Howev…
Hesiod’s Theory of Economic History
In verses 109-201 of “Works and Days” Hesiod develops a narrative of the past as well as the current and future developments of the human race. In this paper, this description is interpreted as a theory of economic history. Actually, Hesiod puts forward four stages of economic history, calling them races (γένος). However, he inserts a race of heroes, which includes all those who fought in the battle of Troy and the Seven Against the Thebes. He al…
The Five Ancient Criteria of Democracy
Democracy in ancient Athens was different from what is implemented today even in the most advanced democracies. To evaluate this difference, this paper presents five criteria of democracy and then applies them to ancient Athens and modern advanced democracies. In comparison and according to five criteria, modern democracies are inferior to what the eligible citizens of Ancient Athens enjoyed. The ancient Greek literature on the subject has identi…
Whither Democracy in the Mediterranean Basin
Democracy was born in the Mediterranean basin alongside almost all the known political systems that currently exist in the world today. Since antiquity, the qualitative merits of the various political systems have been discussed in such masterpieces as in Herodotus’ ‘Histories’ and Aeschylus’ ‘The Persians’. And, of course, in Thucydides’ ‘The Peloponnesian War’, which includes Pericles’s ‘Funeral Oration’; a praise of the Athenian political syst…
Explaining the Electoral Success of the Turkish President
The current president of the Turkish Republic has dominated domestic politics since 2003. For the first time in this two-decade period, the political opposition appears to be a serious threat and according to polls, they run neck-and-neck. This paper assesses to what extent the economy has played a role once again in determining the electoral results of the last twenty years in Turkey. This issue is addressed by comparing the performance of the T…
Regional Effects of the Great Recession on Greek Unemployment Rates
It is well documented that the Great Recession hit Greece very hard. External and internal factors have been put forward to explain why Greece was hit so hard relative to the other countries of the eurozone. Less attention has been paid to regional differences of the Great Recession impact. This study examines the effect of the Great Recession on the 13 NUTS2 regions of Greece, with an emphasis on the unemployment rate. Two issues are examined. F…
The National Identity of Ancient and Modern Greeks
The issue of national identity in ancient Greece played an important role during periods of war due to the absence of a unifying political authority. Ancient Greece was organized along the lines of independent city-states with different political systems. However, in two wars, they were able to unite to combat a common enemy of Greece. In the Greek-Trojan War, the Greeks were the aggressors, and many Greek city-states responded to the call for jo…
The Evolving Balance of Power between Greece and Türkiye
The theory of the balance of power has garnered substantial attention within the discipline of international relations. This study applies the theory to two states in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Greece and Türkiye. Military expenditures, gross domestic product (GDP), and population size are employed as indicators to empirically test the balance of power hypothesis. Additionally, Granger causality tests are conducted to examine whether the a…
Is the Thucydides Trap Relevant to the Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire? A Cliometric Analysis
One of the most complex issues in history is explaining how great powers emerge and, eventually, how they decline and disappear. The first written explanation of the rise and fall of great empires was offered by the "Father of History," Herodotus, in the 5th century BCE. Among many other topics, he sought to explain the rise and fall of the great powers of his time, such as the Persian Empire, the Median Empire, the Egyptian Kingdoms, and others.…
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