Dr. Antonis Papaeconomou has been a member of the Special Teaching Staff in the Department of Political Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) since 2017, with a multifaceted academic background. He holds degrees in:

– English Language and Literature, AUTH
– Economics, AUTH
– Balkan, Slavic, and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia
– International and European Studies, University of Macedonia
– Theology, AUTH

Additionally, he has obtained master’s degrees in the following fields:

– Educational Studies from the Hellenic Open University
– Political Theory and Philosophy from the Department of Political Studies at AUTH
– History and Systematic Philosophy from the Department of Philosophy and Education at AUTH
– Economics from the Department of Economics at AUTH
– Orthodox Theology and Christian Culture from the Department of Social Theology at AUTH

In 2011, he earned his PhD from AUTH with research focusing on the central role of educators in shaping individual self-perception. He has conducted six postdoctoral studies on topics including the European identity of educators, the political socialization of students, school sit-ins as expressions of civil disobedience, political education as a socializing factor for adolescents, and the relationship between Nazi propaganda and Richard Wagner’s music.

Dr. Papaeconomou is multilingual, fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. With 25 years of experience in secondary education in various educational and administrative roles, he has also taught sociology of education, research methodology in pedagogy, and didactics at AUTH, the University of Macedonia, the Hellenic Open University (as an academic advisor), the ASPETE, and at international universities, including Beihang University in Beijing, Cairo University, Cadi Ayyad University in Morocco, Chiba University in Japan, Uninter in Mexico, Namangan University in Uzbekistan, and Adam University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

**Research Interests**: Educational Research, Sociology of Education, Political Sociology.

**Publications and Authorship**: Dr. Papaeconomou has authored over 80 articles in Greek, English, and German, focusing on sociology of education, political sociology, and pedagogy. His books include:

1. *Adolescent Self-Perception and Its Formation: Gender, Family, Academic Performance, Self-Image* (with D. Kyritsis, Zitros Editions)
2. *A Sociological Approach to the Teacher’s Role in Teaching Practice* (Kyrakidis Brothers Editions)
3. *School, Politics, and Political Socialization – Theory and Research* (Kyriakidis Editions)
4. *Aspects of Student Socialization at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki* (with M. Birbili, Zygos Editions)
5. *Political Disobedience and Education* (with M. Birbili, Zygos Editions)
6. *Dimensions of the Educational Role: Theory and Research* (Kyriakidis Editions)
7. *Cinema and Political Propaganda* (Zygos Editions)
8. *Political Education as a Factor in Youth Political Socialization* (AMMON Editions)
9. *Art as an Expression of Politics: The Case of Richard Wagner* (University Studio Press)
10. *Political Education in the International Environment* (Barbounakis Editions)