Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Georgios Papanicolaou is Associate Professor at Northumbria Law School, UK. He has studied law and penal sciences at the University of Athens, Greece, and criminology and criminal justice at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Research interests
Georgios's research has developed around the following themes:
- the political economy of policing and security; the historical development, organisation and functions of the police in national and transnational context
- the political economy of organised crime, studied in the context of various illegal markets, and particularly in the context of irregular migration, human smuggling and trafficking
- policing, democracy and strategies for innovation and reform.
Further Information
Georgios is
- elected member of the Board of the Greek Society for the Study of Crime and Social Control and member of the editorial collective of the Society's journal Antigone
- member of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control and of the British Society of Criminology
Education/Academic qualification
Criminology, PhD, Transnational policing and sex trafficking in southeast Europe
2002 → 2008
Award Date: 4 Dec 2008
Criminology, MSc, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Edinburgh
1999 → 2000
Award Date: 6 Dec 2000
Criminology, LLM, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1997 → 1999
Award Date: 22 Dec 1999
Law, LLB, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1990 → 1996
Award Date: 20 Dec 1996
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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‘The jeopardy is immense’: Job Insecurity Among Civilian Police Staff in an English Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office
Robinson, P., Ramshaw, P. & Papanicolaou, G., 1 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Police Science and Management. 28, 1, p. 47-57 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Constructing ‘indigenous people’ reproducing coloniality’s epistemic violence: a content analysis of the U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report
Boukli, A., Papanicolaou, G. & Dimou, E., 30 Apr 2024, Modern slavery in global context: Human rights, law and society. Faulkner, E. (ed.). Bristol: Bristol University Press, p. 81-109 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The police in neoliberal Greece: Toward a radical confrontation?
Papanicolaou, G. & Georgoulas, S., 26 May 2023, No Justice, no police?: The politics of protest and social change. Clement, M. (ed.). Winchester: Zero Books, p. 289-299 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Young people and the police during the Covid-19 pandemic: the case of Greece
Papanicolaou, G. & Giannaki, D., Oct 2023, Transitions on hold? How the Covid-19 pandemic affected young people’s transitions to autonomy. Krzaklewska, E., Williamson, H., Stapleton, A. & Tillmann, F. (eds.). 1st ed. Strasbourg, France: Council of Europe and European Commission, p. 123-130 8 p. (Youth Knowledge; no. 30).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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“Νόμος και τάξη", αστυνομία και πολιτικά κόμματα μετά τις εκλογές του 2023
Translated title of the contribution :'Law and order', police and political parties after the general elections of 2023 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Human Traffickers and the Economy in Greece
Papanicolaou, G. (Speaker) & Antonopoulos, G. (Speaker)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk