Born in 1962 in Athens, Greece.
Address: 135 rue de Montreuil, 75011, Paris, France
Tel. 00331.43.79.16.31
E-mail: anastassia.tsoukala@conflits.org
Anastassia Tsoukala, PhD in Penal Law and Criminal Sciences (University of Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne), MA in Criminal Policy and Human Rights (Universities of Paris X-Nanterre/Paris XI), BA in Criminology (University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas), BA in Law (University of Athens), is tenured Associate Professor at the University of Paris XI.
She is also Associate Editor of the political sciences quarterly Cultures & Conflits (www.conflits.org) and Co-editor of the multilingual book series Cultures & Conflits, published by L’Harmattan, Paris.
Visiting Professorships: University of Marmara, 2007/08 (Turkey); Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2008/09 (Belgium); Collegium Civitas, 2008/09 (Poland).
Area of expertise
She is currently working on internal security policies and human rights in Europe, and on the social construction of threat. Her area of expertise covers football hooliganism, immigration, and (counter)terrorism issues.
Research affiliations
- Research Fellow at the University of Paris V-Sorbonne.
- Research Associate at the Institute of International Relations, Panteion University (Athens), and at the Centre for Study of Conflicts (Paris).
Research projects
Participation, as senior researcher, in the following EU research projects:
- European Liberty and Security [ELISE] 5th Framework Programme (2002/05: www.libertysecurity.org/mot99.html).
- Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security [CHALLENGE] 6th Framework Programme (2004/09: www.libertysecurity.org).
- COST Action A24 The Evolving Social Construction of Threat, 6th Framework Programme (2004/08: www.cost-a24.info).
- The role played by migrants in the Euro-Mediterranean relations, EuroMeSCo (2007/08).
- The Changing Landscape of JHA Cooperation in the EU and EU-Canada, 7th Framework Programme (2008/09).
Participation, as scientific coordinator, senior researcher or expert, in numerous research projects in France, Belgium, Greece, Switzerland and Canada.