Dimitris Skleparis

Dimitris Skleparis received his PhD in Political Science from Queen Mary University of London. He also holds an MSc (Distinction) in Social Science Research Methods from the University of Bristol, and a BA in Communication and Media from the University of Athens. He has published in a range of international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to several edited volumes, research project reports, and policy briefs. He also has considerable media and consultancy experience. Dimitris has previously worked as Lecturer in Politics at the University of Glasgow and as Internship Programme Lecturer and Coordinator at the University of California (Edinburgh Study Centre).

Dimitris’s research sits at the intersection of critical security studies and migration/refugee studies, exploring how migration is governed, perceived, portrayed and experienced in contexts of heightened insecurity. His work examines the interplay between threat perceptions, security discourses, and practices, with a focus on their human impact. Dimitris employs an interdisciplinary approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods to address key issues such as: the role of the audience/public opinion in (de)securitisation processes; the influence of emotions and affect in shaping (de)securitisation; the impact of collective memories of war and forced migration on security narratives and threat perceptions; migrant/refugee experiences of settlement and integration; migrant/refugee activism and radical protest; and dynamics of far-right extremism and radicalisation.