Research Fellow: Andreas Gofas

Dr Andreas Gofas, B.Sc. (AUEB), M.A., Ph.D. (Warwick)

Marie Curie Research Fellow

Telephone: +44 (0)114 222 1707
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 1717
Room: 1.28 Elmfield

Profile

Andreas Gofas is a Marie Curie Research Fellow and an Assistant Professor of IR Theory at Panteion University of Athens. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at IBEI (Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals) and a visiting fellow at the LSE (CIS). His research interests include: IR theory; social theory and the philosophy of social sciences; terrorism; risk analysis.

Professional Activities

Andreas is the coordinator of two programmes at the Olympia Summer Academy:

Current Research

Andreas has received, along with Colin Hay, a Marie Curie grant to work for two years (2011-3) on a project on Mapping Terrorist Risk Perceptions Comparatively (Project Acronym: TRiPMAP). The objective of the project is twofold. First, to develop an integrative theoretical framework for the analysis of terrorist risk perception that brings together the key insights of disparate risk analysis research communities. Second, to apply this framework empirically to a comparative analysis of the macro- and micro-determinants of terrorist risk perception in the UK and Greece.

Key Publications

Books & Journal Special Issues

The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis (co-edited), Routledge, 2010 [paperback edition in 2012].
‘Debating Terrorism 10 Years after 9/11’ , (guest-edited), International Relations, 8 (32): Winter 2012.

Journal Articles & Book Chapters

‘The Terrorism-Democracy Nexus and the Trade-Off Between Security and Civil Liberties’, in N. Tzifakis, ed. International Politics in Times of Change, Springer, 2012.
‘Varieties of Ideational Explanation’ (with C. Hay), in A. Gofas and C. Hay, eds. The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis, Routledge, 2010.
Evidence for the Existence of Under-Reporting Bias in Observed Terrorist Activity: The Message in Press Freedom Status Transitions (with K. Drakos), Democracy and Security, 3(2), 2007, pp. 139-55.
‘The Devil You Know but Are Afraid to Face: Underreporting Bias and its Distorting Effects on the Study of Terrorism’ (with K. Drakos), Journal of Conflict Resolution, 50(5), 2006, pp. 714-35.
In Search of the Average Transnational Terrorist Attack Venue (with K. Drakos), Defence and Peace Economics, 17(2), 2006, pp. 73-93.