CURRICULUM VITAE - ANDREAS FERONAS Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social and Educational Policy, University of Peloponnese PERSONAL INFORMATION Family name: Feronas First name(s): Andreas Date of birth: 7 March 1970 Nationality: Greek Address: I. Chrisostomou 34, 17122 Nea Smyrni, Athens. Tel: Home: +30 210 9730732, Office: +30 27410 74991 Fax: +30 210 27410 74990 E- mail: anfer@uop.gr QUALIFICATIONS 1996-2001 Panteion University, Department of Social Policy and Social Anthropology, Athens, Greece: Phd in Social Policy 1993-1994 University of Bath, UK: Masters in European Social Policy Analysis 1988-1993 University of Crete, Department of Sociology, Greece: Degree in Sociology PRESENT POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS Assistant Professor in Social Policy, University of Peloponnese, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Social and Educational Policy. Academic Staff, Hellenic Open University PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 2008 University of Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational Policy: Lecturer of Social Policy 2005-2008 University of Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational Policy: Lecturer on Contract of Social Policy 2008 2009 National School of Public Administration and Local Government: Research and Studies Officer 2003 2008 Ministry of Employment and Social Protection: Researcher 1
2004 Council of EU, Employment Committee: Full Member 2004 Hellenic Open University: Lecturer on contract 2002-2006 University of Crete, Department of Sociology: Lecturer on Contract TEACHING EXPERIENCE Post Graduate 2010 - University of Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational Policy. Post Graduate Programme of Studies: «Social Discrimination, Migration and Citizenship». Course: Social Inequalities and Social Exclusion (Winter Semester). 2012 - University of Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational Policy. Post Graduate Programme of Studies: «European Social Policy». Course: Comparative Social Policy (Spring Semester) 2013- Panteion University, Athens, Department of Sociology. Post Graduate Programme of Studies in Sociology Lecture on : Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe and Greece: The Impact of the Crisis 2006 - National School of Public Administration and Local Government Courses: Social Europe: Fundamental Concepts and Social Policy Institutions Social Policy 2002-2005 National School of Public Health, Department of Sociology. Post Graduate Programme of Studies: Courses: Sociology of Work Poverty and Social Exclusion Under Graduate 2005- University of Peloponnese, Department of Social and Educational 2
Policy. Lecturer. Courses: Social Exclusion and Policies of Social Integration Comparative Social Policy Evaluation of Social Policy 2004 - Hellenic Open University. Teaching of the following course: Special Issues in European Civilization 2001 2006 University of Crete, Department of Sociology. Teaching of the following courses: Introduction in Social Policy European Social Policy Social Exclusion and Policies of Social Integration Social Policy and Local Government AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS Poverty and Social Exclusion Social Inclusion Policies European Social Policy Europeanization of Social Policy PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member of the Employment Committee of the European Union (EMCO) Member of the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAnet) Member of Board of the Hellenic Social Policy Association LANGUAGE SKILLS Greek Excellent Excellent Excellent English Excellent Excellent Excellent OTHER SKILLS (e.g. computer literacy etc): Microsoft Office 3
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Books and articles in the areas of poverty, social exclusion/social inclusion and European social policy. Most resent publications include: a. Monographs 1. Feronas, A. (2013), The Europeanization of Social Policy: Theoretical Framework, Methodological Problems and the Greek Experience, Dionicos Publishers, Athens (in Greek) 2. Feronas A. (2004), Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe and Greece, Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens (in Greek). b. Edited Volumes 3. Feronas A. and Economou Ch. (eds.) (2006), Out of the Borders: Poverty and Social Exclusion in Contemporary Societies, Dionicos Publishers, Athens (in Greek). c. Articles in Academic Journals 4. Mitropoulou, F., Feronas, A. (2016), «Young and Active Labour Market Policies in Greece». O Kosmos tis Ergasias, Vol.. 3 (forthcoming). 5. Roboti, E., Feronas, A (2016), «The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Labour Market of Memoranda Countries, Social Policy, Vol. 5 (forthcoming). 6. Spyridakis, M. and Feronas, Α. (2014), "The impact of the economic crisis on the quality of life for residents of Attiki area. The experience from the City of Marousi. In Social Cohesion and Development, 2014(9) 1, pp. 5-28. 7. Feronas, A. (2013), The Social Dimension of Europe 2020. Rhetoric vs Reality. In Social Policy, Hellenic Social Policy Association, Vol. 1, August 2013, (In Greek). 8. Feronas, A. (2012), EU Policy against Poverty and Social Exclusion: A Critical Assessment. In International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 27, Issue 3, 2012. 9. Feronas A. and Economou Ch. (2010), «Social Exclusion and Social Inclusion: A critical review of the concept and of the EU Strategy with a special focus on health policy», in, Journal of Society, Ecomomy and Health, Papazisis Publications, Athens, p.45-71 (In Greek). 4
10. Feronas A. (2009), «Civil Society: It s constitution and role in European Union and Greece. In to Vima ton Koinonikon Epistimon, Vol. 56, Papazisis, Athens, Greece, pp. 43-69 (In Greek). 11. Feronas A. (2008), «The impact of European Employment Strategy in greek employment policy: A case of cognitive Europeanization?. In Social Cohesion and Development, vol. 3, 2008, Dionicos, Greece (In Greek). c. Articles in Edited Volumes 12. Feronas, A. (2013), "Flexicurity in the Labour Market: A critical approach from the perspective of social policy. In A. Moysidis, D. Papadopoulou and G. Petraki (eds) Sociology and Social Transformations in Greece, Gutenberg, Athens, pp. 330-355 (In Greek). 13. Feronas, A. and Geormas, K. (2011), "The Role of Committees in Building Social Europe: The Employment Committee and the Social Protection Committee". In Sakellaropoulos Th. (ed.), The Social Policy of the European Union, Athens: Dionicos, pp. 129-153, (In Greek). 14. Feronas, A., (2010), "New Forms of Governance in the EU and civil society: The case of the European Employment Strategy", in Koniordos S. (eds) Social Capital, Trust and Civil Society, Athens: Papazisis Publishers, pp. 133-162, (In Greek). 15. Feronas, A. (2008), "Civil Society and Policy Making, In: Anthology, Aspects of Contemporary Greek and European society, Hellenic Open University, Patras, pp. 37-58, (In Greek). 16. Feronas, A. (2008), Social Exclusion and Social Conflict", In: Anthology, Aspects of Contemporary Greek and European society, Hellenic Open University, Patras, pp. 61-89, (In Greek). 17. Feronas, A. (2006), "Social Exclusion: scientific and socio-political dimensions of a modern social phenomenon" In S. Katsikides (ed.) Social Phenomena: Analytical Approaches, Athens: Gutenberg, pp. 105-134 (In Greek). 18. Economou Ch. and Feronas, A. (2006) 'Introduction'. In Ch. Economou and A. Feronas (eds.) (2006), Out of the Borders: Poverty and Social Exclusion in Modern Societies, Dionicos, Athens, pp. 9-37 (In Greek). 19. Feronas A. (2006), "The Social Inclusion Process : Prospects and Limitations of the Open Method of Coordination ". In Ch. Economou and A. Feronas (eds.) (2006), Out of the Borders: Poverty and Social exclusion in Contemporary societies, Dionicos, Athens, pp. 181-207 (In Greek). 5
20. Feronas, A. (2005), " The Role of Local Authorities in Combating Social Exclusion: problems and prospects ". In G. Tsobanoglou (ed.), Social Exclusion and Policies for Social Integration, Athens: Papazisis Publishers, pp. 291-317 (In Greek). d. Papers in International Conference Proceedings 21. Feronas, A. (2016), «Searching for Solidarity in Changing Societies», In 5 th Hellenic Sociology Association Conference Proceedings, Athens. 22. Feronas, A. (2011), The Europeanization of Social Inclusion in Greece: When Soft Coordination Meets Hard Domestic paths. In 9 th Annual ESPAnet Conference, Valencia, Spain, 9-11 September, 2011. Published at: http://espanet2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/st1b_feronas.pdf 23. Feronas, A. (2011), EU Social Inclusion Strategy in the context of Europe 2020: Potential and Limits. In CUA Annual Conference, Market vs Society? Human Principles and economic rational in changing times, Corinth, Greece, 27-29 May 2011. Published at: http://korinthos.uop.gr/~anthropology/paper.html 24. Feronas, A. (2011), From Lisbon to Europe 2020: A Critical Assesment of EU Social Inclusion Strategy. Paper submitted in the 4 th International Conference of Hellenic Social Policy Association, Athens, November 9-11, 2011. Published at: http://www.eekp.gr/media/files/conf_4_sessions/fakelos8/arxeio8.2.pdf 25. Feronas, A. (2004), The Europeanization of national social policies through the OMC: The case of Greek employment policy. Published at: OMC Bibliography, http://eucenter.wisc.edu/omc/open12.html e. Un-published PhD Dissertation 26. Feronas, A. (2001), The Fight Against Social Exclusion at the Loval Level: The Role of Local Government. Panteion University, Athens, Greece. f. Book Reviews 2016: Magara, H. and Sacchi S. (Eds) (2013) The Politics of Structural Reforms. Social and Industrial Policy Change in Italy and Japan, Edward Elgar. In Social Cohesion and Development (forthcoming). 2015: Winlow, S. and Hall, S. (2013), Rethinking Social Exclusion: The End of the Social? Sage, London. Social Policy 4/2015. 6
PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Feronas, A. (2015), «Transformations of Social Solidarity in Times of Crisisς». In 5 th Hellenic Sociology Association Conference, Athens, December 10-12, 2015. 2. Feronas, A. (2011), "From Lisbon to Europe 2020: A critical assessment of the European Strategy for Social Inclusion. The 4th International Conference of Scientific Society for Social Policy, Athens November 9-11 2011. 3. Feronas, A. (2011), "The Europeanization of Social Inclusion in Greece: When Soft Coordination Meets Hard Domestic paths", 9th Annual ESPAnet Conference, Valencia, Spain, 9-11 September, 2011. 4. Feronas, A. (2011), "EU Social Inclusion Strategy in the context of Europe 2020: Potential and Limits". In CUA Annual Conference, "Market vs Society? Human Principles and economic rational in changing times, Corinth, Greece, 27-29 May 2011. 5. Feronas, A. (2005), "The Open Method of Coordination as a tool of convergence of European welfare states', Paper presented at the 2nd International Congress of Hellenic Social Policy Association entitled: Social Policy and Social Change in the New Century Greece, University of Crete, 18-19 March 2005. 6. Feronas A. (2004), "The Europeanization of national social policies through the OMC: The case of Greek employment policy", Paper presented at the 2nd annual ESPAnet conference European Social Policy: Meeting the needs of the new Europe, University of Oxford, 9-11 September 2004. 7. Feronas, A. (2002), "The Role of Local Government in Combating Social Exclusion: Problems and Prospects", Paper presented at the 2nd International Congress of Sociology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, November 2002. 8. Feronas A. (1994), «Social care of elderly in Greece». Paper presented at International Conference entitled: "Measurement and Analysis of Social Exclusion". University of Bath, UK. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAMMES 1. 2012-13 University of the Peloponnese Researcher Project Title: Poverty and Social Exclusion in Urban Area Research Coordinator: Associate Professor Manos Spyridakis 7
2. 2010-11 - National School of Public Health Project Title: Health Map of Greece Researcher: Selecting and writing indicators on poverty and social exclusion to be included in the Health Charter. 3. 2006-07 - Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, INE / GSEE / ADEDY Researcher. Project Title: Active Ageing and Integration of Immigrants in the Labour Market in Greece: An Evaluation of the European Employment Strategy' Project Coordinator: Prof. Savas Robolis 4. 2003-04 - National Youth Foundation (EIN) Research Associate EQUAL Community Initiative Measure 1.2 Equality and Social Cohesion. 5. 2002-03 - National School of Public Health, Department of Sociology. Coordinator of the research team. Project Title: Rapid intervention in times of crisis Sub - project: Population Transfers 6. 1995-1999 - Panteion University, Department of Social Policy and Social Anthropology, Centre for Social Morphology and Social Policy. Research Associate in the following research projects: Trends in Internationalization of Higher Education and Training in Greece. Project Coordinator: Prof. D.G.Tsaousis. GLAFKA data base for Greek society. Project Coordinator: Prof. D.G.Tsaousis. «Non-official Higher Education in the EU». Project Coordinators: Prof. D.G.Tsaousis and N.Kokosalakis. «Lifelong Learning: The implications for the Universities in the EU». Project Coordinators: Prof. D.G.Tsaousis and N.Kokosalakis. «Elderly in Rural Areas. Investigation of Living Conditions of the elderly in Greek countryside". Project Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. A.Moysidis. 8
7. 1996 - National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) Research Associate Project Title: Greek Balkan Relations: Effects of xenophobia in economic and social development of Northern Greece - Macedonia OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2014- Reviewer in Academic Journals: The Greek Review of Social Research, National Center for Social Research, Athens. Social Policy, Hellenic Social Policy Association, Athens. 2015 - : Board Member of the National Institute of Labour and Human Resources 2011 2014: Board Member of the Society for the Protection of Minors - Prefecture of Corinth. 2008 2010: Board Member of the Hellenic Social Policy Association 2004 2008: Member of the Committee on Employment of the Council of the European Union (European Employment Committee - EMCO). 2005 2008: Member of the Working Group drafting the National Action Plan for Employment, in the context of the Lisbon Strategy Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, Greece. 2005 2008: Member of the Working Group drafting the National Strategy Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, Greece. 2002 Member of the Hellenic Social Policy Association 2003 Member of the European Network of European Social Policy Analysis (European Social Policy Analysis Network - ESPAnet) 9