Spyros Spyrou
Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology
S.Spyrou@euc.ac.cy
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School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution |
| Ph.D. Sociocultural Anthropology | 1999 | State University of New York at Binghamton |
| M.A. Anthropology | 1995 | State University of New York at Binghamton |
| B.S. Business Administration | 1991 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2015 | present | European University Cyprus | Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| 2006 | 2015 | European University Cyprus | Associate Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences | |
| 1999 | 2006 | Cyprus College | Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sociology Department of Arts and Sciences | |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2019 | Reimaging Childhood Studies | Rosen, R. and Cook, D. (Eds) | Bloomsbury | ||
| 2018 | Disclosing Childhoods: Research and Knowledge Production for a Critical Childhood Studies | London: Palgrave | |||
| 2016 | “The hyphen in between: Children’s intersectional understandings of national identities” | Christou, M. | Children’s Geographies | 15(1) | 51-64 |
| 2016 | “Minority Students’ Responses to Racism: The Case of Cyprus” | Stevens, Peter A. J., Panayiota Charalambous, Evgenia Mesaritou, Lore Van Praag, Fanny D’hondt, Roselien Vervaet, Mieke Van Houtte | British Journal of Educational Studies | 64(1) | 77-95 |
| 2016 | “Researching Children’s Silences: Exploring the Fullness of Voice in Childhood Research” | Childhood | 23(1) | 7-21 | |
| 2019 | An Ontological Turn for Childhood Studies? | Children and Society | https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12292 | ||
| 2013 | “Motherhood in Utero: Consuming Away Anxiety” | Theodorou, E. | Journal of Consumer Culture | 13(2) | 118 – 135 |
| 2013 | “Children and the Sexualized Construction of Otherness: The Imaginary Perceptions of Russian and Romanian Immigrant Women in Cyprus” | Journal of International Migration and Integration | 14(2) | 327-343 | |
| 2013 | How Single Parent Children Speak About Poverty and Social Exclusion: Policy Implications from a Comparative, Qualitative, Cross-National Project | Child and Youth Services | 34(1) | 64-84 | |
| 2012 | “Border Encounters: How Children Navigate Space and Otherness in an Ethnically-Divided Society” | Christou, M. | Childhood | 19(3) | 302-316 |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2016 | BONDS Project (Bolster the emotional dimension of social inclusion for immigrant mothers and children). | KA2, Erasmus+, European Commission | Partner |
| 2016 | Valuing the past, sustaining the future: Education, knowledge and identity across three generations in coastal communities | Norwegian Research Council | Partner |
| 2014 | Keep Me Safe in Europe Project | Erasmus + | Partner |
| 2012 | Children’s Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN) | Lifelong Learning Programme | Partner |
| 2010 | Exploring the Nature and Causes of Students’ Views of, and Experiences with Racism And Ethnic Out-Groups In Cyprus: A Case-Study Approach | Research Promotion Foundation | Partner |
| 2007-2013 | Developing a Good Practice Guide and Training Manual for Young People’s Participation in Research, Policy and Practice Developments to Prevent and Combat Violence | European Commission under the Daphne III Programme | Partner |
| 2007 | Developing Children as Social Researchers | UNDP-Act | Coordinator |
| 2005 | Family Violence: Identification of Basic Problems and Recommendations for the Prevention of the Phenomenon through Policy Measures and Frameworks (Comparative Study on Domestic Violence Between Cyprus and Slovenia) | Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation under the Cyprus- Slovenia Bilateral Cooperation Program | Coordinator for Cyprus |
| 2005 | Integrating Children’s Perspectives in Policy- making to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion Experienced by Single Parent Families: A Transnational, Comparative Approach | Directorate of Employment, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities, European Commission | Scientific Coordinator |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service |
| Book Series, Palgrave Studies in Childhood and Youth | Co-editor | |
| 2016-present | Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research | Co-editor |
| 2014-2016 | Childhood: A Journal of Global Child Research | Member of the Editorial Board |
| 2013-present | Wheelock International Journal of Children, Families, and Social Change | Member of the Editorial Board |
| 2010-present | Children and Society | Member of the Editorial Board |