Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in “Urban Sociology, Social Inequalities and Exclusions”

Contact
University of Crete – Department of Sociology
Gallos Facilities 741 00 Rethymno
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e-mail: at uoc.gr

Cirriculum VitaeΛήψη

Studies

  • PhD in Social Geography (2015), School of Geography, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
  • MSc in Sociology/Urban Studies (2010), Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Diploma in Architecture (2008), Department of Architectural Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Career

  • 2025: Elected to the Department of Sociology, University of Crete.
  • 2025–Present: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Horizon-EU-ECHO project.
  • 2024–Present: Panteion University, EUI-EU-Rock the Block project.
  • 2022–2024: Principal Investigator & Postdoctoral Researcher, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (H.F.R.I.).
  • 2020–2021: Postdoctoral Researcher (IKY-NTUA).
  • 2017–2019: Postdoctoral Researcher (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
  • 2015–2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Geography, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Research Interests

  • Urban policy, urban governance, and socio-spatial inequalities.
  • Sociology of housing.
  • Sustainable urban development and social innovation.
  • Urban commons, urban movements, social and solidarity economy

Selected Publications (detailed in CV)

Journal Articles:
  • Arampatzi, A. & Pettas, D. (2026). More than a housing crisis: state-led financialization and the restructuring of urban housing in Europe. European Urban and Regional Studies.
  • Arampatzi, A., et al. (2025). Prospects and challenges for social innovation in the context of municipal-community partnerships in metropolitan Athens and Thessaloniki. Journal of Place Management and Development.
  • Arampatzi, A., et al. (2025). Integrated participatory tools for affordable housing: the “Rock the Block” project in the Municipality of Egaleo. Geographies (in Greek).
  • Arampatzi, A. (2023). The role of civil society in urban governance: bottom-linked initiatives in Athens. Urban Research & Practice.
  • Arampatzi, A. (2022). Social innovation and austerity governance in Athens and Madrid: rethinking the changing contours of policy and practice. European Urban and Regional Studies.
  • Arampatzi, A. (2022). Social solidarity economy and urban commoning in post-crisis contexts: Madrid and Athens in a comparative perspective. Journal of Urban Affairs.
Book Chapters:
  • Arampatzi, A. (forthcoming). Solidarity as a multi-dimensional urban social practice: collective action, social reproduction and social innovation in Athens. In The International Handbook of Urban Sociology.
  • Arampatzi, A., et al. (forthcoming). Commons, Social Innovation and Urban Space: synthesizing a conceptual framework for the study of public-community partnerships in Athens and Thessaloniki (in Greek).
  • Arampatzi, A., et al. (2024). Social innovation and urban development: tracing prospects and challenges in Athens. In Athens Social Atlas (in Greek).