(Diploma Polytechnic School of the University of Patras, BA National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, MA University of Utrecht, PhD candidate National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) is a research associate of the project. Stavros holds a Diploma - 5 years studies – in civil engineering, has carried out undergraduate studies in the field of media and communication and has completed the MA programme in Conflict Studies and Human Rights at the University of Utrecht. His MA thesis is based on a 2 months fieldwork research in Sierra Leone, focusing on the concept of legitimacy and trying to find out who has the right to rule according to Sierra Leoneans and where this right comes from. His phD dissertation deals with the institutional and political transformations of the European Union during the last decade due to the chosen economic and financial policies. Follower of UNRISD and Clingendael Institute, member of European Political Science Association (EPSA) & Hellenic Political Science Association.