Nikandros Ioannidis
Nikandros Ioannidis holds an international PhD in Political and Social Sciences from Pompeu Fabra University, a master's degree in Democracy and Comparative Politics from University College London (UCL), and a bachelor's degree in Communication and Internet Studies from the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). His research focuses on political communication, representation, and the intersection of information technology and politics. He graduated with honours from UCL and was also the valedictorian of the CUT graduation ceremony in 2019. In recognition of his excellent academic performance, he was awarded by the President of the Republic of Cyprus and received a scholarship for excellence from the Catalan government during his PhD studies. He has published peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals such as Government and Opposition, Political Geography, Party Politics, South European Society and Politics, and The Communication Review.
Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
PhD | 2024 | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Social and Political Science | Worlds apart: The impact of (in)congruence on electoral behaviour |
MSc | 2020 | University College London (UCL) | Political Science | Are voters’ environmental concerns represented by the parties they vote for? An examination of the electoral implications of environmental protection on EU countries |
BA | 2019 | Cyprus University of Technology | Communication and Internet Studies | Voters-party congruence of Democratic Rally: The change in proximity between the party and its voters |
Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
From | To | |||
2024 | now | Cyprus University of Technology | Limassol, Cyprus | Special Teaching Stuff |
Ref. Number | Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / | Vol. | Pages |
1 | 2025 (forthcoming) | Intra-party leadership contests and effect on levels of satisfaction with democracy on party voters | Yiannos Katsourides | Government and Opposition | - | - |
2 | 2024 | Explaining strategic disinterment: Forensics and the reconstruction of the missing in Cyprus | Maria Mikellide, Romanos Lyritsas, Iosif Kovras | Political Geography | 115 | - |
3 | 2024 | The Waning of Ideology? Presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus, 5 February 2023 | Vasiliki Triga, Constantinos Djouvas | South European Society and Politics | 28/2 |
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4 | 2024 | The radical left and its political communication. An examination of the campaign activities of radical left candidates in sixteen European countries. | Yiannos Katsourides | Party Politics | 31/3 | - |
5 | 2024 | Regional Influences on Europe’s Populist Radical Right: Social Benefits, Immigration, and Climate Change Policy Perceptions | - | The Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism | 4 | 64-89 |
6 | 2023 | Reviewing the impact of Facebook on civic participation: the mediating role of algorithmic curation and platform affordances | Venetia Papa | The Communication Review | 26 | 277-299 |
7 | 2023 | Identifying Euroscep- ticism Using a Text-As-Data Approach: An Experimental Study Employing Parliamentary Speeches | Constantinos Djouvas, Christos Christodoulou, Charalampous Antonis | In 2023 18th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation & Personalization (SMAP) | - | 1-6 |
8 | 2021 | The European Union's (In)Ability to Address Troubled Past(s): Voices from Eight European Countries | Rok Zupancic, Faris Kočan | Annales, Series Historia et Sociologia | 31 | 547-560 |
9 | 2023 | Troubled Pasts in Europe: Strategies and Recommendations for Overcoming Challenging Historic Legacies | Faris Kočan, Kenneth Andresen, Katarzyna Bojarska, Ricardo Dacosta, Seamus Farrell, Anke Fiedler, Abit Hoxha, Niamh Kirk, Irene Martin, Dimitra L. Milioni, Dionysis Panos, Marta Parades, Tomas Rawski, Vasiliki Triga, Tjasa Vucko | Bristol University Press | - | - |
Ref. Number | Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
1 | 2023-2024 | Disappearing Act: Reconstructing the Crime of Disappearances in Times of Political Violence. ERC - Funded Project (Consolidator Grant: 101086935, 2023-2028) | European Research Council (ERC) | Research Fellow |
2 | 2022-2024 | DEMOTEC: Democratising Territorial Cohesion: Experimenting with deliberative citizen engagement and participatory budgeting in European regional and urban policies (GA no. 962553) | Horizon 2020, SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies | Research Team Member |
3 | 2023 | choose4cyprus: A Voting Advice Application for the Presidential Elections in Cyprus | CUT (Research Fund by Principal Researcher) | Research Team Member |
4 | 2022-2023 | CONREF: Between appeasement and the slippery slope. The conse- quences of territorial referendums on political behaviour and public opinion | Institut d’Estudis d’Autogovern (Grant Agreement PRE111/21/000011)
| Research Fellow |
5 | 2019-2021 | RePast: Strengthening European integration through the Analysis of Conflict Discourses. Revisiting the Past, Anticipating the Future (G.A. no. 769252) | Horizon 2020, CULT-COOP-02-2017, European Commission | Research Fellow |
Ref. Number | Date | Title | Awarded by: |
1 | 2022-2024 | FI-SDUR 2022: Catalan government excellency PhD scholarship | Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca |
2 | 2023 | The 10th HO PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus (2023) Best Paper Award – Honourable mention (Second place) | LSE Hellenic Observatory |
3 | 2019 | Cyprus University of Technology Valedictorian 2018/2019 – Graduate student with the highest GPA | Cyprus University of Technology |
4 | 2019 | Award of the President of the Republic of Cyprus – For excellency and the highest GPA | Republic of Cyprus Presidency |
