Department of International and European Studies, School of Economics, Business and International Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece.

Spyros A. Roukanas is Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He graduated from the Department of International Economic Relations and Development of Democritus University of Thrace (2003). He was awarded his Master of Arts in International Political Economy from the University of Leeds (UK) (2004). He was awarded his Ph.D. at the Department of International Economic Relations and Development, Democritus University of Thrace (2008). He has taught to the following Master Programs: “International & European Studies”, “Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics», “BRICS: Economy - Society - Foreign Policy”, and “International and European Policies on Education, Training and Research”, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, “Global Political Economy” and “Governance and Public Policies”, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, “Financial & Management Engineering", Department of Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean and “SE Europe Studies”, Department of Law, Democritus University of Thrace. His main research interests are in International Political Economy and economic development in the countries of Southeast Europe and emerging economies and their relations with the EU.