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Dr Zorzeta Bakaki

Senior Lecturer
Department of Government
Dr Zorzeta Bakaki
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    +44 (0) 1206 872651

  • Location

    5.304, Colchester Campus

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Profile

Biography

Zorzeta Bakaki is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government. She studied Political Science and Public Administration at the Law School of the University of Athens. Zeta received a Master of Science in International Relations and her PhD from the ºÚÁÏÍø. Previously, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the ETH Zurich's Center for Comparative and International Studies. Her research and teaching interests are International Relations, the quantitative and qualitative analysis of conflict management and resolution, international cooperation, and environmental politics.

Qualifications

  • PhD in International Relations ºÚÁÏÍø, (2014)

  • MSc in International Relations ºÚÁÏÍø, (2010)

  • BA in Political Science and Public Administration National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, (2007)

Appointments

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  • Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Government, ºÚÁÏÍø (1/10/2019 - present)

  • Lecturer in Political Science, Government, ºÚÁÏÍø (1/1/2017 - 30/9/2019)

Other academic

  • Senior researcher, Center for Comparative and International Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (1/5/2014 - 30/12/2016)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

International Relations

International cooperation

Environmental politics

The quantitative and qualitative analysis of conflict management and resolution

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Contemporary Topics in International Relations (GV113)

  • International Environmental Politics (GV592)

  • International Institutions and Global Governance (GV945)

  • Political Institutions (GV992)

Previous supervision

Dafni Kalatzi Pantera
Dafni Kalatzi Pantera
Thesis title: A Greening Europe? A Comparative Study of Environmental Activism, Public Opinion, and Party Competition in Europe
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 3/4/2024
Yun Jung Yang
Yun Jung Yang
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 22/12/2022
Ioannis Choulis
Ioannis Choulis
Thesis title: The Shield & Sword of the State? The Effect of Conscription and the Secret Police on Civil-Military Relations
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 19/11/2021
Marina Georgieva Petrova
Marina Georgieva Petrova
Thesis title: The Role of State and Non-State Actors in Determining Violent and Nonviolent Tactics in Political Conflict
Degree subject: Government
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 30/10/2019

Publications

Journal articles (24)

Bakaki, Z. and Bohmelt, T., (2023). . The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 25 (3), 405-422

Bakaki, Z. and Haer, R., (2023). . Journal of Peace Research. 60 (4), 634-648

Bakaki, Z. and Dorussen, H., (2023). . World Development. 172, 106375-106375

Bakaki, Z., Bohmelt, T. and Ward, H., (2022). . Global Environmental Politics. 22 (2), 156-179

Bakaki, Z., (2022). . Nature Climate Change. 12 (7), 611-612

Kalatzi Pantera, D., Bohmelt, T. and Bakaki, Z., (2022). . European Journal of Political Research. 62 (3), 761-780

Bakaki, Z., Böhmelt, T. and Bove, V., (2022). . Political Studies Review. 22 (1), 77-92

Xanthopoulou, P., Sahinidis, A. and Bakaki, Z., (2022). . Social Sciences. 11 (10), 1-15

Choulis, I., Bakaki, Z. and Böhmelt, T., (2021). Public Support for the Armed Forces: The Role of Conscription. Defence and Peace Economics. 32 (2), 1-12

Bakaki, Z. and Mehrl, M., (2021). . International Interactions. 47 (1), 56-78

Bakaki, Z. and Bohmelt, T., (2021). . International Studies Quarterly. 65 (4), 881-890

Bakaki, Z., (2021). . Sustainability. 13 (1), 405-405

Dorussen, H., Bakaki, Z. and Kolbe, AR., (2021). . PS: Political Science and Politics. 54 (3), 570-574

Bakaki, Z., Böhmelt, T. and Ward, H., (2020). . Environmental Politics. 29 (7), 1157-1177

Bakaki, Z., (2020). The Joint Effect of International and Domestic-Level State Capacity on Civil War Risk. Social Sciences. 9 (5), 66-66

Bakaki, Z., (2018). . Journal of Global Security Studies. 3 (3), 358-370

Bakaki, Z. and Bernauer, T., (2018). . Journal of Cleaner Production. 195, 66-78

Bakaki, Z. and Bernauer, T., (2017). . Environmental Politics. 26 (1), 1-26

Bakaki, Z. and Bernauer, T., (2017). . Climatic Change. 145 (1-2), 15-26

Bakaki, Z., Böhmelt, T. and Bove, V., (2016). . Political Studies. 64 (3), 492-512

Bakaki, Z. and Bernauer, T., (2016). . Environmental Research Letters. 11 (11), 114001-114001

Bakaki, Z. and Hinkkainen, K., (2016). . International Peacekeeping. 23 (4), 540-567

Bakaki, Z., (2016). . Negotiation Journal. 32 (1), 63-78

Bakaki, Z., (2016). . Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy. 22 (2), 173-190

Books (1)

Bakaki, Z., (2016). . Sierke Verlag. 3868447768. 9783868447767

Book chapters (3)

Bakaki, Z., (2021). Multilateral Co-operation and Global Governance: The Evolution of International Organizations. In: The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2020. Routledge. 3- 6

Böhmelt, T. and Bakaki, Z., (2019). Cultural ties across crises: the diffusion of mediation from crisis to crisis. In: Research Handbook on Mediating International Crises. Edward Elgar Publishing. 79- 93. 9781788110693

Bakaki, Z., (2017). . In: Oxford Bibliographies - International Relations. Editors: James, P., . Oxford University Press

Media (2)

Bakaki, Z., Emotional Landscapes and Environmental Policy

Bakaki, Z. and Dorussen, H., Trust is key to peacebuilding and humanitarian work in Haiti

Grants and funding

2025

Integrating minorities successfully: The case of the Orthodox Church and Roma in Greece

British Academy

2018

Trust in organizations and their impact on peace processes in Haiti

British Academy

Contact

zbakak@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 872651

Location:

5.304, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Please email for an online or in-person appointment

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