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Vasiliki Kantzara, PhD
Department of Sociology,
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
L. Syggrou 136
17671 Athens, Greece
Tel. +30-210-9201801 Fax: +30-210-9201454.
Email: [email protected]
Studies
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2002 Teachers’ degree in Social Studies, University of Amsterdam (NL)

2001
Ph.D in Sociology and Social Sciences, University of Utrecht
(NL).
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1985
M.Sc in Sociology, The London School of Economics and
Political Science (LSE-UK)
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1982
B.A in Political Sciences, Panteios Graduate School of Political
Sciences (GR).
Academic and Educational Posts

2003 – to the present Lecturer at the Dept. of Sociology, Panteion
University of Social & Political Sciences. Since 2004, regular staff
member. Teaching courses in: sociology of education, social inequalities
(undergraduate level); and sociology of knowledge (postgraduate level).
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2004 – 2007 Teaching in Greek-EU projects, “In-service university level
training” and “Promoting gender equity during process of transition from
school to work”, training primary and secondary education teachers,
University of Ioannina, Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki. Courses
taught: ‘sociology of education’, ‘gender and education’; ‘gender and
career choice’, ‘sociological approaches to gender’, ‘developing gender
identity’ ‘organising projects at school’, ‘designing action research’ and
‘research methods’.
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2004 – 2007 Member of Scientific Committee in a Greek-European
project producing and writing up educational material that promotes
gender equity in schools, University of Ioannina.
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2002 – 2003 Teacher & mentor in the Gr-EU project “Intervention
programs promoting gender equity in secondary education” Research
Center of Equity Issues & University of Ioannina.
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2001 – 2002 Social studies teacher at “Trinitas College” (secondary
education) in the Netherlands.
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1996 – 1997 Education staff member at the Evert Vermeer Foundation
(on developmental aid), NL.
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1992 – 1995 Coordinator of the Ph.D Study Centre for Women,
University of Amsterdam, NL.
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1987 – 1988 Assistant Professor, Technological Educational Institute in
Athens (GR). Courses taught in the fields of business organization and
management.
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1986 – 1987 Assistant Professor, Technological Educational Institute in
Thessaloniki (GR). Courses taught in the fields of management,
enterprises and society and social sciences.
Publications (a selection)
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2008a (in preparation) “Education, Social Functions of” in Ritzer G. (ed.)
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Blackwell.
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2008b (in preparation) “Prestige” Ritzer G. (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia
of Sociology, Blackwell.
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2007a
(forthcoming) Education and Contemporary Society. A
Critical Approach to Social Functions of Education, (in Greek),
Athens, pp. 350.
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2007b (forthcoming) “Schooling and Society: Reconsidering a
Controversial Relationship” paper presented at the European Sociological
Association (ESA) 8th conference, Glasgow 3-6/09/07,online publication,
Research Network Sociology of Education www.soern.dswe.pl
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2006a “Status” in Ritzer G. (ed.), Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology,
Blackwell, vol. 4: 4749-4753
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2006b “Emotional Labour” in Fitzpatrick T., et al. (eds.) International
Encyclopedia of Social Policy, volumes 3, London: Routledge (pp. 6)
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2006c “Greece” in Fitzpatrick T. et al., (eds.) International Encyclopedia
of Social Policy, London: Routledge (pp.6)
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2006d “Patriarchy” in Fitzpatrick T., et al. (eds.) International
Encyclopedia of Social Policy, London: Routledge (pp. 6)
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2006e “Society” in Fitzpatrick T., et al. (eds.) International
Encyclopedia of Social Policy, London: Routledge (pp. 12)
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2006f “Education, social inequalities and exclusion in Greece. A critical
introduction”, in Oikonomou Ch. & A. Feronas (eds.) People outside city
walls. Poverty and social exclusion in contemporary societies, (in Greek),
Athens: Dionikos, pp. 349-380.
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2004
“WebQuest: Searching, creating and learning on the Internet.
Writing up papers in sociology at Lyceum” in Foundation of Greek
Sociologists (eds.) methods of teaching and the role of the sociology
teacher, conference proceedings Panteion 7-8/11/03, Working Papers,
(in Greek), Athens, pp. 26-37.
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2002
“Challenge and acceptance: (single) teachers and prestige in
Gova E. (ed.) The fall of gender. Texts – proposals about sexism and
violence, (in Greek), Nov., pp. 21-32.
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2001
“Portrait”, (about the Ph.D study) in Facta, sociaal-
wetenschappelijk magazine, (Facta, a social sciences magazine) (in
Dutch), vol. 9(4): 24–25.
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2000-01 An Act of Defiance, an Act of Honour. Gender and
Professional Prestige among Teachers in Secondary Education in
Greece, Ph.D Thesis, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, pp. 333
(ISBN: 90-393-25790).
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2000a “Noisy Classes and Hysterical Teachers (?)” in Social Sciences
Paper
Publisher, vol. 3 (1), pp.10;
www.sspp.net/issues/contents3(1).htm
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2000b“A Bit of a Man and a Bit of a Woman: (Single) Women Teachers
Contesting Gender Boundaries” in conference proceedings online
publication, international conference Women's Worlds '99, 7th
Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, 20-26 June, Tromsø, Norway, pp.
12; www.skk.uit.no/WW99/ under proceedings, and theme ‘New
constructions of gender’.
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1996a“Pragmatism and the Politics of Exclusion in the Netherlands” in
symposium papers Debruikbaarheid van pragmatisme als ideologie (The
uses of pragmatism as ideology),Amsterdam: Ph.D Study Centre for
Women, University of Amsterdam pp. 32–43.
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1996b“A Strange Girl”, a book review of translation in Greek of Annie
M.G. Schmidt, Minoes, (in Dutch) in Surplus. Boekbesprekingen,
(Surplus: book reviews), May-June, vol. 10 (3): 7.
Administrative and Professional Posts
Ms. Kantzara has organized several professional meetings and conferences and
functioned as a board member of various academic organizations and
professional associations. Recently she has been a co-founding member of the
Hellenic Sociological Society and was appointed member of the Co-coordinating
Board of the Research Network Sociology of Education of the European
Sociological Association (ESA).
Scientific Interests
Fields of interest cover themes and issues in sociology of education, social
inequalities,
sociology
of
knowledge
and
social
theory;
as
well
as
methodological, epistemological and philosophical issues pertaining to the
study of society. Interested in teaching, “active learning”, conducting research
and writing. She plans to investigate students” “subject positioning” in
education in relation to social inequalities.
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