Biographical Note

Andreas Gofas (PhD, University of Warwick) is a Lecturer in IR Theory at Panteion University. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at IBEI (Institut Barcelona d' Estudis Internacionals) and a visiting fellow at the LSE (CIS). His research interests include: IR theory; social theory and the philosophy of social sciences; terrorism; risk analysis.

Andreas is also the coordinator of two summer school programmes:
History and Philosophy of IR (Annual IIR Summer Seminar) .
The Politics of Terrorism (Cycle C of the Olympia Summer Seminars).

Recent Publications

Books

• The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis: A Portrait of Contemporary Debates, (co-edited with Colin Hay), Routledge, 2010.

Journal Special Issues

• Debating Terrorism 10 Years after 9/11 (co-edited), Journal of International Relations, forthcoming 2012.
• Philosophy of Science and IR Theory (co-edited), Hellenic Political Science Review, forthcoming 2012.

Articles & Book Chapters

• Old vs. New Terrorism: What's in a Name? Journal of International Relations, forthcoming 2012.
• Critical Encounters: IR Historiography Meets Philosophy of Science, Hellenic Political Science Review, forthcoming 2012 [in Greek].
• The Terrorism-Democracy Nexus and the Trade-Off Between Security and Civil Liberties, in N. Tzifakis, ed. International Politics in Times of Change, Springer, 2011.
• Varieties of Ideational Explanation” (with C. Hay), in A. Gofas and C. Hay, eds. The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis, London: Routledge, 2010.
• The Ideational Turn and the Persistence of Perennial Dualisms (with C. Hay), in A. Gofas and C. Hay, eds. The Role of Ideas in Political Analysis, Routledge, 2010.
• Evidence for the Existence of Under-Reporting Bias in Observed Terrorist Activity: The Message in Press Freedom Status Transitions (with K. Drakos), Democracy and Security, 3(2), 2007, pp. 139-55.
• The Devil You Know but Are Afraid to Face: Underreporting Bias and its Distorting Effects on the Study of Terrorism (with K. Drakos), Journal of Conflict Resolution, 50(5), 2006, pp. 714-35.
• In Search of the Average Transnational Terrorist Attack Venue (with K. Drakos), Defence and Peace Economics, 17(2), 2006, pp. 73-93.