Country of residence

United Kingdom

Brief introduction

Senior Lecturer, Middlesex University

Education

PhD. SOCIOLOGY/EDUCATION. 2009. Sociology of Education. Institute of Education, University of London, UK

Academic profile

Dr Spyros Themelis is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Middlesex University, UK. He holds a PhD in sociology of education from the University of London. His monograph 'Social Change and Education in Greece: A Study in Class Struggle Dynamics' will be released in late 2013 by Palgrave Macmillan. His publications adopt a critical perspective on issues of education and meritocracy, social mobility, Roma/Gypsy/Travellers and minorities, and social and educational policy. He has published in various journals, including the British Journal of Sociology of Education, Journal of Youth Studies, Research in Comparative and International Education, and Romani Studies.

Publications

• (2013) Social Change and Education in Greece: A Study in Class Struggle Dynamics (Palgrave Macmillan)
• (forthcoming) The time of the crisis: Roma in a neo-liberal Europe, in Z. Plainer (ed.) (tbc)
• What's wrong with inclusion: Some issues of policy and practice on Roma inclusion in Europe and the UK. Research in Comparative and International Education Journal, Vol.4(3), pp. 262- 275.

Keywords

Social inequalities, education

Contact

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