Apostolos G. Papadopoulos
Apostolos G. Papadopoulos
is a Professor of Rural Geography and Sociology at the Department of
Geography, Harokopio University of Athens (Greece). He has worked as a
senior researcher and project leader in numerous research programmes
financed by the European Commission, the McArthur Foundation (USA) and
the Greek State. He was (2009-2011) Director of the Postgraduate
Programme entitled “Applied Geography and Spatial Planning”. Currently
he is Vice-Rector of Economic Affairs and Development at Harokopio
University of Athens. His current research interests include the
following: rural development, rural migration, local labour markets,
sociology and geography of agriculture, local food, irregular migration
and migration policy, migrant communities and civil society and crisis
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