{"id":3607,"date":"2021-02-01T20:29:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T18:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/?page_id=3607"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:52:45","slug":"stefanos-kordosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/cv\/stefanos-kordosis","title":{"rendered":"Stefanos Kordosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Stefanos Kordosis<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/Kordosis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/02\/Kordosis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a>Dr Stefanos Kordosis holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in International Relations and European Studies and a Master of Arts in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Panteion University, Athens. His Phd, which focuses on the relations between Byzantium and the Nomadic Empire of the T\u00fcrks through Byzantine and Chinese sources, was completed in 2007 at the University of the Aegean, Department of Mediterranean Studies. His post doctorate research is on East-West contacts across Eurasia and the role of nomadic nations, Black Sea history and relations with Byzantium, past and present aspects of the Silk Route and Great Power competition in Central Eurasia. In 2016-2017 he was awarded the Fulbright Greece fellowship for Greek Academics by which he visited the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Stefanos Kordosis\u2019s research and teaching experience include the following: Tutor\/Student Consultant at Hellenic Open University, Foreign Expert at Xibei Daxue (\u897f\u5317\u5927\u5b66), Institute of Middle East Research (\u897f\u5317\u5927\u5b66\u4e2d\u4e1c\u7814\u7a76\u6240), Post-Doc. Researcher at the University of Ioannina and at National Hellenic Research Foundation, Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Ioannina and at the International Hellenic University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published monographs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stefanos Kordosis is the author of monographs and papers in Greek and English on the history of Central Eurasia, from the early Middle Ages up to modern times. He is the editor of the Greek translation of <\/span>\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u041f\u0430\u0432\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u041a\u0430\u0440\u043f\u043e\u0432<span lang=\"EN-US\">, <\/span><i>\u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/i><i> \u0422\u0440\u0430\u043f\u0435\u0437\u0443\u043d\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/i><i> \u0438\u043c\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0438<\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (History of the Empire of Trabzon, National Hellenic Research Foundation) and of <i>The crusades. Justification and opposition in the sources<\/i>, UCOPress, Editorial Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba, 2016 (co-edited with G. Tsiaples). He has an excellent command of English and French and is able to communicate in and work with Russian and Turkish.<br \/>\n<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Monographs:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<span lang=\"EN-US\">, <\/span>\u03a3<span lang=\"EN-US\"> (2025). <\/span><i>\u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">: <\/span>\u03a1\u03c9\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (<\/span>\u039c\u03bf\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03b2\u03af\u03b1<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 <\/span>\u03a3\u03b9\u03b2\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">), <\/span>\u039a\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/i><i> \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9<\/i><i> \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/i><i> \u0391\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/i><i> \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1<\/i><i> \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc<\/i><i> \u03c4\u03b1<\/i><i> \u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1<\/i><i> \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5<\/i><i> \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03bf\u03c5<\/i><i> \u03a3\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (<\/span>\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> 17<\/span>\u03bf\u03c5<\/i><i> \u03b1\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b1<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">) [Eurasiatica: Russia (Muscovy-Siberia), Central and East Asia through the Texts of Nikolaos Spatharis (End of 17th Century)]<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">. <\/span>\u0392\u03b9\u03b2\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7 \u0399\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd 310. <span lang=\"EN-US\">Athens<\/span>, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><i>\u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03c7\u03af\u03b6\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0391\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/i><i>\u202f: \u039f\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ac\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a3\u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7, \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u0392\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c4\u03b6\u03b7, \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u03a0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u201c\u039c\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf \u03a0\u03b1\u03b9\u03c7\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u201d \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae (17\u03bf\u03c2-19\u03bf\u03c2 \u0391\u03b9.) <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">[Crossing Central Asia: The Travels of Nikolaos Spatharis, Vasileios Vatatzis and Panagiotis Potagos and the \u201cGreat Game\u201d of Imperial Competitions in the East]<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">. Ioannina<\/span>, 2020.<\/li>\n<li>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a3 (2012). <i><span lang=\"EN-US\">O<\/span>\u03b9 <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">T<\/span>\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039a\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u0392\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf (552-659 \u03bc.\u03c7.) \u039f \u03c1\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae, \u03b4\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03b3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae [<\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">The<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Turks<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">between<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">China<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">and<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Byzantium<\/span>: <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Their<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Role<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">in<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">politic<\/span>, <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">diplomacy<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">and<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">strategy<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">in<\/span> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Eurasia<\/span>]<\/i>. <span lang=\"EN-US\">Athens, 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Under Publication:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Byzantium\u2019s Influence on Central Asia and the Far East<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">, Post doctoral dissertation at National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Historical Research, 2016<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Indicative papers published in Journals or Conference proceedings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kordosis, S. (2025). \u201cGreek Phanariot \u2018Snapshots\u2019 from the Sino-Russian Frontier: A Mapping of Nikolaos Spatharis\u2019s Greek Texts on China and the Amur (Heilongjiang) Region in Early Qing Period.\u201d IDIS Working Paper. Athens: Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, April 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kordosis, S. (2024). \u201cThe Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean (BSEM) Region and BRI: Macro-Historical Tendencies and Geopolitical Models of Analysis.\u201d In <i>The Geography of Greece: Managing Crises and Building Resilience<\/i>, edited by R\u00e9gis Darques, George Sidiropoulos, and Kostas Kalabokidis, 129\u201342. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kordosis, S. (2023). \u201cThe Western Mongol World in the Early Eighteenth Century: Kalmyks and Oirats in Vasilis Vatatz\u0113s\u2019s Peri\u0113g\u0113tikon and His 1732 Map of Central Asia.\u201d <i>Crossroads<\/i> 22, no. 1\u20132 (2023): 133\u201367.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kordosis, S. (2022). \u201cTracks of Knowledge across Time and along the Black Sea Shores: The Case of Basil Vatatzes, \u2018History of Nadir Shah.\u201d In <i>Academic Cultures Between Dependencies and Independencies in the Interwar Black Sea Region<\/i>, edited by Milena Angelova and Sergii Glebov, 65\u201374. <\/span>Blagoevgrad, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2018): \u201cUnderlying historical assumptions in the current geopolitical narration of the Chinese One Belt One Road: A critical assessment\u201d, announcement in the 11th International Conference of the Hellenic Geographical Society, 12-15 April 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2018): The Tibetan Title Dru gu Gesar (Caesar of the Turks) in the Northern Branch of the Silk Route and the Role of the Khazars, announcement in International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, 1-5 of July 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2016): \u201cThe Depiction of a Khazar selling Caviar in the Monastery of Vlachernae, Arta: Some Remarks on the Evolution of the term \u201cKhazar\u201d in the Middle Ages\u201d, Inscriptions in the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine History and History of Art (Ed. Christos Stavrakos), Harrassowitz Verlag: Wiesbaden, 2016, pp. 111-135.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2015): \u201cConnecting Tibet\u2019s Gesar of gling with Menander, the Greek King of India\u201d, proceedings of the International Symposium on History and Culture of Central Eurasia, Xilinhot, 20-24\/09\/2013, Inner Mongolia Province, China, [\u5185\u9646\u6b27\u4e9a\u5386\u53f2\u6587\u5316\u56fd\u9645\u5b66\u672f\u7814\u8ba8\u4f1a\u8bba\u6587\u96c6, \u5185\u8499\u53e4\u51fa\u7248\u96c6\u56e2\/\u5185\u8499\u53e4\u4eba\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e], 2015, pp. 153-160.<\/li>\n<li>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3. (2013): \u00ab\u0397 \u03b9\u03c3\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ca\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd. \u0397 \u03b5\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03a4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 (7\u03bf\u03c2-10\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b9.) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf \u03c1\u03b9\u03b6\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2.\u00bb, \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u00ab\u0397 \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd 21\u03bf \u03b1\u03b9. \u2013 \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u0394\u03cc\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1 \u039d\u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03bf\u03b3\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u00bb, 29\/10\/2012 \u03a3\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03ae \u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u0391\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2, \u0391\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0395\u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 98 (2013), \u03c3. 84-97.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2012): \u201cArab advance along the southern part of the Silk Route , Gesar of Phrom (Ceasar of Rome) and Fu-lin (fulin\/\u62c2\u83fb = Rome\/Byzantium) of Chinese sources\u201d, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Relations between Arabia and the Greek World (5th century BC-10th century AD), Riyadh, 2012\/1433, pp. 303-310.<\/li>\n<li>\u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a3. (2011): \u00ab\u039f\u03b3\u03bf\u03cd\u03b6\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03a4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9. \u039a\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b8\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03b6\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2\u00bb, \u03a0\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac 31\u03bf\u03c5 \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u0399\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03af\u03bf\u03c5, 28-30 \u039c\u03b1\u0390\u03bf\u03c5 2011, \u0398\u03b5\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03ba\u03b7, \u03c3\u03b5\u03bb. 49-64.<\/li>\n<li>Kordosis S. (2009): \u201cArabs, Turks, Byzantines and Chinese in Central Asia during the first third of the 8th century, under the light of the Orkhon Turkic Inscriptions: War and Diplomacy\u201d, East and West, Gorgias Press: New Jersey, 2009, pp. 17-26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3268,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3607","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3607"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15874,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3607\/revisions\/15874"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ihu.gr\/ucips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}