Dr Michail Theodosiadis is an International Political Theorist and Historian of Political Thought. Currently, he holds the position of lecturer of Political Theory at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) (Department of Social Sciences) an English-speaking higher education institution located in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He is also a post-doctoral researcher at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Department of Philosophy) in the field of Comparative Political Philosophy, working on subjects revolving around cosmopolitanism and ethical leadership, drawing upon Middle Eastern, Byzantine, and Renaissance strands of political thought. He is an Ex-Officio member of the organization Study in Greece (SiG) (since February 2021). From this position, Dr Theodosiadis contributes in programmes for the internationalization of Greek universities.
Dr Theodosiadis is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Also, he earned his MSc in Social and Political Theory from Birkbeck, University of London, in 2013, and completed his PhD in Politics and International Relations (with emphasis on Political Theory and History of Political Thought) at Goldsmiths, University of London. in 2021. His research and teaching interests lie (A) in the comparative examination of ancient Greek concepts of democracy (with emphasis on political participation) and American democratic political traditions; (B) in the intellectual histories of ancient Greek, the Middle East, Byzantium and the the Italian Rennaisance. Another cluster of his research looks at the Greek diaspora in tandem with Cultural Diplomacy.
Dr Theodosiadis has participated in networks and round-table discussions with diplomats, minority and religious leaders to discuss peace building issues. He has been featured in Greek (ERT, OPENTV, DION TV) and Iraqi (Babylon FM, Rudaw) media and has had his articles published in various Greek and international peer-reviewed academic journals, including Theologia and Religions. His first monograph is expected to be published by the Edinburgh University Press in 2025 under the title: Ancient Greek Democracy and American Republicanism in February 2025. He is also a Senior Member of Dia-Noesis (a Scopus indexed journal which publishes academic articles in the field of Philosophy and Political Theory). Dr Theodosiadis participates in discussions with diplomats on issues related to educational diplomacy and cooperation. In the past, he worked as a Public Relations and Communications Managers for the Medici Archive Project (Early Modern Greek Culture Programe), building academic bridges and cooperations.