Dimitris Christopoulos

Dimitris Christopoulos is a Greek academic, writer, and public intellectual.

Born in Athens in 1969, he is married to Greek anchorwoman Marilena Katsimi, and together they have three children.

Since 2000 he has been Professor at the Department of Political Science and History at Panteion University of Athens and is frequently invited to lecture at other universities in Greece and abroad.

Christopoulos has a long record of civic engagement in the field of human rights. He served as President of the Greek League for Human Rights from 2003 to 2011 and later as President of the International Federation for Human Rights in Paris from 2016 to 2019.

His books and numerous publications reflect his core areas of interest, including citizenship, minorities, migration, and censorship in the arts. He regularly contributes articles to the Greek and international press on topics related to his expertise.

His latest books include:

[with Kostis Karpozilos] “9+1 Ερωτήσεις & Απαντήσεις για το Μακεδονικό [9+1 Questions & Answers on the Macedonian Issue]” Polis Publications, Athens 2018 (78 p. in Greek), “Αν το προσφυγικό ήταν πρόβλημα, θα είχε λύση, [If refugees were a problem, there would have been a solution]”, Polis Pub. Athens, 2020, (240 p. in Greek), “Ταξίδι στο κράτος – κυριαρχία,  δίκαιο, δικαιώματα. [Journey to the State, sovereignty, law, rights.]” Polis Pub. Athens, 2022, 450 p.