Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Open lecture by Kostis Gkotsinas, Associate Researcher at the Institute for Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation entitled Drug Trafficking Routes in the Eastern Mediterranean (1900-1950)

Lecture Series 2025-2026

This presentation traces the pathways of illicit trafficking by focusing on the circulation of individuals (smugglers), products (illicit substances), and information (regarding both trafficking operations and their suppression). In doing so, it highlights the central trends and transformations that defined the illicit drug economy in the region during the first half of the 20th century. 

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Διαδικτυακή εσπερίδα - Έρευνα και πολιτικές στις ανθρωπιστικές και κοινωνικές επιστήμες

Ανθρωπιστικές και κοινωνικές επιστήμες στα ερευνητικά κέντρα. Δύο διαδικτυακές εσπερίδες του Ινστιτούτου Μεσογειακών Σπουδών – ΙΤΕ με αφορμή τα 40 χρόνια του Ιδρύματος Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας.

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Online Lecture on «Porphyry on Soul» by George Karamanolis

Within the framework of the Research Project “Between Athens & Alexandria. Platonism, 3rd-7th c. CE” (2022-2024) supported by the A. S. Onassis Foundation, the IMS-FORTH, in collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Center for Hellenistic Studies (ACHS), organizes a monthly online lecture series on late antique Neoplatonism (3rd-7th c. CE).

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