About Anastassia Tsoukala

Anastassia Tsoukala is tenured Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Paris-Sud, Senior Researcher at the University of Paris-Descartes, and Associate Researcher at the Center for study of Conflicts, Liberty and Security.



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About Anastassia Tsoukala

Anastassia Tsoukala is tenured Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Paris-Sud, Senior Researcher at the University of Paris-Descartes, and Associate Researcher at the Center for study of Conflicts, Liberty and Security.



She is also

  • Vice President of the Center for Security Studies (Greece).
  • Co-editor of the book series Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security (Palgrave Macmillan).

 

Former positions

  • Member of the National Commission for Human Rights (Greece: 2010- 2012).
  • Adviser on Human Rights, Ministry of Citizen Protection (Greece: 2010-2012).
  • Legal adviser to the Union of Press Photographers of Greece (2014-2016).

 

Area of expertise

  • Security policies and human rights in Europe.
  • Social construction of threat.

 

Research fields

  • Political violence
  • Migration
  • Football-related violence