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Biography
Dr Athina Mara is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Roehampton (London, UK). Athina is an experienced qualitative researcher, social media and policy discourse analyst and M&E expert, with strong collaborations with various consortiums on several European and International research projects, NGOs and the civic society. Her recent research activity includesUNICEF’s Measuring Life Skills and Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa project and the Horizon 2020 Digital Integrated System for the Social Support of Migrants and Refugees project.
Athina Mara’s research focuses on sociology, social policy, gender, sexuality, kinship, migration, (in) equalities, and integration on EU societies. In 2021 Athina’s doctorate dissertation on same-sex parenting rights, socio-legal attitudes and revendications in Greece was awarded with summa cum laude distinctions from the Department of Social Policy of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece). She holds an MSc in Social Policy and Social Interventions from Utrecht University (The Netherlands) and a Honors BSc in Sociology from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece).
Education/Academic qualification
Social Policy, PhD, Regulating same-sex parenting in Greece: institutional changes, social acceptance and revendications, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Social Policy
15 Jul 2015 → 6 Dec 2021
Award Date: 16 Mar 2022
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Social Policy and Social Interventions, MSc, Social Integration, Discrimination and the Acceptance of Lesbian Parenting in the Netherlands: An in-depth study’, Utrecht University, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
1 Sept 2012 → 1 Oct 2013
Award Date: 29 Nov 2013
Sociology, BSc (Hons), Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Sociology
7 Jan 2008 → 5 Jul 2012
Award Date: 12 Dec 2012
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- HM Sociology
- HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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G EPIC: Gender Empowerment through Politics In Classrooms (G-EPIC), 2023-2026
Hoskins, B., Mara, A. & Callahan, L. D.
1/02/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Measuring Life Skills and Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa
1/01/18 → 1/07/22
Project: Research
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Examining same-sex parenting in Greece: public discourse during voting Law 4356/2015: Μελετώντας την ομογονεϊκότητα στην Ελλάδα: δημόσιος λόγος κατά την ψήφιση του Ν. 4356/2015
Mara, A., 24 Jun 2022, In: Social Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
HETEROSEXUAL FAMILY IN A CRISIS? INTRODUCING THE ACT OF 4356/2015
Mara, A., 4 Jan 2022, 7th Conference of the Hellenic Sociological Society (HSS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Report on transferable lessons from Asylum Seekers Pilots
Mara, A., 30 Aug 2021Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Same-sex parenting in Greece: institutional changes, social acceptance and revendications
Mara, A., 19 Dec 2021, 445 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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NORMALIZING SAME-SEX FAMILIES IN GREECE? THE REQUEST AND THE STRUGGLE OF LEGAL AND SOCIAL RECOGNITION
Mara, A., 9 Jul 2019, European Conference on Politics and Gender.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Activities
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Reflections on a Divided World: the Cold war and Creative Writing by Dr Vesna Goldsworthy
Athina Mara (Participant)
9 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
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Participant at the LGBT+ History Month Panel Discussion in Queer Britain Museum
Athina Mara (Participant)
26 Feb 2023Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Workshop and other training
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Participated and gave 3 presentations at the Kick-Off meeting of the Horizon G-EPIC project with European Commission Officials, organised by project lead Vrij University in Brussels.
Athina Mara (Speaker)
20 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation for an academic audience › Oral presentation for an academic audience
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Mental Health First Aid course
Athina Mara (Participant)
20 Jan 2023 → 27 Jan 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course
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Backlash on gender equality: Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia.
Athina Mara (Participant)
10 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic event › Participation in academic workshop, seminar, course