Dr Georgios Samaras is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy at the International School for Government and Policy Institute, King’s College London. Previously, he was a Lecturer in Political Economy at the Department of Political Economy during the academic year 2022/23. He received his PhD in Political Science from King’s College London in 2022. His doctoral research focused on the emergence of the far-right Greek neo-Nazi party 'Golden Dawn', analysing its impact on voting behaviour and the online mobilisation of the broader far-right in Greece amidst the economic crisis. Dr Samaras is currently leading a study on Greek voting behaviour funded by the ETERON Institute. Additionally, he is a Senior Research Associate at the ENA Institute in Athens, Greece. From 2019 to 2022, he lectured on politics at University College London and the London School of Economics. Dr Samaras also serves as a political adviser in Greece. His work has expanded to investigate communication strategies employed by far-right extremist groups in the 21st century. He also addresses far-right extremism and anti-democratic practices in politics, focusing on how states can improve policymaking to counter these groups and effectively communicate these strategies to the public.

Research interests: Public policy; Political communication; and Voting behaviour