Dr Charalampos Efstathopoulos

BA University of the West of England MA University of Warwick MPhil University of Oxford PhD University of Warwick

Dr Charalampos Efstathopoulos

Senior Lecturer in International Politics of the Newly Emergent Powers & the Global Order

Department of International Politics

Contact Details

Profile

Charalampos joined the Department of International Politics in September 2012. He was awarded his PhD at the University of Warwick in 2012 and his thesis examined the diplomacy of India and South Africa in the World Trade Organisation. He is Editor-in-Chief for the International Relations journal.

Research

Charalampos' research interests focus on the diplomacy of middle powers in international politics. His research examines the strategies of middle powers in international institutions, such as the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations Security Council. He specialises in the foreign policy of states such as Brazil, India and South Africa, and in particular the capacity of these states to act as leaders of the global South and operate as bridge-builders in multilateral negotiations. His research also focuses on the relevance of Global IR theories for understanding the agency of middle powers in the global order.

Office Hours (Student Contact Times)

  • Thursday 13.00-14.00
  • Friday 14.00-15.00

Publications

Efstathopoulos, C & Mehmetcik, H (eds) 2025, Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Perspectives and Cases from the Global South. Springer Nature. 10.1007/978-3-031-90815-6
Efstathopoulos, C 2025, Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Exploring Linkages and Contributions. in C Efstathopoulos & H Mehmetcik (eds), Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Perspectives and Cases from the Global South. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, pp. 19-40. 10.1007/978-3-031-90815-6_2
Efstathopoulos, C & Mehmetcik, H 2025, Preface. in Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Perspectives and Cases from the Global South. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.
Efstathopoulos, C & Mehmetcik, H 2025, Rethinking Good International Citizenship in a Changing Global Order. in Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Perspectives and Cases from the Global South. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, pp. 1-18. 10.1007/978-3-031-90815-6_1
Efstathopoulos, C & Mehmetcik, H 2025, Toward a Multifaceted Understanding of Good International Citizenship. in Good International Citizenship and Non-Western International Relations: Perspectives and Cases from the Global South. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, pp. 213-223. 10.1007/978-3-031-90815-6_11
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