Dimitra Makrinioti

• Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Essex
• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Essex,

Research interests

• Rights, citizenship, education for democracy
• Social and political connotations of childhood
• Body, death, mortality

Courses and Seminars Undergraduate

• Sociology of the body
• The politics of life and death
• Sociological approaches to childhood
• Democracy and democratic practices in schools

Graduate

• Social discriminations, rights and vulnerable social groups

Selected Publications

• Makrinioti D. Dimensions of childhood in the greek readers 1834-1919», Athens: Dodoni 1986 (in greek).
• Makrinioti D. «Inside the Greek Classroom: An Ethnography of Primary Education»  Core (Collected Original Resources in Education), Vol. 14, no 2, 1990.
• Makrinioti D. Childhood as a Social Phenomenon – National Report Greece, European Centre for Social Welfare Training and Research, Vienna, 1992.
• Makrinioti D. Solomon Ι. «The introduction of social science courses in teachers’ education»The state of the University Today. Economic, Social and Political Dimensions, publication of the Sakis Karageorgas Foundation, Athens 1991 (in greek)
• Μakrinioti D. «Childhood in social policies – Considering basic prerequisites» in Dimensions of Social Policy. A publication of Sakis Karageorgas Foundation. Athens 1993 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. «Negotiating the social order in the classroom» in Ι. Solomon and G. Kouzelis (eds.) Discipline and Knowledge– Topika a. A publication of EMEA. Athens 1994 (in greek)
• *Makrinioti D. «Conceptualization of childhood in a welfare state: A critical reappraisal» J. Qvortrup, M. Bardy, C. Sgritta, H. Wintersberger (eds.) Childhood Matters – Social Theory, Practice and Policies, Avebury 1994.
• Solomon Ι., Makrinioti D., «School (re-)actions and pupils’ subcultures», Contemporary Education, vol. 80, Jan.-Febr. 1995 (in greek).
• Makrinioti D. «The management of School Knowledge: Patterns and Diversities According to Gender » in Education and Equality of Opportunities, Athens 1995 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. Goffman E., Encounters. Two studies in the sociology of interaction, Athens :Alexandria Publ. 1996 (translation and introduction to the greek edition)
• Makrinioti D. (editor and introduction) Childhood- A reader. Athens: nissos publ. 1997 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. Goffman E., Stigma –Notes on the management of spoiled identity Αlexandria Publ.: Athens 2001 (translation and introduction to the greek edition)
• Makrinioti D. & Solomon Ι., «Social and Political Knowledge in School and in Teachers’ Education», Contemporary Education, Vols101- 102, 1998 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. «The concept of rights in the school curriculum» in Ph. Jaffé (επιμ.) Challenging Mentalities – Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Gent Papers on Children’s Rights no 4, University of Gent, 1999.
• Μakrinioti D. & Solomon Ι., «Patterns and Meanings of Culture in Education», in Th. Pakos (ed) Society of 2/3, Panteion University, Αthens 2000 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. and Solomon J., «The Discourse of Citizenship Education in Greece: National Identity and Social Diversity» in J. Torney-Purta et al., (eds), Civic Education Across Countries – Twenty Four National Case Studies from the IEA Civic Educational Project, IEA 1999.
• Makrinioti D. «Play in the kindergarden curriculum» in Cl. Gougouli and Af. Kouria(eds) Chidren’s play in the modern greek society. Athens: Kastaniotis Publ. 2000 (in greek)
• Μakrinioti D.«Dealing with childhood: ambiguities και contradictions» in D. Makrinioti (ed.) Worlds of Childhood. Athens:nissos publ. 2003 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D., (editor and introduction) The limits of the body-interdisciplinary approaches  Athens : nissos publ. 2004 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. «Introduction to the greek edition» in Goffman E., The presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Αthens: Alexandria publ. 2006 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D.  «Images of childhood in the greek movies 1950-1968» in V. Theodorou et.al (eds) Catch me if you can…Childhood and its representations in the modern greek movies Egokeros publ.  2006 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. (ed.) On death. The Political management of mortality. Athens: nissos publ. 2008 (in greek)
• Μakrinioti D. “Introduction: the social and political management of mortality” in D.
• Makrinioti (ed.) On death…2008 (in greek)
• Κοuzelis G., Μakrinioti D. ΄Evaluation Report of the Educationally Innovative Network . Athens: a publication of Lambrakis Foundation 2010 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. Ε. Goffman The insanity of place, Athens: Alexandria publ 2011 (translation and introduction to the greek edition)
• Makrinioti D. “The transformative dynamics of absence” in F. Zika et.al., (eds) Αbsence, Αthens: nissos publ., 2013 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. Children’s Masterchef. Playing with knowlede, pleasure and social control. Αthens:  nissos publ. 2014 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. “Population” (part 4) and “Identities” (part 5) in  Contemporary World. A Reader for the 2^nd grade of Lykion. Ministry of Education-Institut of Educational Policy. Athens: 2017 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D.  “The changing limits of existence. Shifts in the definition of life, death and age” in L.Ventoura et. al (eds) Borders/Limits. Athens: nissos publ 2017.
• Makrinioti D.  “Introduction” in D. Ellis Children of War. Iraqi children speak Αthens: Gutenberg 2018 (in greek)
• Makrinioti D. -Didimiotis Or. (eds) Childhoods in the move. Athens: nissos publ.(in greek)
• Makrinioti D. “Introduction” in D. Makrinioti-Or. Didimiotis (eds) Childhoods… 2019 (in greek)