Institute for Mediterranean Studies

Open lecture by Kostis Gkotsinas, Associate Researcher at the Institute for Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation entitled Drug Trafficking Routes in the Eastern Mediterranean (1900-1950)

Lecture Series 2025-2026

This presentation traces the pathways of illicit trafficking by focusing on the circulation of individuals (smugglers), products (illicit substances), and information (regarding both trafficking operations and their suppression). In doing so, it highlights the central trends and transformations that defined the illicit drug economy in the region during the first half of the 20th century. 

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Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship (PhD candidate) within the research program SLaVEgents

ERC

Call for applications for a postdoctoral fellowship (PhD candidate) within the research program SLaVEgents – Enslaved Persons in the Making of Societies and Cultures in Western Eurasia and Africa, 1000 BCE-300CE’ (H2020-ERC-AdG-2022), GA 101095823 (ΕΥΖ 00099)

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