Nikolaos Stamatakis
Dr. Nikolaos Stamatakis received his habilitation at the University of Paris, Saclay, France. He also completed a post-doctorate at the University of Sao Paolo – Centre for the Study of Violence, Brazil. In 2013, he obtained a double Ph.D. in Criminology at Ghent University and the University of Liege, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in Sociology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, in 2007. Dr. Stamatakis also holds an MPhil in Law from University College London, UK an LLM from National University of Ireland, an MA in Religion in Peace and Conflict from Uppsala University, Sweden, an MA in Education from Tartu University, Estonia, an MA in Criminology from Catholic University Leuven, Belgium, a PG Diploma in Restorative Justice from Queen’s University, Canada, and a Certificate in Victimology from Tokiwa University, Japan. His area of expertise is on restorative justice, juvenile delinquency, prison reform, death penalty, police violence, and crime prevention and rehabilitation. Dr. Stamatakis has extensive work experience in various national, European, and international organizations, such as the Greek National Centre for Social Research, the European Commission, the United Nations (UNODC), the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of National Security, the Penal Reform International (Kazakhstan), the Finnish Ministry of Justice (Criminal Sanctions Agency), the New Zealand Police, and the US Federal District Court in Los Angeles, CA. Being a researcher on restorative justice, he has facilitated in-prison restorative justice programs in South Africa (Pollsmoor prison) and New Zealand (Rimutaka). He has also collaborated with the Restorative Justice Unit of the Canadian Correctional Services.