Kalliope Agapiou Josephides

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Kalliope Agapiou Josephides

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Jean Monnet Professor (2001), Associate Professor
University o Cyprus

Prof. Kalliope Agapiou Josephides holds a PhD in Political Science from Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She is Associate Professor, Jean Monnet Chair holder (2001), and the Director of the Global Campus European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation for the University of Cyprus. She has a great interest, and long experience, in the nexus of human rights, gender equality, democratisation and Artificial Intelligence. She served as Chair of Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EU Agency, Vilnius), Vice- President of the European Inter University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, and elected member of the Council of the Global Campus of Human Rights, Venice. Prof. Kalliope Agapiou Josephides served as lead author for the European Parliament study on Women’s Rights During Democratic Transitions, and lead author for the gender dimension in the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. She is a founding editor of the Human Rights Preparedness Forum and a member of the scientific advisory board of the European Yearbook of Human Rights. She served as a convener of the Venice School of Human Rights and a founding member of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network. She has participated in and led several national and international research projects. She has served as academic convener/speaker at high-level international events and has taught/delivered lectures around the world. Her latest relevant research interests include Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the future of Human Rights and Democratisation, including the gender dimension.