Antonis Ragkousis

Antonis is pursuing a PhD in Political Economy and the Philosophy of Social Science at King's College London and he is currently a Visiting PhD Fellow at the University of Cambridge. His research interests lie between Politics, Philosophy and Economics. In particular, he is interested in Critical Realism and its implications for Political Economy, as developed by the Cambridge Social Ontology Group.

Following his undergraduate studies in Business and Economics he completed two Master’s degrees, in Philosophy and Political Economy respectively, being the recipient of the Alexander S Onassis Postgraduate Scholarship for the latter. He has been awarded the King’s Business School Doctoral Research Studentship, the LISS-DTP/Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Full PhD Scholarship and the Alexander S. Onassis Scholarship for doctoral research in Political Economy for his doctoral studies.

In addition to engaging in a variety of academic research projects as a Research Assistant, Antonis has been teaching modules in the Philosophy of Social Science, Economics, Public Policy and Econometrics at King’s College London and the University of Cambridge.

Moreover, in his role as a GTA Development Associate with King's Academy, Antonis contributes to the development of fellow Graduate Teaching Assistants primarily through the organisation and facilitation of targeted educational workshops. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Alongside his involvement with the academia, Antonis has nearly a decade’s wealth of experience in the professional sports industry under his occupation as the Head of International Markets and Investment at a leading UK-based sports management firm.

Companies

• Supervisor University of Cambridge (2022)
• Strategic Advisor Emimel Sports Management (2022)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economic Policy Making and the Philosophy of Social Science King's College London (2021)
• GTA Development Programme Associate King's College London (2021)
• Head of International Markets and Investment Emimel Sports Management (2013 — 2022)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics, Social Ontology and the Philosophy of Social Science King's College London (2020 — 2021)
• Associate Lecturer in Political Economy Anglia Ruskin University (2020 — 2020)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant in Economics and Econometrics King's College London (2019 — 2020)
• Research Assistant King's College London (2019 — 2020)

Education

• Visiting PhD Fellow, Political Economy and Philosophy of Social Science University of Cambridge 2022 - 2024
• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Political Economy and Philosophy of Social Science King's College London 2020 - 2024
• Master's degree, Political Economy King's College London
• Master’s Degree, Philosophy King's College London
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons Bayes Business School
• International Baccalaureate Costeas Geitonas
• Primary and High School Arsakeia - Tositseia Schools