Giorgos Velegrakis

Giorgos Velegrakis, MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering School, National Technical University of Athens, 2007), MSc in Environmental Policies and Development (Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 2009), MSc in Urban and Spatial Planning (School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, 2012), and PhD in Geography and Political Ecology (Harokopeion University, 2018) is an affiliated researcher at the Department of Philosophy and History of Science Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Previously a Marie Curie doctoral fellow, he has considerable experience as a consultant on issues of relevance to the environment-society relationship. Parallel to completing his dissertation on “Extractivism and socio-ecological movements in times of crisis: The case of gold mining in Hhalkidiki, Greece”, he published and edited books and articles on issues of relevance to policy regarding extractivism and resources.