Dr. Christos A. Frangonikolopoulos is Professor of International Relations and Mass Communications at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University. He studied Politics and Government (BA Honors) and International Relations (Ph.D.) at the University of Kent at Canterbury (England). He was Jean Monnet Chair on European Integration (2016-2019) and currently Jean Monnet Chair of European Union Public Diplomacy, Director of the MA in Digital Media, Communication and Journalism, and Vice-Chair of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. His research interests and teaching are interdisciplinary, combining international relations, and European Integration with European Journalism. He has published, co-published, edited, and co-edited ten (10) books in Greece and abroad, and academic articles in over 40 edited books and peer-reviewed journals.
The pandemic crisis and the Russo-Ukrainian war have shown that European societies are extremely vulnerable. It is important to recognize this. Only in this way will the EU be able to introduce aimed at the sustainability of Europe integration and the resilience (that is, the capacity to absorb shocks and stress) of the European citizens,…
