Professor Roman Gerodimos
- Professor In Global Current Affairs
- Weymouth House W335, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
- Keywords:
- Arts
- Communication
- Communities
- Conflict and Security
- Content analysis
- Creative Research Methods
- Crisis journalism
- Crisis management
- Culture
- Diplomacy
- Ethnography
- Geography
- Global governance
- History
- Human-computer interaction
- Identity
- Interactive media
- International law
- International politics
- Internet
- Journalism
- Leadership
- Mass communication
- Media and Communication
- Media Education
- Mixed Methods
- New media
- Online news
- PhD Supervisor
- Political communication
- Political organisation
- Political psychology
- Political science
- Politics
- Public diplomacy
- Public Policy
- Qualitative methodology
- Representation
- Screenwriting
- Social capital
- Social change
- Social psychology
- Sociology
- Soft power
- Sustainability
- User involvement
Biography
Dr Roman Gerodimos is Professor of Global Current Affairs at the Faculty of Media and Communication.
Roman's background is in political science and international studies. He holds an MSc in European Politics & Policy (LSE) and a PhD in Political Communication (Bournemouth). He is the winner of the Arthur McDougall Prize awarded by the Political Studies Association for his research on online youth civic engagement.
Roman is an interdisciplinary thinker, educator, writer and filmmaker whose work spans politics, sociology, international relations, psychology, urban and communication studies, focusing on the ways in which 21st century citizens engage with the self, with the urban landscape, with others around them, and with the world at large.
He has written, directed and produced several short and documentary films: At the Edge of the Present (2015), A Certain Type of Freedom (2015), Essence (2018), which is based on an essay by Paul Badura-Skoda, Deterrence (2020), and We’ll Meet Again (2021)... He is now working on his next feature film, Presence, which is in development.
Roman's first book in Greece, ‘Dispatches from the 21st Century’, – a collection of current affairs essays, travelogues and personal writings – was published in January 2020 by Papadopoulos Publishing. It was named best non-fiction book of 2020 by Athens Voice, one of the Books of 2020 by To Vima, one of the books of the 21st century by Ta Nea, and was short-listed for the Public Book Awards 2021.
Roman has worked at Bournemouth University since 2002, as Associate Lecturer (2002-2005), Lecturer (2005-2010), Senior Lecturer (2011-2013), Principal Academic (2013-2018), Associate Professor (2018-2021) and Professor (2021-). He served as faculty member and BU faculty lead at the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change (2010-2024).
Roman’s academic work includes acting as Impact Champion for BU’s REF UoA34 submission (2019-), Development Lead for the Faculty of Media & Communication Foundation Year (2020-21), Global Engagement Lead (2016-18) for the School of Journalism, English and Communication, and Framework Leader (2012-16) for BA (Hons) Communication & Media. He has 20 years of service in academia, political science/sociology, international studies and communication/media studies.
He has completed visiting fellowships at Emerson College's Engagement Lab and at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria and Erasmus+ visits at Leiden University in Portugal and Leiden University in the Netherlands. Roman's work has appeared in numerous global media outlets (CNN, BBC, AP, Euronews, USA Today, Newsweek etc) and he has a regular column in Athens Voice.
moreResearch
Roman's current research focuses on psychosocial dynamics of shame, violence and reconciliation, including collaborations with the Freud Museum London, the Katakouzenos House Museum in Athens and the Faction theatrical ensemble. Roman's latest book is Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle (Palgrave Macmillan 2022) - a major edited volume following a research project funded by the ISRF, named one of the top 10 books of 2022 by Confer.
Another strand of Roman's research is emerging drivers of civic engagement and community building, building on his earlier work on factors of youth engagement with civic websites.
Roman is also researching the concept of presence, the challenges posed by digital technologies and the role of art and media literacy in facilitating presence and well-being.
His previous co-edited books include The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment (Routledge 2013) and The Politics of Extreme Austerity: Greece in the Eurozone Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan 2015).
Roman has spent the last 20 years researching civic engagement, media literacy, extremism, public space, and global current affairs, mainly through in-depth qualitative studies using a range of methods: web content analysis of youth, civic and NGO websites, focus groups, user testing, photovoice, surveys and comparative media withdrawal experiments, reflective and media diaries, visual content analysis of social media posts, participatory film-making, elite and student interviews, coursework analysis, group padlets and observation in the field.
Favourites
- Gerodimos, R., 2022. Global Citizenship in Comparative Perspective: Youth Perceptions of Global Rights, Responsibilities and Efficacy Across Five Continents. Observatorio, 16 (Special Issue), 20-41.
- Gerodimos, R., 2022. Media literacy, values, and drivers of youth civic engagement: Reflecting on two decades of research. Media Literacy, Equity, and Justice. 98-105.
- Gerodimos, R., 2022. Humiliation, shame, and violence: Honor, trauma, and political extremism before and after the 2009 crisis in Greece. International Forum of Psychoanalysis, 31 (1), 34-45.
- Gerodimos, R., 2022. Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle.
- Rigby, C. and Gerodimos, R., 2022. The Violence Intervention Project (VIP): Charlie Rigby in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos. Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle. 137-155.
- Gilligan, C. and Gerodimos, R., 2022. Shame, Gender and Radical Listening: Carol Gilligan in Conversation with Roman Gerodimos. Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle. 39-58.
- Gerodimos, R., 2022. Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Violence: From the Individual to the Global. Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle. 313-334.
- Gerodimos, R. and Parchment, M., 2022. Working Through Layers of Shame: Researching and Scripting Black Women, Dwarfs, and Other Misfits of the Old West. Interdisciplinary Applications of Shame/Violence Theory: Breaking the Cycle. 289-310.
- Gerodimos, R., 2021. Authentic encounters. Transformative Media Pedagogies. 38-49.
- Gerodimos, R., 2021. Comfort zones. Transformative Media Pedagogies. 63-71.
- Gerodimos, R., 2021. Media Literacy, Security, and Youth Engagement with Global Current Affairs: The Case of Deterrence. Journal of Media Literacy, 67.
- Gerodimos, R., 2021. “Is there a Future for the West?”. In: The 5th Annual Edward and Emily McWhinney Memorial Lecture 9-11 March 2021 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, Simon Fraser University.
- Deterrence: a documentary about European security in the 21st century, 2020. Film. Available from: https://www.deterrencethemovie.com/.
- Gerodimos, R., 2020. Dispatches from the 21 century. Athens, Greece: Papadopoulos Publishing.
- Gerodimos, R., 2019. The Interdisciplinary Roots and Digital Branches of Visual Political Communication Research. In: Veneti, A., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D.G., eds. Visual Political Communication in the Digital Era. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Adi, A., Gerodimos, R. and Lilleker, D.G., 2018. “Yes We Vote”: Civic Mobilisation and Impulsive Engagement on Instagram. Javnost, 25 (3), 315-332.
- Gerodimos, R., 2018. Youth and the City: Reflective Photography as a Tool of Urban Voice. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 10 (1), 82-103.
- Gerodimos, R., 2015. The Ideology of Far Left Populism in Greece: Blame, Victimhood and Revenge in the Discourse of Greek Anarchists. Political Studies, 63 (3), 608-625.
- Gerodimos, R. and Justinussen, J., 2015. Obama’s 2012 Facebook Campaign: Political Communication in the Age of the Like Button. Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 12 (2), 113-132.
- Gerodimos, R., 2012. Online Youth Civic Attitudes and the Limits of Civic Consumerism: the Emerging Challenge to the Internet’s Democratic Potential. Information, Communication and Society, 15, 217-245.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Quality education
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"
Sustainable cities and communities
"Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable"
Peace, justice and strong institutions
"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"
Partnership for the Goals
"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"
