Αθανάσιος Νασιάρας
Department of History and Digital Humanities, School of Humanities, Ionian University, 2026
Type: Dissertations

The present doctoral dissertation focuses on the transformation of the port of Thessaloniki, following city’s transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Greek nation-state, with particular emphasis on the interwar period. More specifically, it analyzes the development of the administrative, organizational, and operational framework of the port of Thessaloniki in relation to the policies enacted by the Greek state. Furthermore, the study examines the port of Thessaloniki’s maritime and commercial traffic, thereby delineating its dynamics in comparison with the principal Greek ports during the 1920s and 1930s. Ultimately, the aim of this study is twofold: firstly, to contribute to research on the port of Thessaloniki during the first half of the twentieth century and secondly, to further broaden the historiographical debate concerning Greek ports during the interwar period.

Defence commitee:

Gelina Harlaftis, Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Crete – Institute for Mediterranean Studies (supervisor)
Sofia Laiou, Associate Professor, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University
Apostolos Delis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies
Dionysios Chourchoulis, Associate Professor, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University
Christos Tsakas, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University
Maria Damilakou, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University
Fotios Baroutsos, Associate Professor, Department of History and Digital Humanities, Ionian University