Iosif Kovras

Professor

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About Me

Welcome to my webpage.

I am a Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus. My research interests include comparative politics, post-conflict transitional justice and human rights. My work has been published in Comparative Political Studies, West European Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Psychology, European Journal of International Relations, Nations and Nationalism Political Geography and Cooperation and Conflict, among others. My second book ‘Grassroots Activism and the Evolution of Transitional Justice‘ (CUP, 2017) received an Honorable Mention in the International Studies Association book award. My most recently published book ‘Accountability after Economic Crisis‘ was published in 2025 by Oxford University Press.

My current research exploring the logic of the crime of disappearances in repressive and (post)conflict settings is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant (2023-2028). Past research projects had received funding by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) the British Academy and other funding bodies.