Anestis D. Mantatzis
Flat 505 83 Crampton Street London SE17 3BU |
Tel: +44(0)7857792340 (UK) +30(0)6974736262 (GR) E-mail: A.Mantatzis@lse.ac.uk anestismantatzis@hotmail.com |
EDUCATION
MSc Regional & Urban Planning, London School of Economics, UK Sept. 2010 - Present
- Taught fields interested in: social & political dynamics in urban areas (e.g. urban political power concepts & local community interests, local regeneration initiatives, mega event concepts & city marketing techniques), economic models on urban form & government intervention policies, environmental sustainability (e.g. social & economic implications of containment policies)
BA Economics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece 2006-2010 (Honors, GPA 7.45)
- Taught fields interested in: Regional economics & economic geography, microeconomics, macroeconomics, growth & development economics
- Scholarship from National Scholarship Institute (ΙΚΥ). Academic year 2005-2006
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Group fieldwork in Rotherhithe, Southwark Borough. Area visiting conducting data analysis of housing market & existing transport connections. Policy proposals on tackling identified housing problems & betterment of transport links in the area. Gained skills in croup collaboration and distribution of a larger workload into separate objectives and delegations.
- Case study work in Kartal-Pendik, Istanbul regeneration project. Data analysis of the city and the project area, critical assessment of the project objectives, critical assessment on the project's response to the city's needs.
- Graduate Thesis on the role of local urban power holders in urban economic development and the influence of the local interests in the production of cultural mega events (Case study on Thessaloniki 1997 European Capital of Culture). Gained skills in conducting and evaluating in-depth interviews, developed interpersonal communication skills, delivering workload in set size and deadlines.
- Undergraduate thesis on high-qualified human capital migration (Brain Drain). Data analysis of "brain drain" flows in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece. Empirical work on the personal motivations behind "brain drain" movements in Greece. Gained skills in questionnaire structuring and qualitative research methods.
Published Work:
Mantatzis A. (2011) Evolution of regional disparities in NUTS III level in Greece. In The economies of Balkan & Eastern Europe countries in the changed world. pp 119-151. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK
Mantatzis A. (2010) Migration of high qualified human capital (Brain Drain). In The economies of Balkan & Eastern Europe countries in the changed world. Conference Proceedings, EBEEC 2010. pp 321-336. 7th-9th May 2010, Kavala, Greece
ISBN: 978-960-363-033-3 - ISSN: 1792-4383
IT & LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Native speaker in Greek and excellent speaker in English
- Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, network and typing skills. Basic SPSS, GRETL, ATLAS ti, NVIVO skills.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Got involved for many years with both individual and team sports (swimming and football) I realised the values of personal effort and teamwork towards a higher achievement. I strongly believe that such experiences will prove valuable assets for any task of my professional life.
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