The HELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS at international level. HAPSc:
a) is the first Hellenic organization which is Member of the United Nations Academic Impact. The members from Greece are four State Universities (EKPA, PA.MAK., Panteio, ATEI of Athens), The Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and two other educational institutions (The American College of Greece, ICBS Business College).
b) has consultative status in the UN ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council). Hellenic Association of Political Scientists is an organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council.
c) is a Member of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. In this institution, it is the first and only member from Greece, while the Chairperson Mr. Symeon Sidiropoulos PhD Cand., the Scientific Director Dr. Theodoros Fouskas, the General Secretary Mr. Stavros Tassiopoulos PhD Cand., the General Director Mrs. Vasiliki Tsami, the Director of International Relations Mrs. Iridas Efthimiou PhD cand. and the Deputy General Director, Mr. Antonios Gourlias represent the organization as experts.
d) is a Member and the only representative of Greece to the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP).
e) is a Member of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN).
f) is a partner of the Peace Week conference held in Geneva at the UN facilities (Geneva Peace Week – Palais des Nations). The main organizers of the conference are the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the Graduate Institute of Geneva, the United Nations (United Nations Geneva Office) and supported by the Government of Switzerland.
In the context of these collaborations and the status that it has as an organization, HAPSc intervenes in open consultations and reports in writing or orally its views. It also creates or participates in wider partnerships and co-operates with other international organizations for the benefit of the intended goals.
