Nikolaos (Nikos) Nikolakakis is a PhD Candidate at the University of Dundee under the supervision of Dr Richard Dunphy and Professor Christian Kaunert. His research relates to the Party of the European Left. He received his Masters in International Politics and Security from the University of Dundee, and has studied Political Science & History as well as Law at the Panteion University of Athens and University of Bologna respectively. His recent works include Syriza’s stance vis-à-vis Europe following the financial crisis, the persistence of left Europeanism and the role of the European Left Party presented at the ECPR General Conference in 2014, and Historic Victory of Syriza’s Left Europeanism (2015) published in the PSA Greek Specialist Group Electoral Pamphlet no. 4.