Dr Katerina Antoniou

Lecturer in Tourism
Course Leader BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management

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Qualifications

PhD International Peacebuilding (University of Central Lancashire, 2018)
MSc International Relations Theory (London School of Economics and Political Science, 2011)
BA Political Science and Economics (Clark University, 2010)
PGCert of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (University of Central Lancashire, 2015)

Specialization

Peace Tourism; Niche Tourism Management; Tourism as a Form of International Relations; Tourism and Peacebuilding

Employment Track:

Associate Lecturer, UCLan Cyprus (2014-2016)
Associate Project Manager, Youth Power Cyprus, UNDP-ACT (2011-2013)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

International Studies Association (ISA)
Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM)
Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX)
Institute for the Study of the Asia Pacific (ISAP)
Centre for Sustainable Transitions (CSP)

Research Interests

I examine tourism as a form of international relations to identify the political impact of tourist activity and the capacity of tourists to act as non-state political agents. This incorporates the contribution of tourism to peace through unconventional avenues – sustainable development, citizen diplomacy, and security – and the capacity of niche forms of tourism to foster intergroup reconciliation in divided societies. My research has examined aspects of societal securitization, cosmopolitanism, cultural literacy, group membership, travel behaviour, P2P accommodation, social mediation and liminoid spaces in ways that inform peace tourism and peacebuilding tourism.

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership

Course Leader, BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management

Modules taught: Tourism in Action, The Tourist: Behaviour and Culture, Tourism Development and Sustainability, The Tourist: Experience and Motivation, Tourism and Sustainability

Administrative Roles

Member of the Student Experience and Engagement Committee (SEEC)
Member of the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
Contributor to the Student Engagement and Attendance Monitoring (SEAM) Boards

Selective Publications

Antoniou, K. (2023). Tourism as a Form of International Relations. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Antoniou, K. (2022). P2P Accommodation as a Peacebuilding Tool: Community Resilience and Group Membership. In Peer-to-peer Accommodation and Community Resilience: Implications for Sustainable Development (pp. 111-122),
Kornioti, N., & Antoniou, K. (2021). Social Mediation as a grassroots method fostering sustainable community collaboration. International Modern Perspectives on Academia and Community Today, (2).
Antoniou, K. (2022). Peace Tourism. In Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Antoniou, K. (2022). Peacebuilder. In Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Antoniou, K. (2022). Peacebuilding Tourism. In Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Antoniou, K. (2021). “The Role of Visiting Professionals in Peacebuilding”. In Role and Impact of Tourism in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (pp. 320-341). IGI Global.
Farmaki, A., Antoniou, K. and Christou, P. (2019). “Visiting the ‘enemy’: Visitation in politically unstable destinations”, Tourism Review, 74(3).
Antoniou, K. (2019). “Beyond the speech act: Contact, desecuritization, and peacebuilding in Cyprus”. In Securitization Revisited (pp. 168-193). Routledge.
Farmaki, A., and Antoniou, K. (2017). “Politicising dark tourism sites: Evidence from Cyprus”. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(2), 175-186.

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations

Peacebuilding in Cyprus, Korea Global Forum for Peace Education, Seoul, S. Korea (September 2023).
The case of partitioned Cyprus, Contested Sovereignty: Implications for the Korean Peninsula, Preston, UK (November 2022).
Transformational tourism in divided societies: the peacebuilding capacities of peer-to-peer accommodation through the case of Cyprus,Twelfth Biennial MESEA Conference, Pyla, Cyprus (May 2022).
Social Mediation in Practice, Fundamental Rights Forum (online)(October 2021).
Putting People First: The new stresses of sociocultural practice in a post-pandemic world, Unlearning Talks, START Greece (online) (September 2020).
Securitization and De-Securitization Processes in Intergroup Conflict: Lessons from Cyprus, ISA Annual Convention, San Francisco, USA(April 2018).
Civil Society’s Role in Conflict Resolution Processes: The Case of Cyprus, IPSA Colloquium, Nicosia, Cyprus(June 2017).
De-Securitizing Identity: Narrative (In)Consistency in Periods of Transition, International Conference on Identity, Communication and Culture, Boston, USA (April 2016).
Beyond State Authority: Dark Tourism in the Cyprus Buffer Zone, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research Studies, Washington DC, USA (online)(March 2016).
Positive Implications of Dark Tourism in a de facto Post-conflict Area, 7^th Biennial Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium, London, UK(June 2015).

Selective Research Funding/ Grant Capture

PreParEd: Pro-active Pandemic Crisis Ethics and Integrity Framework: Horizon Europe (2022-2025), Project Funding: €3,015,422, ICLAIM share: €268,200, UCLan Cyprus share: €476,679, Role: Researcher
Social Mediation and the Rule of Law (SOMEROL), British High Commission (2022-2023), Project Funding: €21,423.00, UCLan Cyprus share: €14,374.22, Role: Social Mediation Expert and Trainer
Identity, Culture, and Social Mediation, British High Commission (2021-2022), Project Funding: €5,290.00, UCLan Cyprus share: €5,290.00, Role: Social Mediation Expert and Trainer
Social Mediation for Social Transitions, Centre for Sustainable Transitions Seedcorn Funding, UCLan UK (2021), Project Funding: €2,900.00, UCLan Cyprus share: €2,900.00, Role: Social Mediation Expert and Trainer (Project PI)
Social Mediation in Practice, British High Commission (2019-2020), Project Funding: €6,100.00, UCLan Cyprus share: €6,100.00, Role: Social Mediation Expert and Trainer
Social Mediation in Practice, Institute for Citizenship Society and Change, UCLan UK (2018-2019), Project Funding: €3,600.00, UCLan Cyprus share: €3,600.00, Role: Social Mediation Expert and Trainer
UCLan Fall 2015 Research Grant (2015)
Youth Ambassadors fo Cross-Cultural Dialogue, USAID (2013), Role: Project Manager.

Supervision of Projects/PhDs

BA (Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management, Single Research Project Supervision
MA Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management, Thesis Supervision

Consultancy and CPD Training

Sustainability Expert, Island Sustainable Tourism Action through Resilient SMEs (I-STARS), Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2023)
Consultancy on Tourism, Sustainability, and Branding, Larnaka Tourism Board (2023)
Trainer, CRoLEV and ICLAIM CSO Training and Focus Group, ‘Citizen Empowerment: Sustainable Rule of Law and European Values in Europe Series’, (2022)
Consultancy on Tourism and Sustainability, Lordos Hotels Holding (2022)
Local Co-organiser, 12^th Biennial MESEA Conference 2022, Pyla (2022)

Local Co-organiser, EATS Conference 2022, European Association of Taiwan Studies, Pyla (2022)
Conference Organisation, The Social Mediation Conference, UCLan Cyprus School of Law and ICLAIM, Pyla (2020)
Conference Organisation, UCLan Cyprus School of Business and Management Conference: New Strategic Horizons in the Hospitality Industry, Larnaka (2019)
Conference Organisation, UCLan Cyprus School of Business and Management Conference: Recruitment, Retention and Professional Development in the Hospitality Industry, Larnaka (2018)
Conference Organisation, UCLan Cyprus School of Business and Management Conference: Advancements in the Cypriot Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Opportunities and Challenges, Pyla (2018)

Scholarships/Awards

European Citizen Award, Social Mediation in Practice, member of awarded project team (2020)
Research NoW! Conference Presentation Award (2014)
University of Central Lancashire Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (2013)
ΠΣΑ National Political Science Honor Society, USA (2010)
ΟΔΕ International Honor Society for Economics (2010)
“Who’s Who” in American Colleges and Universities (2010)
Clark University Presidential Scholarship (2006)
Fulbright Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies (2005)

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

Editor, Communities of Engagement, 12^th Biennial MESEA Conference Book of Essays (2023-2024)
Participant, Roundtable discussion on “Women’s participation in international peace and security: From theory to practice”, House of Representatives (2023)
Invited Contributor, Roundtable discussion on “Sustainable internships of Tourism and Hospitality students”, Larnaka Tourism Board (2023)
Reviewer for academic journals (ongoing): Tourism Review, Peace and Change, The Service Industries Journal, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change
Trainer, Social Mediation Training (2018 – present)
Member of the UCLan Cyprus team at the SDSN Cyprus Network (2021-2022)
Participant, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Meeting for Cyprus (2021)
Contributor, Identity, Culture, and Social Mediation Manual (2022)
Chair, Diplomacy Panel, The EATS Conference, European Association of Taiwan Studies, Pyla (2022)
Contributor, Social Mediation for Social Transitions Manual (2022)
Reviewer, Handbook on Social Mediation (2018)
Invited Speaker, Careers in the Tourism Sector, Blue Career Fair 2018, MENTOR Project, Municipal Theatre, Larnaka (2018)
Invited Speaker, Reshaping the Hospitality Industry Conference, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Radisson Blu Hotel, Larnaka (2018)
Invited Speaker, New Trends in Tourism, Open School, Limassol Municipality Hall (2016)
Invited Speaker, 3^rd Pancyprian Tourism Conference: The Branding of Ayia Napa, Nissi Beach Hotel, Ayia Napa (2016)

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