Our Team
The scholars and researchers driving the ClassDem project at the University of Edinburgh.
Principal Investigator
Mirko Canevaro
Principal Investigator
Professor of Greek History, University of Edinburgh
Mirko Canevaro is a Greek historian with particular interests in the institutional and social history of ancient Athens and of the Greek city-states. He has published extensively on Athens' legal and political institutions, on Greek political decision making and constitutionalism, on conceptions of honour, rights and recognition, and on ancient political theory.
Core Team
David Lewis
Co-Investigator
Senior Lecturer in Greek History and Culture
David Lewis works on ancient Greek economic history, especially the history of slavery and labour more broadly.
Douglas Cairns
Co-Investigator
Professor of Classics
Douglas Cairns is a leading authority for the study of Greek intellectual history, ethics, and the history of emotions, with a focus on dynamics of social interaction.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Matthew Hewitt
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Project Title TBC
PhD Students
Veronica Capriotti
PhD Student
PhD Researcher
The role of the navy and the harbour in class struggle and class-formation in the ancient world
Roberto Russo
PhD Student
PhD Researcher
Frontier democracies: class struggle and democratic experiences in colonial contexts
Project Administration
Panayiotis Karageorgopoulos
Project Administrator
Project Administrator
Working for the polis in Classical Attica
Affiliated Team Members
Kleanthis Mantzouranis
Affiliated Researcher
Matteo Demartis
Affiliated PhD Student
Giulia La Cognata
Affiliated PhD Student
Minghan Li
Affiliated PhD Student
Giulia Fanesi
Affiliated PhD Student
Oliver Zizzari
Affiliated PhD Student