Mina Dragouni is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Humanities, specializing in Cultural Heritage Management. She was awarded her PhD from University College London (UCL Bartlett Institute for Sustainable Heritage) in 2017. Her doctoral thesis focused on sustainable development through cultural heritage and community participation. She also holds an MSc with Distinction in Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship from the University of Nottingham and a BA in Cultural Resources Management from the University of Ioannina. Since 2022, she has been working as Senior Researcher at Panteion University in the Horizon Europe project “GLAMMONS: Resilient, Sustainable, and Participatory Practices – Towards the GLAMs of the Commons”. At the same time, she teaches as Adjunct Lecturer in the postgraduate programme “Art, Cultural Heritage, and Development Policies” at the Hellenic Open University. Throughout her academic career, she has worked in various universities in Greece and abroad (Panteion University, University of Patras, Newcastle University, Bournemouth University, Open University of Cyprus, University of Portsmouth) and with cultural organisations in research and consultancy projects, such as “Impact evaluation of Eleusis 2021: European Capital of Culture” (2020–2024) and “Public consultantion for the management plan of Hadrian’s Wall – UNESCO World Heritage Site”. Her academic work has been published in various international journals and edited volumes (including, the International Journal of Heritage Studies, Museum Management & Curatorship, Journal of Heritage Tourism, and others) and has received more than 1.260 citations. Her research interests revolve around issues of cultural democracy, participatory practices in cultural management and cultural economics.
Selected Publications
Articles in academic journals
Dragouni, M., Pettas, D., Michailidou, M., & Avdikos, A. (forthcoming). History-making from below: Exploring cooperation and resilience of commoning-oriented oral and social history work. Organization [under review].
Avdikos, A., Dragouni, M., Michailidou, M., & Pettas, D. (2024) Rethinking GLAMs as commons: A conceptual framework. Open Research Europe, 3 (157).
Dragouni, M., & Lekakis, S. (2023). Co-creating the future of heritage in-the-making: empirical evidence from community deliberation at Naxos Island, Greece. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 29(4): 294-313.
Δραγούνη, Μ. (2022). Η αποτίμηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς: Μια ανάλυση των οικονομικών εργαλείων και των περιορισμών τους. Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών, 159, 3-31.
Dragouni, M., & Zervou, R. (2022). Escaping Gentrification? The Athenian Metaxourgio Grassroots Carnival as a Contested Event. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 31(2): 133-156.
Dragouni, M., & McCarthy, D. (2021). Museums as supportive workplaces: an empirical enquiry in the UK museum workforce, Museum Management and Curatorship, 36(5), 485-503.
Chapters in edited volumes
Δραγούνη, Μ. (υπό έκδοση). ‘Αναζητώντας εναλλακτικές οδούς για την πολιτισμική δημοκρατία: Η μεγάλη πρόκληση των κοινών΄. Στο Δερμεντζόπουλος, Χ. κ.ά. (Επιμ.) Πρακτικά από την διημερίδα για τη Μυρσίνη Ζορμπά: Πολιτική και Πολιτισμός από τη Μεταπολίτευση ως την Κρίση. Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο.
Dragouni, M. & Lekakis, S. (forthcoming). ‘Landscape and cultural heritage: Management implications and strategies’. Στο Turner, S., Odegard, K., Jackson, M., Crow, J., & Athanasoulis, D. (Επιμ.) The Apalirou Environs Project, Naxos, Greece: Surveys and fieldwork, 2014-2021. Norwegian Institute at Athens.
Δραγούνη, Μ., & Λεκάκης, Στ. (υπό έκδοση). «Περιφερειακή ανάπτυξη και πολιτιστική κληρονομιά: Τα μνημεία ως τουριστικά αξιοθέατα ή κοινά αγαθά;». Στο Μητροπούλου, Α. (Επιμ.). Τουρισμός: Μεταξύ αυτοματισμών και δημόσιων πολιτικών. Ινστιτούτο Εναλλακτικών Πολιτικών ΕΝΑ.
Dragouni, M. (2023). ‘Capturing heritage significance: A critical analysis of economics-based methods’. Στο K. Fouseki, M. Cassar, G. Dreyfuss, K. Kah Eng (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Sustainable Heritage, Routledge.
Δραγούνη, Μ. (2022). «Η συμμετοχική διαχείριση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς: Μέθοδοι και εμπειρίες από το πεδίο». Στο Θ. Ανδρίτσου, Γ. Βελεγράκη, Α. Κοσυφολόγου, Ε. Μουγιάκου, Δ. Πούλιου, & Σ. Τσάδαρη (Επιμ.) Συμμετοχικός Σχεδιασμός: Πόλη, Περιβάλλον & Κλιματική Αλλαγή. Ίδρυμα Χάινριχ Μπελ, σσ. 171-183.
Avdikos, V., & Dragouni, M. (2021). ‘Assessing values of cultural heritage and museums: A holistic framework’. Στο Hracs, B. J., T. Brydges, T. Haisch, A. Hauge, J. Jansson and J. Sjöholm (Eds.), Culture, Creativity and Economy: Collaborative practices, value creation and spaces of creativity. Routledge.