Elias Sekeris| Resume

Welcome to my website.

My name is Elias Sekeris and

I am an independent researcher and I am a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Crete. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Crete and a Master’s degree in Social & Solidarity Economy. My research focuses on the theory of autonomy, collective self-institution, and direct democracy, with an emphasis on the processes through which the social imaginary is constituted and transformed.

As part of my postgraduate studies, I completed a dissertation titled “The Dimension of the Commons in the Thought of Karl Polanyi,” in which I examined the role of the Commons in shaping alternative forms of social and economic organization. My work explores the conditions under which the collective management of common resources can serve as a foundation for institutional arrangements that combine democratic participation, solidarity, and sustainability.

Since 2025, I have been the Greek-language webographer of Cornelius Castoriadis for Agora International (https://www.agorainternational.org/), the international platform dedicated to documenting, cataloguing, and disseminating the work of Castoriadis. My involvement in Agora International is part of my broader research interest in the theory of autonomy and in how critical social thought can contribute to the formation of new projects of social organization.

My written work concerns political philosophy, social theory, autonomy, and the Commons, focusing on contemporary forms of power and democratic practice. My texts are published on my personal website sekeris.gr, as well as on online platforms such as Aftoleksi. In November 2025, my book “Learning to Imagine Again: Castoriadis’s Thought & the Act of Freedom” (Aftoleksi Publications) was released, in which I examine the contribution of Castoriadis’s thought to the formation of a contemporary democratic project.

Alongside my research and writing, I have a long-standing engagement with music, which complements my theoretical work by enhancing my interest in collective forms of creation and coexistence.