Dr Georgios Samaras is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy at the School for Government and the Policy Institute, King’s College London. His research examines far-right extremism, political communication, democratic backsliding, and policy responses to illiberal political practices, alongside wider developments in European and US politics. He has published in leading academic journals, including Politics, Information, Communication & Society, Terrorism and Political Violence, European Political Science, and others.

His forthcoming monograph, Who Rules the Land of Denial?, is due to be published in 2026 by Palgrave Macmillan and Springer Nature, with a Greek translation forthcoming. Since 2024, he has also been a Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of the Greek think tank ETERON and is a Research Associate at the ENA Institute. His work on Greek politics has explored policy proposals as well as the gender divide across political and social life.

Dr Samaras is also a frequent media commentator. He has appeared on platforms such as the BBC, The New York Times, Sky News, and Al Jazeera, and has written for The Guardian, POLITICO, New Statesman, and other outlets.