- The UK Economic Constitution after Brexit: Between Authoritarianism and Democracy Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2023. The UK Economic Constitution after Brexit: Between Authoritarianism and Democracy. Public Law, 2023(4), pp. 650-672. ISSN 0033-3565
- Break or Continuity? Friedrich Engels and the Critique of Digital Surveillance Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2020. Break or Continuity? Friedrich Engels and the Critique of Digital Surveillance. tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 19(1), pp. 97-112. ISSN 1726-670X
- Theses on the Relationship between Rights and Social Struggle Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2019. Theses on the Relationship between Rights and Social Struggle. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 70(4), pp. 407-423. ISSN 0029-3105
- The Pharmakon of Democracy: General will and the people in the context of the Greek referendum Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2018. The Pharmakon of Democracy: General will and the people in the context of the Greek referendum. Social and Legal Studies, 27(6), pp. 755-775. ISSN 0964-6639
- The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2018. The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation. Law and Critique, 29(1), pp. 57-81. ISSN 0957-8536
Dr Dimitrios Kivotidis
My work focuses on issues of Public Law, Human Rights, Law and Political Economy, and Critical Legal Theory.
Staff details
Dimitrios joined Goldsmiths as Lecturer in September 2023. Prior to this he held positions at Birkbeck, University of London and Durham University. Dimitrios’s research interests lie in the areas of Public Law, Human Rights, Law and Political Economy, Critical Legal Theory (in particular Marxist critiques of law), Law and Social Change, Comparative Law and European Union Law. Dimitrios has published on the impact of crisis legislation on fundamental rights, on the relationship between rights and social change, as well as on the relationship between constitutional law and political economy. He is also member of the editorial collective of the Legal Form, a forum for Marxist analysis and critique.
Academic qualifications
- PhD, Birkbeck, University of London 2018
- LL.M., University of Bristol 2012
- LL.B., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2011
Featured publications
2021: Dictatorship
2017: The Pharmakon of Democracy: General Will and the People in the Context of the Greek Referendum
2018: The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation
2020: Break or Continuity? Friedrich Engels and the Critique of Digital Surveillance
2019: Theses on the Relationship between Rights and Social Struggle
Publications and research outputs
Book
- The Dialectics of Democracy: Towards a Socialist Constitutionalism Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2024. The Dialectics of Democracy: Towards a Socialist Constitutionalism. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780367429720
- Dictatorship: New Trajectories in Law Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2021. Dictatorship: New Trajectories in Law. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780367460365
Book Section
- The Withering Away of the Legal Form: Revisiting Past Debates for Future Movements Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2024. The Withering Away of the Legal Form: Revisiting Past Debates for Future Movements. In: Cosmin Cercel; Gian-Giacomo Fusco and Przemyslaw Tacik, eds. Legal Form and the End of Law: Pashukanis's Legacy. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 234-257. ISBN 9781032724492
- Retrogression disguised as ‘Innovation’: The case of the ‘Executive State’ in Greece Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2024. Retrogression disguised as ‘Innovation’: The case of the ‘Executive State’ in Greece. In: Natalia Kohtamäki; Enrico Peuker and Natascha Zaun, eds. Innovative Public Governance in Times of Crisis. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, pp. 65-85. ISBN 9783756018246
- ‘Bursting Asunder the Integument’: Democracy, Digitalization, and the State Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2023. ‘Bursting Asunder the Integument’: Democracy, Digitalization, and the State. In: Rob Hunter; Rafael Khachaturian and Eva Nanopoulos, eds. Marxism and the Capitalist State: Towards a New Debate. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 53-76. ISBN 9783031361661
Article
- Against Market Constitutionalism: A Needs-based Approach to Rights and the Case for a Socialist Constitutionalism Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2025. Against Market Constitutionalism: A Needs-based Approach to Rights and the Case for a Socialist Constitutionalism. Jurisprudence, ISSN 2040-3313
- ‘E Pluribus Unum … Forum’: A Marxist Approach to the EU’s Democratic Deficit Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2024. ‘E Pluribus Unum … Forum’: A Marxist Approach to the EU’s Democratic Deficit. European Law Open, ISSN 2752-6135
- The Curious Genealogy of the “Executive State”: A Critical Review of the Latest Administrative Reform in Greece Kivotidis, Dimitrios. 2024. The Curious Genealogy of the “Executive State”: A Critical Review of the Latest Administrative Reform in Greece. International Journal of Constitutional Law, 22(2), ISSN 1474-2640
Professional Activity
- Submission of evidence to the UK Parliament's Business and Trade Select Committee 'Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill' Inquiry Dencik, Lina; Brand, Jessica; Gill, Rosalind; Kivotidis, Dimitrios and Musgrave, George. 2024. Submission of evidence to the UK Parliament's Business and Trade Select Committee 'Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill' Inquiry.