Dimitris A. Katsoridas

Dimitris Katsoridas was born in 1963 in Athens. He is a Scientific Associate at the Labor Institute of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (INE/GSEE-ADEDY). He was a member of PASOK and its student movement (PAMK) since 1980, actively participating in student struggles. He was involved in union activities as a student at the Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi, served as president of the student association of the School of Management and Economics, and was secretary of the PASOK Youth in Messolonghi (1984-1986). He was a member of the PASOK Youth office of the 7th District of Athens (1989-1990) and the Prefectural Council of PASOK Youth of A' Athens (1990-1991). He was expelled from PASOK in 1986, rejoined in 1989 during its reorganization, and left in 1996 after the 4th congress. He supported the newspaper "Xekinima" until 1992 and "Socialist Expression" until 1996. He has authored numerous articles in Greek magazines and newspapers, as well as the following books: "Foreign (?) Workers in Greece," Athens, Iamos Publications, 1994, "New Technologies and Employment," Athens, Alternative Publications/Rogmi, 1998, "The Myth of Globalization. The Transformations of Imperialism," Athens, Kampyli/Rogmi Publications, 1999, "Greek Trotskyism. A Chronicle 1923-1946" (co-authored with D. Livieratos and K. Paloukis), Athens, Filistor Publications, 2003, "Pages from Granitsa" (Diakopi Fokidos), Athens, Rogmi Publications, 2005, among others.