{"id":408,"date":"2009-04-16T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T16:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/law\/ccms\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:43:27","slug":"rigakos-george-s","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/people\/rigakos-george-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Rigakos, George S."},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"current-research\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pacification; The political economy of public and private policing; 19th century police science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anti-security.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/for-Georges-Profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31351\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"teaching-interests\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teaching Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Policing and social surveillance; Police and capital; Political economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"recent-supervisions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Supervisions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PhD. Caglar Dolek \u201cThieves, <em>Kabaday\u0131s, <\/em>and Revolutionaries on the Margin: A Social History of the Police in the Alt\u0131nda\u011f Slums in Ankara, Turkey (1920s-1970s)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin Brunet \u201cThe Power of Perspective: A Review of the Adoption of Police Body&nbsp;Worn Cameras\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PhD.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gulden Ozcan \u201cOrchestrating the Public: A Contribution to the Critique of Police Power\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garret Halas \u201cSecuring the Economy and Economizing Security: An Analysis of Material Influences Underpinning Canada\u2019s Position on the Israel-Palestine Conflict\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; David Meinen \u201cPacification Through Humanitarian Aid: Examining Canada\u2019s Security-Development Role in Haiti\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"publications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Online articles: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton-ca.academia.edu\/GeorgeSRigakos\">Academia.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/legalform.blog\/2020\/06\/09\/security-george-rigakos\/\">Security (Legal Form)<\/a>; Golden Dawn and the \u201cDark Forces\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacobinmag.com\/2015\/02\/greece-syriza-police-reform\/\">Jacobin<\/a> (2015); Greece\u2019s Right-Wing Government is Massively Expanding Police Powers in <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobinmag.com\/2021\/04\/greece-special-forces-police-university-nd\">Jacobin<\/a> (2021); and special issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/socialiststudies.com\/index.php\/sss\/article\/view\/23511\">Socialist Studies<\/a> (2013).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books, Reports and Anthologies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/utorontopress.com\/ca\/the-new-parapolice-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26085\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Parapolice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Parapolice.jpg 224w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Parapolice-160x244.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mqup.ca\/nightclub-products-9780773533615.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26083 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Nightclub.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"185\"><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/redquillbooks.com\/portfolio-posts\/anti-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26087\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Antisecurity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Antisecurity.jpg 226w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Antisecurity-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/securitycapital\/3BC8A3D8183674FFB71A0BCD1B9D3CDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26086\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Secruity-Capital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"185\"><\/a><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/redquillbooks.com\/portfolio-posts\/general-police-system-political-economy-security-age-enlightenment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26089\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-General-Police-System.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-General-Police-System.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-General-Police-System-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/redquillbooks.com\/portfolio-posts\/communist-manifesto-illustrated-four-parts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26090 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Manifesto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Manifesto.jpg 226w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Manifesto-160x231.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/research.tees.ac.uk\/ws\/portalfiles\/portal\/6476941\/583994.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26088\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Democratizing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Democratizing.jpg 222w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Democratizing-160x235.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><td><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/socialiststudies.com\/index.php\/sss\/issue\/view\/1641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Pacification.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Pacification.jpg 226w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/Rigakos-Pacification-160x229.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"university-baseball\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Baseball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since 2016,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curavensbaseball.com\/coaching-staff\/\">GM and Faculty Advisor<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curavensbaseball.com\/coaching-staff\/\">Carleton University Baseball<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Since 2021, Founding President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curavensbaseball.com\/sabr\/\">Ottawa Chapter<\/a>\u00a0of Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curavensbaseball.com\/a-beginners-guide-to-university-baseball-in-canada\/\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to University Baseball in Canada<\/a> published in Canadian Baseball Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019. with Mitchell Thompson. <a href=\"https:\/\/goravens.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rigakos-Mitchell-BJR-Fall-2019.pdf\">Testing an RPI Ranking System for Canadian University Baseball<\/a>in Baseball Research Journal 48(2): 16-23<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26119,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"George 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