Vicky Fouka Honored with Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Award
Vicky Fouka Honored with Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Award
Recognized for her groundbreaking research on migration, identity, and intergroup relations, Fouka joins an elite group of Greek scientists shaping global scholarship.
Please join us in congratulating Vicky Fouka, Associate Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and affiliated faculty at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, on being honored with the Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Award in Social Sciences.
Presented biennially by the Bodossaki Foundation, the award celebrates exceptional Greek scientists under the age of 40 for their groundbreaking research, commitment to excellence, and contributions to Greece’s global visibility.
The Foundation's press release shared the following about Professor Fouka's selection:
Her presentation explored how she uses a blend of historical and statistical analysis to study societies that have experienced large migratory flows over time. She examines how various factors and state policies have shaped migrant integration and social identities. Drawing on models of human behaviour from economics and social psychology, she brings together a range of theoretical and empirical approaches. This convergence, she believes, ‘will help deepen our understanding of some of the most pressing challenges in contemporary society, such as political polarisation, the rise of political violence, and conflicts between social groups and nations.’
In addition to her roles at Stanford, Professor Fouka is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Affiliate at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). She is a political economist with interests in group identity and intergroup relations, culture, and historical social dynamics. Her articles have been published in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Politics, the Economic Journal, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Nature Human Behaviour. Her work has received the Joseph L. Bernd Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Politics, the Economic Journal's Austin Robinson Prize, and the Best Article Award from the APSA Migration and Citizenship section. She holds a PhD in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University.
The 2025 award ceremony, held on June 17 at the Zappeion in Athens, brought together leaders from government, academia, science, business, and culture to honor Fouka and her fellow laureates for advancing knowledge and inspiring future generations.
