Dimitris Manoukas

Dimitris Manoukas is a PhD candidate in Youth Studies and Cultural Industries at Panteion University, and holds Master's degrees in Cultural Management and Digital Marketing & New Media, having also studied at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and United College London. His mixed methods research (qualitative and quantitative) focuses on the impact of collaborative spaces on the youth of peripheral areas of Europe and is funded by the COWORK4Youth EEA Program.

He has a diverse academic and professional career spanning roles in social research, branding, community & coworking management, and education. He is also an active member of the COST Action 18214 research programme on New Working Spaces and has participated in many Erasmus+ projects focusing on Youth employability and engagement.

Since March 2023, he has been collaborating with Rural Radicals, a startup initiative on the development of non-urban creative spaces across Europe. In 2024, he successfully applied for a 2-year Research fellowship at the Technical University of Milan as part of the REMAKING Horizon Project, which focuses on remote working policies and their impact on the Territory. He is collaborating with the European Coworking Assembly on the RESMOVE Project about the integration of migrants through coworking spaces, funded by AMIF, and is a member of the DYPALL Network Steering Committee.