Dr. Yorgos Paschos
Research Associate | Economy and Civil Society
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Yorgos Paschos joined the IRS in March 2026 as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Research Area “Economy and Civil Society”. He is currently contributing to the lead project “Caring – Valuating – Transitioning” within the Research Focus “Creativity and Work”. This project examines organizations that develop social missions as visions for the future, contributing to shifting social values and influencing transformation processes at both national and global levels.

Yorgos completed his PhD in Heritage Studies and Sociology at the University of York, UK. His doctoral project (2021-2025), fully funded by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) in collaboration with the University of York and the York Music Venue Trust, assessed the subcultural heritage significance of grassroots music venues in Northern England. He defined the values local communities attach to these spaces, explored their role in forging local identity, and analyzed how cultural significance shapes their operational models and policy influence. During his doctoral training, Yorgos published on the heritage of subcultures, participatory methodologies, and spatial resistance.

Beyond his research, Yorgos brings experience in open research advocacy, having served as Open Research Graduate Engagement Lead at the University of York Library. There, he contributed towards the development of a community of practice, promoting the benefits of open access publishing and research. He is also a member of the Punk Scholars Network. He holds a Research Master in Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2019-2021) and a BA in Communication and Media Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2014-2018).

Selected Publications by Year

2025
Paschos, Y. (2025, Sep 26). Reflections on Open Access Publishing: Ethical Challenges in Community-Engaged PhD Research. Open Research at York.
Paschos, Y., & Schofield , J. (2025). ‘In the moment’: Euphoria as a heritage value. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 31(4), 518–534. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/232399/
Paschos, Y., & Giolo, G. (2025). Mapping the Urban Unconscious: Towards a Hybrid Application of Deep Mapping and Sentiment Analysis. In M. Alami Fariman, C. Lee, A. Hakiminejad, & A. Mehan (Eds.), City, Public Space, and Body : The Embodied Experience of Urban Life Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032662428
Baker, S., Cantillon, Z., Chubb, J., Graves-Brown, P., Harrison, S., Lashua, B., Maloney, L., McNeill, J., Nowak, R., Orange, H., Paschos, Y., Schofield , J., & Stanton, A. (2025). Do-It-Together: Punk Methodologies for Researching the Heritage of Popular Music. In M. Dines, S. Rambarran, & G. D. Smith (Eds.), The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies Intellect.
2024
Paschos, Y. (2024). Autonomous Social Centres and squats as rhizomatic real utopias: The case of Athens, Greece. In J. Donaghey, W. Boisseau, & C. Kaltefleiter (Eds.), DIY or Die! Do-it-yourself, do-it-together & punk anarchism Active Distribution.
2023
Paschos, Y. (2023). “Exploring the Forgotten: The evidential heritage values of grassroots music venues”. Riffs: Experimental writing on popular music , 6(2), 66-77.
2022
Paschos, Y. (2022). Review of: Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present, J. R. Moores (2921). Punk & Post-Punk, 11(2), 271-274. https://doi.org/10.1386/punk_00153_5
2020
Paschos, Y. (2020). Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times: by Phillipa Chong, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020, 192 pp., £25 (Hardback), ISBN 9780691167466, £21.59 (Ebook), ISBN 9780691186030. Cultural Trends, 91–93.

Selected Publications by Type

Journal Article
Paschos, Y., & Schofield , J. (2025). ‘In the moment’: Euphoria as a heritage value. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 31(4), 518–534. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/232399/
Paschos, Y. (2023). “Exploring the Forgotten: The evidential heritage values of grassroots music venues”. Riffs: Experimental writing on popular music , 6(2), 66-77.
Contribution to Anthology
Paschos, Y., & Giolo, G. (2025). Mapping the Urban Unconscious: Towards a Hybrid Application of Deep Mapping and Sentiment Analysis. In M. Alami Fariman, C. Lee, A. Hakiminejad, & A. Mehan (Eds.), City, Public Space, and Body : The Embodied Experience of Urban Life Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032662428
Baker, S., Cantillon, Z., Chubb, J., Graves-Brown, P., Harrison, S., Lashua, B., Maloney, L., McNeill, J., Nowak, R., Orange, H., Paschos, Y., Schofield , J., & Stanton, A. (2025). Do-It-Together: Punk Methodologies for Researching the Heritage of Popular Music. In M. Dines, S. Rambarran, & G. D. Smith (Eds.), The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies Intellect.
Paschos, Y. (2024). Autonomous Social Centres and squats as rhizomatic real utopias: The case of Athens, Greece. In J. Donaghey, W. Boisseau, & C. Kaltefleiter (Eds.), DIY or Die! Do-it-yourself, do-it-together & punk anarchism Active Distribution.
Contribution to Forum or Blog
Paschos, Y. (2025, Sep 26). Reflections on Open Access Publishing: Ethical Challenges in Community-Engaged PhD Research. Open Research at York.
Review in Journal
Paschos, Y. (2022). Review of: Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present, J. R. Moores (2921). Punk & Post-Punk, 11(2), 271-274. https://doi.org/10.1386/punk_00153_5
Paschos, Y. (2020). Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times: by Phillipa Chong, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2020, 192 pp., £25 (Hardback), ISBN 9780691167466, £21.59 (Ebook), ISBN 9780691186030. Cultural Trends, 91–93.

Talks

2024
Value Assessment in Contemporary, Non-Conventional Heritage Sites

March/04/2024