Professor Michailakis received his B.A. from the University of Uppsala, and his Doctorate at the same university. He is the author of several books, articles in international journals and reports published by international organizations. He leads the research group TEFSA - Platform for Theory-driven Research in Social Work, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.
Professor Michailakis have had missions for the UN, WHO and ILO, assignments for the Ministry of Social Affairs, as well as research on request of local authorities and research institutes. He has also participated in committees for evaluating sociology and social work departments of Greek universities.
Areas of Interest
Inclusion and exclusion in contemporary society; political steering; sociology of health and illness and disability studies. The empirical research includes priorities in medical care, long-term sick leave, conflicting rationalities (legal, economic, political) in the shaping of social policy and disability studies.
Together with associate professor Wendelin Reich and associate professor Werner Schirmer he has applied systems theory in different research areas, as well as introduced key aspects of systems theory to Swedish and international audiences.
