Prof. Dr. habil. Dimitrios Zikos

Ehrungen, Preise und Stipendien

• 2026 Letter of gratitude for the cooperation with the German International University (GIU), Cairo, Egypt.
• 2022 „Good Teaching Award“ („Preis für gute Lehre“), HTW-Berlin.
• 2017 DAAD grant for academic exchange. Central Asian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• 2016 Recipient of Fatima Al Fihri- Erasmus grant for teaching in Cairo University.
• 2014 Letter of gratitude for the cooperation with Naryn State University, Kyrgyzstan.
• 2009 Research Grant from the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO), Cyprus Centre.
• 2008 Marie Curie Research Fellowship (for post doctoral research) at UFZ, Leipzig.
• 2006 Research grant for Young Academics and Scientists from DAAD.

Publikation / künstl.-gestalterische Veröffentlichung

• 2025 Koutsouki, A., Nastis, S., Zikos, D. (2025). A review on the relation between European Protected Areas, farming systems and labelled agri-food products with a Protected Area logo. Int. J. of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics,11(3), 249-269.
• 2023 Akpan, A. I., & Zikos, D. (2023). Rural Agriculture and Poverty Trap: Can Climate-Smart Innovations Provide Breakeven Solutions to Smallholder Farmers? Environments, 10(4), 57.
• 2023 Zikos, D., & Wurzel, U. (2023). Bringing Economic and Political Power Back In: A Call for Re-Politicising Development Research. Economies, 11(3), 93.
• 2022 Kasymov, U., Wang, X., Zikos, D., Chopan, M., & Ibele, B. (2022). Institutional Barriers to Sustainable Forest Management: Evidence from an Experimental Study in Tajikistan. Ecological Economics, 193, 107276.
• 2020 Giordano, R., Pluchinotta, I., Zikos, D., Krueger, T., & Tsoukiàs, A. (2020). How to Use Ambiguity in Problem Framing for Enabling Divergent Thinking: Integrating Problem Structuring Methods and Concept-Knowledge Theory. In: White L., Kunc M., Burger K., Malpass J. (eds) Behavioral Operational Research. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. pp. 93-117
• 2020 Zikos, D. (2020). Revisiting the Role of Institutions in Transformative Contexts: Institutional Change and Conflicts. Sustainability, 12(21), 9036.
• 2020 Dipierri, A. A., & Zikos, D. (2020). The Role of Common-Pool Resources’ Institutional Robustness in a Collective Action Dilemma under Environmental Variations. Sustainability, 12(24), 10526.
• 2020 Pluchinotta, I., Giordano, R., Zikos, D., Krueger, T., & Tsoukiàs, A. (2020). Integrating Problem Structuring Methods and Concept-Knowledge Theory for an Advanced Policy Design: Lessons from a Case Study in Cyprus. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(6): 626-647.
• 2019 Villamayor-Tomas, S., Thiel, A. Amblard, L., Zikos, D., Blanco E. (2019): Diagnosing the role of the state for local collective action: types of action situations and policy interventions. Environmental Science & Policy. 97:44-57.
• 2019 Dresse, A., Nielsen, J., Fishhendler, I., Zikos D. (2019): Environmental Peacebuilding: Towards a theoretical framework. Journal of Cooperation and Conflict. 54(1): 99-119.
• 2019 Pham, L., Otto, I. Zikos D. (2019): Self-governance and the Effects of Rules in Irrigation Systems: Evidence from Laboratory and Framed Field Experiments in China, India and Vietnam. Water Economics and Policy. 5(01): 1850009
• 2018 Roßner, R. and Zikos D. (2018): The role of homogeneity and heterogeneity among resource users on Water Governance - Lessons learnt from an economic field experiment on irrigation. Water Economics and Policy. 4(3): 1850008
• 2017 Zikos, D. and Hagedorn, K (2017): Competition for Water Resources from the European Perspective. In J.R. Ziolkowska, J.M. Peterson, (editors): Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the US and Europe. Elsevier: Cambridge, MA, pp.19-35.
• 2017 Zikos, D. (2017): Approaching Conflicts on Natural Resources through Institutional Economics. In G. Velegrakis, Ch. Kontsntatos, K. Hajimichalis (eds.) Political Ecology. Eight contributions to the Greek discourse. Nisos: Athens, Greece (in Greek), pp.109-130.
• 2017 Kasymov, U., and Zikos, D. (2017): Understanding Human Actions and Institutional Change: What Are the Impacts of Power Asymmetries on Efficiency in Pasture Use? Resources, 6(4), 71.
• 2017 Ibele B., Sandri, S. and Zikos D. (2017): Endogenous versus exogenous rules in water management: an experimental cross-country comparison. Mediterranean Politics 22(4): 504-536.
• 2016 Dresse, A., Nielsen, J. Ø., Zikos, D. (2016): Moving beyond natural resources as a source of conflict: Exploring the human-environment nexus of environmental peacebuilding. THESys Discussion Paper No. 2016-2. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 22p.
• 2015 Hamidov, A., Thiel, A. and Zikos D. (2015): Institutional design in transformation: A comparative study of local irrigation governance in Uzbekistan. Environmental Science & Policy, 53B: 175-191.
• 2015 Fayyad, M., Sandri, S., Weiter M., Zikos D. (eds) (2015): Social Water Studies in the Arab Region. State of the Art and Perspectives. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Seminar für Ländliche Entwicklung. 217 pages.
• 2015 Thiel, A., Mukhtarov, F. and Zikos D. (2015): Crafting or designing? Science and politics for purposeful institutional change in Social–Ecological Systems. Environmental Science & Policy, 53B: 81-86.
• 2015 Zikos, D., Sorman, A., Lau, M. (2015): Beyond water security: asecuritisation and identity in Cyprus. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 15(3):309-326.
• 2015 Baerlein, T., Kasymov, U., Zikos, D. (2015): Self-Governance and Sustainable Common Pool Resource Management in Kyrgyzstan. Sustainability, 7(1): 496-521.
• 2014 Chidambaram C., Janssen M., Rommel J. and Zikos D. (2014): Commuters' Mode Choice as a Coordination Problem: A Framed Field Experiment on Traffic Policy in Hyderabad, India. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 65: 9-22.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Water Privatisation: International experiences and some thoughts for Greece. In Gaglia-Barelli M. and Fakari A. (eds): Dialogues Against Crisis For the Commons. Towards a Mediterranean Imaginary. Free Flights: Athens, Greece. pp. 93-107 (in Greek)
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Transformations in CPR Management: An Introduction. Известия Вузов (Naryn University Proceedings), 4:4-5.
• 2013 Zikos, D. and Thiel, A. (2013) Action Research’s potential to foster institutional change for urban water management, Water, 5: 356-378.
• 2013 Zikos, D. and Hagedorn, H. (eds) (2013): Climate and Energy in a Complex Transition Process towards Sustainability in Hyderabad: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies by Changing Institutions, Governance Structures, Lifestyles and Consumption Patterns. Europäischer Hochschulverlag: Bremen, Germany. 104 pages.
• 2012 Chidambaram C. and Zikos D. (2012) Congestion Mitigation Measure in Hyderabad– A Midnight Summer Dream? Südasien-Chronik, 2: 58-92.
• 2012 Zikos, D. and Roggero, M. (2012): The Patronage of Thirst: Exploring Institutional Fit on a Divided Cyprus. Ecology & Society, 18(2): 25.
• 2011 Chidambaram, B. and Zikos D. (2011) Development of a comprehensive integrated framework based on on-road vehicle emission estimation in Hyderabad, India. In: Mastorakis, N.; Mladenov, V.; Bojkovic, Z.; et al (eds.): Recent Research in Mechanics, WSEAS, pp. 293-298.
• 2010 Kluvánková-Oravská, T., Gouldson, A., Paavola, J., Jílková, J., Slavíková, L., Chobotová, V., Rauschmayer, F., Zikos, D., Falaleeva, M., Santaoja, M. and Kohlheb, N. (eds) (2010): From Government to Governance? New Governance for Water and Biodiversity in Enlarged EU. Alfa Nakladatelství: Prague.
• 2010 Zikos, D., Kluvánková-Oravská, T. and Sláviková, L. (2010): Policy Experiments on Common Pool Resources: Innovative tools providing multi-dimensional insights. Experiences from three new EU Member States, in Kluvánková-Oravská (ed): From Government to Governance? Multilevel Governance for Water and Biodiversity. The Perspective of Central and Eastern Europe. Alfa Printing: Prague , pp. 107-127.
• 2010 Zikos, D. (2010): Community involvement in the implementation of the WFD in Greece. Revista Ambientalia, SP(II): 1-20.
• 2010 Dimadama, Z. and Zikos, D. (2010): Social Networks as Trojan Horses to Challenge the Dominance of Existing Hierarchies. Knowledge and Learning in the Water Governance of Volos. Water Resources Management, 24(14): 3853-3870.
• 2009 Papasozomenou, R. and Zikos, D. (2009): Linking Perceptions and Water Management: Reflections from Cyprus, Transactions on Environment and Development, 12(5): 749-758.
• 2009 Rauschmayer, F., Berghöfer, A., Omann, I. and Zikos, D. (2009): Examining Processes or/and Outcomes? Evaluation concepts in European governance of natural resources, Environmental Policy and Governance, 19 (3): 159-173.
• 2008 Zikos, D. (2008): Urban Water Dilemmas under the Multi-dimensional Prism of Sustainability, Transactions on Business and Economics 8 (5): 413-422.
• 2008 Zikos, D. (2008): Contesting Discourses of Water Saving: the dilemma of under-utilised infrastructure versus over-exploited water resources, in Panagopoulos, Vaz and Antunes (eds): New Aspects of Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, Energy and Environmental Engineering Series, WSEAS Press, pp. 360-365

Ausstellungen / Messebeteiligungen / Plenarvorträge

• 2026 Zikos, D. (2026) Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: a transdisciplinary vision for the worlds future. Block Seminar at the German University of Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt, 24.03 – 01.04.2026
• 2025 Zikos, D. (2025): Integrating Sustainability Education Through Experiential Learning: A Digital Serious Game Approach. Sustainable Development Symposium, SRH Berlin, 25.09.2025
• 2023 Zikos, D. (2023): Institutional Analysis: an Economic Perspective for Environmental Geography and Sustainability Research. Seminar at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Mexico. 08.11.2023.
• 2023 Zikos, D., Federolf, S.U., Njoroge, K., Ulloa Velasquez L.F. (2023) Sustainability Solutions: The Disconnect Between Research, Policy Recommendations and Societal Concerns in Lapland. Rethinking society-nature relations webinar, part of Sustainability Lab actions: Understanding the entangled resource and environmental challenges in the Arctic – and beyond. Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), online, 08.12.2023
• 2023 Paneque-Galvez, J. & Zikos, D (2023). El posible rol de los pequeños vendedores de agua en la justicia hídrica del Sur global. XVII International Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics. Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Marta, Colombia, 26-28.10.2023.
• 2023 Federolf, S.U., Njoroge, K., Ulloa Velasquez L.F. & Zikos, D. (2023) Blind Spot in Sustainability Solutions: A Disconnect Between Research, Policy Recommendations and Societal Concerns. Nachhaltigkeitskonferenz - shaping a sustainable future. HTW-Berlin, Berlin, 25.04.2023
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: a transdisciplinary vision for the worlds future. Seminar at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Mexico. 09-19.08.2022.
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Rethinking pedagogical approaches and digital tools to teach circular economy. International Workshop Erasmus+ DiTo project, Berlin, 26.09.2022.
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Bringing Economic and Political Power Back In. A Call for Re-Politicising Development Research. 14th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Pisa, Italy. 14-17.6.2022 .
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Experiments and Surveys: A Serious Game on Sustainability and Circular Economy. European Microfinance Programme. Centre for European Research in Microfinance, ULB, Brussels, Belgium. 23.03.2022.
• 2021 Zikos, D. (2021): Summary of Findings: Rethinking Economic Development - Circular Economy. Implementing the SDGs – Practical Challenges, Creative Solutions and Best Practices for Knowledge Transfer and Policy Learning, 1st Digital Alumni Conference (virtual) 12-14.11.2021.
• 2019 Zikos, D. (2019): Robust Island Systems and Social Innovation in Cyclades.13th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Turku, Finland. 18-21.6.2019
• 2018 Dipierri, A. A., & Zikos, D. (2018). The Role of Common-Pool Resources’ Institutional Robustness in a Collective Action Dilemma under Environmental Variations-Lessons from an irrigation dilemma game. Sustainability and Development Conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan, US. 11.11.2018
• 2018 Zikos, D. (2018): Ambiguity as a Barrier to Collective Action – The Case of Cyprus. Seminar Series of the Workshop on Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS). IRITHESys, Berlin, Germany. 18.10 2018.
• 2018 Zikos, D. (2018): Part of the solution or part of the problem? Institutional change and conflicts in transformation contexts. Social-Ecological Dynamics in Contested Spaces: Conflicts, Institutions, Identities Workshop of the Working Group “Nature, Resources, and Conflict” of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies, Witzenhausen, Germany, 31.08 2018.
• 2018 Zikos, D. (2018): Multiple Methods: from Research Strategy to Empirical Application. Thesis Writing Seminar, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 11.01.2018.
• 2018 Zikos, D. (2018): The value of institutional economics in researching an increasingly complex world. International Development Economics Research Colloquium, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 09.01.2018.
• 2017 Zikos, D. (2017): Introduction to Behavioural and Experimental Economics. Lecture within the block course “Theoretical, experimental and empirical methods to study Socio-Ecological-Technical Systems in Central Asia” in MSc Economics, Central Asian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 25.09-05.10.2017.
• 2017 Zikos, D. (2017): Conflict and Cooperation on Natural Resources. The Hidden Politics of Infrastructure Workshop, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany, 5-6.04 2017.
• 2017 Kasymov, U., Ibele, B., Zikos, D., Eisenack, K (2017): Informing the climate sensitive land and forest management policies in Central Asia – Towards a combination of economic experiments and qualitative case study. 12th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, 20-23.06 2017.
• 2017 Dipierri, A.A., Zikos, D. (2017): Communal Irrigation Systems Management under Environmental Variability in the Northwest of Argentina: Lessons Learnt from an Irrigation Dilemma Game. Tropentag 2017, Bonn, Germany. 20-22.09 2017.
• 2016 Zikos, D. (2016): Introduction to Game Theory, Behavioural and Experimental Economics. Lecture within The Institutional and Ecological Economics module under the M.Sc. Sustainable International Agriculture. Kassel University, Witzenhausen, Germany, 22.06.2016.
• 2016 Zikos, D. (2016): Introduction to Institutional Economics. Block seminar within the Integrated M.Sc in Civil Engineering Cairo University, Egypt, 05. 2016.
• 2016 Zikos, D. (2016): An Introduction to fsQCA. Frameworks, Theory, and the Study of Institutions and Organisations. Promotionskolleg, Albrecht-Daniel-Thaer Institute, Humboldt‐University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 11.10.2013.
• 2015 Zikos, D. and Werner, G. (2015): Environmental Well Being for Peace Building. Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. Jerusalem, Israel. 13-14.10, 2015.
• 2015 Mwangi, J., Bett, H.K., Zikos, D. and Bokelmann, W. (2015): Utilising Stream-Water and Valley-Land for Commercialising Indigenous Vegetables Production and Livelihoods Improvement in Peri-Urban Kenya. Tropentag 2015, Berlin, Germany. 16 – 18.09, 2015.
• 2015 Beyer, S. and Zikos, D. (2015): Collective Action, Gender and Food Security A study conducted in the peri-urban area of Nakuru, Kenya. Tropentag 2015, Berlin, Germany. 16 – 18.09, 2015.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Beyond water security: asecuritization and identity. Presentation in the Seminar Series of the Workshop on Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS). IRITHESys, Berlin, Germany. 26.06.2014.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Institutional Dimensions of Cooperation and Conflict in Common Pool Resource Management. Seminar at the Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 19.05.2014.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Institutional Economics and Conflicts on Natural Resources. Public Lecture under the Seminar series on Political Ecology. Harokopeio University. Athens, Greece, 18.04.2014.
• 2014 Papasozomenou O. and Zikos, D. (2014): Water crisis in the Cyclades, Greece: Diagnosis, analysis and Rectification. 26th Annual Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy. Unemployment and Austerity in Mediterranean European Countries. Nicosia, Cyprus. 6-8.112014.
• 2014 Thiel, A. and Zikos, D. (2014): Studying the Southern European Water Management Transformation from an Institutionalist Perspective. Social Water Studies in the MENA region Conference. German Jordan University, Madaba – Amman, Jordan. 28 – 29.09 2014.
• 2014 Pham L.T, Otto I.M, Zikos D. (2014). Effects of Rules in Irrigation Systems: Evidence from Experiments in China, India and Vietnam. Tropentag 2014. International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development. Prague, Czech Republic. 17-19.09 2014.
• 2013 Zikos, D. (2013): Property rights theory and conflicts on common pool resources: property regimes to regulate resource use. Frameworks, Theory, and the Study of Institutions and Organisations. PhD Colloquium, Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt‐University, Berlin, Germany 10.11.2013.
• 2013 Zikos, D. (2013): Water Privatization: International Experiences and Some Thoughts for Greece. Public lecture within the event “Enclosures and Disclosures in the Mediterranean and beyond”, Ikaria, Greece, 16.07.2013.
• 2013 Thiel, A. Villamayor S.T., Amblard L., Blanco E., Zikos D. (2013): Understanding policy-driven collective action to address challenges of European water management. 10th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics. Reims-Brussels-Lille. 17-21.06 2013.
• 2013 Thiel, A. Villamayor S.T., Amblard L., Blanco E., Zikos D. (2013): Understanding policy-driven collective action to address challenges of European water management. 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC 2013) Mt. Fuji/ Japan, 3 –7.06 2013.
• 2012 Zikos, D. (2012): Examples of experimental social research of organisations and institutions. Theory, Analysis and Empirical Study of Institutions and Organisations –Part 2- The Scientific Process and Methods. PhD Colloquium, Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt‐University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 27.09.2012.
• 2012 Zikos, D. (2012): Is there enough space for water in a highly polarized discourse on...security? The case of Cyprus. The Securitization of Water Discourse. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.17-18.12 2012.
• 2012 Zikos, D. (2012): Is there enough space for water in a highly polarized discourse on...security? The case of Cyprus. The Securitization of Water Discourse. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.17-18.12 2012.
• 2012 Zikos, D. (2012): Cyprus: Is peace building through water a possibility? Climate change, hydro-conflicts, and human security Conference. Nicosia Cyprus. 10-11.12 2012.
• 2011 Zikos, D. (2011): Exploring Conflicts on Natural Resources from an Institutional and Experimental Perspective, Seminar in Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. 24.01.2011.
• 2011 Zikos, D. and Chidambaram, B. (2011): Governance, Institutions and the Political dimensions of Conflicts over Natural Resources, Seminar in Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, India. 20.01.2011.
• 2011 Zikos, D. (2011): Experimental Research in Social Sciences and Economics, Environmental Resource Economics III, Division of Resource Economics, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. 11.12.2010.
• 2011 Thiel, A.; Zikos, D. (2011): Deep understanding for better design: grounding institutional design for social ecological systems. European Regional Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons. Agricultural University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 14-17.09 2011.
• 2011 Zikos, D. and Banaszak, I. (2011): Self-governance and the Effects of Rules in Water Provision: First Evidence from Laboratory and Field Experiments in China and India, 9th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Istanbul, Turkey. 16.06 2011.
• 2011 Zikos, D. and Sorman, A. (2011): Exploring the Political Implications of Experiments on Common Pool Resources, 13th Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Hyderabad, India. 10-14.01 2011.
• 2010 Falaleeva, M. and Zikos, D. (2010): Local communities' perspective on ecosystem vulnerability. CEU Summer School: Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate Change: Methods for Assessment, Observations, and Forecast, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. 5-14.07.2010.
• 2010 Zikos, D. (2010): Experiments in Social Sciences, HIGRADE advanced course: Multi-Level Environmental Governance, UFZ, Leipzig, Germany. 15-19.03.2010.
• 2010 Zikos, D. (2010): And what about the European Pastoralist/Non-industrial Communities? Socio-ecological systems, institutional resilience, adaptive capacity and vulnerability in the Mediterranean. Towards an integrated study of social-ecological systems, interactions, and dynamics: empirical and conceptual foundations of “fit”, Albrecht Daniel Thaer Kolloquium, Berlin, Germany, 18-19.11 2010.
• 2010 Kluvankova-Oravska, T., Zikos, D. and Slavikova, L. (2010): Local Knowledge and Communication in Common Pool Resources Experiments. Experiences from three new EU member states. Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis, ISEE Conference, Oldenburg, Bremen, Germany, 22 – 25.08 2010.
• 2010 Zikos, D., Kluvánková-Oravská, T. and Sláviková, L. (2010): Natural Resource Governance in new EU States: An Experimental Approach. Governance of Natural Resources in a multi-level context Conference, Leipzig, Germany, 20-22.01 2010.
• 2009 Zikos, D. (2009): Political Dimensions of Conflicts over Natural Resources, Lecture in Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, N. Cyprus. 21.10.2009.
• 2009 Zikos, D., Rauschmayer, F. and Sorman, A. (2009): Participation, Conflict and Cooperation over Water Resources: Experimenting in Cyprus. European Society of Ecological Economics Conference, Ljublana, Slovenia, 29.06 – 2.07 2009.
• 2009 Sorman, A. and Zikos, D. (2009): Water Scarcity and Inter-communal Conflict from a Different Perspective: Water Metabolism Assessment in Cyprus. European Society of Ecological Economics Conference, Ljublana, Slovenia, 29.06 – 2.07 2009.
• 2009 Zikos, D. (2009): Policy Experiments in Water and Biodiversity Governance, Lecture in CEU Summer School: Integrating Sustainability Thinking into Academic Curricula, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. 7-10.07.2009.
• 2009 Zikos, D. (2009): Participation of Local Communities in Water Governance in SE Europe, Lecture in CEU Summer School: Integrating Sustainability Thinking into Academic Curricula, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. 7-10.07.2009.
• 2009 Zikos, D. (2009): Political Dimensions of Conflicts over Natural Resources, Research Seminar in University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. 30.01.2009.
• 2008 Zikos, D. and Roggero, M. (2008): Participatory Urban Governance and the Amphidromous Role of Diversity. XI EURA: Learning Cities in a Knowledge Based Society, Milan, Italy, 9-11.11 2008.

Sonstiges

• 2023 Zikos, D. (2023): Entdeckendes Lehren – Wie durch Interaktion gute Lehre entsteht. CAMPUS STORIES - Online-Magazin der HTW Berlin. 08.02.2023.#
• 2023 Zikos, D. (2023): Research Frame for Property Rights and community based natural resource management, Talk at the Sami Parliament, Inari, Finland. 02.02.2023
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Education on Circular Economy. Panel Discussion, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB, Brussels, Belgium. 29.06.2022
• 2022 Zikos, D. (2022): Ungleichheit wird nicht länger marginalisiert. CAMPUS STORIES - Online-Magazin der HTW Berlin. 18.02.2022.
• 2021 Zikos, D. (2021): Gesicht der HTW Berlin- Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Zikos über globalisierte Wirtschaft und menschenwürdige. CAMPUS STORIES - Online-Magazin der HTW Berlin. 26.01.2021.
• 2018 Giordano, R., Pluchinotta I., Zikos, D., Tsoukiàs, A. (2018): Integrating Concept Knowledge theory and Problem Structuring Methods for enabling collective decision-making process for groundwater protection: some hints from Cyprus case study. First winter meeting of the EURO Working Group on Behavioural OR (EWG-BOR), Duebendorf, Switzerland, 29-30.01 2018.
• 2017 Zikos, D. (2017): Beyond water security - opportunities for working together in CA. Strategic Partnership Workshop at the American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 5.10.2017.
• 2016 Hamidov, A., Zikos D., Zhak S., Kasymov U. (2016): Persistence and Change of Institutions in Natural Resources Management in Central Asia. InDeCA Discussion Paper Series 6/2015. Berlin: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
• 2015 Isabaev, A., Hamidov, A., Nazarov, A., Zikos D., Khalmirzaeva M., Kasymov U. (2015): Lessons learned from the Policy Dialogue Workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. InDeCA Discussion Paper Series 4/2015. Berlin: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
• 2015 Salokhiddinov A., Nazarov A., Zikos D., Rossner R. (2015): Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Water Consumers Associations in Uzbekistan. InDeCA Discussion Paper Series 3/2015. Berlin: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
• 2015 Baibagyshov E., Isabaev, A., Hamidov, A., Nazarov, A., Ibele, A., Zikos D., Bärlein T., Kasymov U., Crewett W. (2015): Transformations in Common Pool Resources Management: Irrigation and Water Pasture Use: Lessons learned - implications for education and research in Kyrgyzstan. InDeCA Discussion Paper Series 2/2015. Berlin: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
• 2015 Isabaev, A., Hamidov, A., Nazarov, A., Ibele, A., Zikos D., Bärlein T., Kasymov U. Crewett W. (2015): Documentation of the InDeCA Policy Dialogue Workshop. InDeCA Discussion Paper Series 1/2015. Berlin: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Transformations in Common Pool Resources management: Irrigation water and Pasture use. Policy Workshop at the University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 12.05.2014.
• 2014 Zikos, D. (2014): Meeting with Humboldt University about Water Resources Problems. Al-Naura. Vol. 2, German Jordanian University. 4.02.2014.
• 2013 Zikos, D. (2013): Privatisation of Water: an out-dated and problematic model. Avgi Newspaper. 8.09.2013 (in Greek).
• 2013 Zikos, D. (2013): Water Privatization: International Experiences and Some Thoughts for Greece. Public lecture within the event “Enclosures and Disclosures in the Mediterranean and beyond”, Ikaria, Greece, 16.07.2013.
• 2013 Hagedorn, K., Zikos, D., Crewett, W., Hamidov, A., Kasymov, U., Populus, M. (2013): DIE GESTALTUNG SOZIALER INSTITUTIONEN IM WANDEL: Förderung der Entwicklung von Institutionen zum Management von Allmenderessourcen in Zentralasien. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. Berlin, 08.06.2013.
• 2010 Zikos, D. (2010): World Café on the Dos and Don’ts of New Alliances. Future Megacities in Balance. New Alliances for Energy- and Climate-Efficient Solutions. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Essen, Germany. 11-13.10.2010.
• 2009 Zikos, D. (2009): Natural Resources as Constraints and as Opportunities, The Cypriot Natural Resources as a Common Space: Common Pool Resources Management - A Pathway to Foster Bicommunal Initiatives? Policymakers Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus under the PRIO auspices, 27.10.2009.
• 2009 Zikos, D., Sorman, A. and Papasozomenou, R. (2009): An Empirical Approach – Policy Experiments and Systemic Constellations, The Cypriot Natural Resources as a Common Space: Common Pool Resources Management - A Pathway to Foster Bicommunal Initiatives? Policymakers Conference Nicosia, Cyprus under the PRIO auspices, 27.10.2009.
• 2009 Papasozomenou, R. and Zikos, D. (2009): Future Plans: Possible tools of application fostering awareness for common benefits of bi-communal natural resource management initiatives, The Cypriot Natural Resources as a Common Space: Common Pool Resources Management - A Pathway to Foster Bicommunal Initiatives? Policymakers Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus under the PRIO auspices, 27.10.2009
• 2009 Zikos, D., Wesselink, A., Paavola, J. and Quillacq, P. (2009): Οι συμπεριφορές επηρεάζουν την εφαρμογή της συμμετοχικότητας στην εφαρμογή της κοινοτικής οδηγίας για το νερό. GoverNat policy brief (in Greek).
• 2008 Wesselink, A., Paavola, J., Quillacq, P. and Zikos, D. (2008): Is there a Lack of Enthusiasm for Participatory Approaches? INBO Newsletter n° 17 – 12.2008 – 01.2009.
• 2008 Wesselink, A., Paavola, J., Quillacq, P., Zikos, D. (2008): Attitudes affect implementation of participation in WFD, GoverNat Policy Brief, Bratislava.
• 2005 Zikos D. (2005): Brochures on Industrial and Domestic Water Saving for Volos Metropolitan Area (published and circulated by the Water Utility of Volos).
• 2004 Zikos D., (2004): Water and Energy Saving Tips for Companies (strategy document for AMACON Consulting).
• 2003 Zikos, D., & Getimis, P. (2003). Current Status of Water Sector Restructuring in Turkey. Policy Paper published by the EU project New Intermediary services and the transformation of urban water supply and wastewater disposal systems in Europe: Intermediaries.
• 2003 Getimis, P., Zikos, D. (2003): Participation of New Actors in the Water Resource Management and the Role Of EYDAP. HYDRORAMA 2002, EYDAP Water Utility: Athens pp. 382-389.
• 2002 Zikos D. (2002): Liberalization of the Water Sector: opportunities and pitfalls. Presentation to the Athenian Water Utility, March 2002, Athens, Greece.