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ELIAMEP provides the channel for recruiting Greek students for the Master’s Programme at the College of Europe through the Greek Selection Committee for the College of Europe, which operates on the ELIAMEP premises. The College of Europe is a centre of academic excellence, with fιve programmes, leading to a Master’s degree. It operates in two campuses, in Bruges (Belgium) and Natolin (Poland). The five one-year programmes are: Politics and Administration, Law, Economics as well as EU International Relations and Diplomacy in Bruges, and the “European Interdisciplinary Studies: The Internal and External Dimensions of the EU” programme in Natolin.

Applying: The requirements for admission are a relevant University degree of good standard and working knowledge (writing and speaking) of English and French.

Closing date for applications is January 20th, 2016. Interviews for short-listed candidates take place in April / May in Athens by the Greek Selection Committee. Application files should include the documents (in English or in French) listed below:

1. The Application Form of the College of Europe.

2. a CV indicating the totality of your studies as well as the grades obtained.

3. a certified copy of your degree(s) (if you are not yet in possession of your final degree, please send it as soon as it is available).

4. a transcript from your University, Faculty, School, detailing results for every year of your studies and grades obtained.

5. 2 letters of recommendation from two of your university professors.

No other documents are required. Please note that applications which are not complete, especially with respect to the certificates detailing the results of your studies and the marks obtained cannot be taken into consideration. Please also note that the Master’s Degrees awarded from the College of Europe are now recognized from the National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC).

Applications should be sent electronically to the College of Europe and in hardcopies to ELIAMEP, at the following address:

ELIAMEP, College of Europe, 49, Vas Sofias Ave, 106 76 Athens Greece

Applications need to be sent both electronically for the College and in hardcopy for the Greek Selection Committee in order to be considered as eligible.

For further information and a brochure, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Matina Meintani, tel: +30 210 360 7611.

You can read here the article on the day after the downing of the Russian plane, which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 3 December  2015.

You can read here the article on relations between the European Union and Turkey, which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published on the website News 247  on 2 December 2015.

European leaders have made a series of high-level visits to Turkey’s imposing presidential palace and issued statements strongly emphasizing Turkey’s role and Europe’s own inability to manage the refugee crisis. Such moves, in combination with the victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey’s November 1 parliamentary election, have succeeded in boosting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s self-perception of grandeur.

There is little doubt that Turkey has borne a substantial burden in the Syrian refugee crisis and should be supported financially, together with Lebanon and Jordan. But the agreement reached by the EU and Turkey at a summit on November 29 makes no specific reference to access to the labor market or to primary and secondary education, which would make staying in Turkey more attractive for Syrian refugees. Nor does the agreement mention the creation of hot spots on Turkish territory or a readmission process for economic migrants.

The result will be much less progress in dealing with the refugee crisis than hoped or expected. Only the end of the Syrian conflict with a political solution involving Russia and moderate elements of the current Syrian regime will relieve the refugee pressure on Europe.

Furthermore, neither side has any illusions about real progress on Turkey’s EU accession negotiations. In view of recent developments regarding the rule of law and human rights in Turkey, the best both sides should aim for is closer cooperation on foreign and security policy—and then only if there is a clearer convergence between the two sides’ objectives.

This article was published on Carnegie Europe website.

Local government authorities have a crucial role to play in pursuing immigrant integration and in managing multi-ethnic diversity. Their involvement in this policy area has rapidly grown in many European countries. In Greece, however, the extent and nature of local government interventions in this policy area have not been yet explored. This is a major gap both in academic research and policy-relevant knowledge concerning the prospects and conditions under which the integration of migrants in the Greek society can be better achieved. Towards filling this gap, the purpose of the project LOMIGRAS is twofold: (a) to investigate the local government’s involvement in the process of migrants’ integration and the extent to which it promotes, or conversely hinders their integration, and (b) to develop a usable interactive tool to monitor and assess the effects of local government in promoting migrant integration. The starting assumption of this research is that local government institutions have a profound role in promoting, or conversely hindering, immigrants’ integration, regardless of whether they explicitly assigned competences in this area.

You can find more information here.

Local government authorities have a crucial role to play in pursuing immigrant integration and in managing multi-ethnic diversity. Their involvement in this policy area has rapidly grown in many European countries. In Greece, however, the extent and nature of local government interventions in this policy area have not been yet explored. This is a major gap both in academic research and policy-relevant knowledge concerning the prospects and conditions under which the integration of migrants in the Greek society can be better achieved. Towards filling this gap, the purpose of the project LOMIGRAS is twofold: (a) to investigate the local government’s involvement in the process of migrants’ integration and the extent to which it promotes, or conversely hinders their integration, and (b) to develop a usable interactive tool to monitor and assess the effects of local government in promoting migrant integration. The starting assumption of this research is that local government institutions have a profound role in promoting, or conversely hindering, immigrants’ integration, regardless of whether they explicitly assigned competences in this area.

Based on the knowledge generated from the first research phase, the proposed project will develop a methodology and associated monitoring tool to support effective local immigrant integration in the four largest cities of Greece. Despite the fact that the EU Common Basic Principles have recognized the importance of monitoring and assessment mechanisms, a comprehensive methodology and monitoring tool for effective migrant integration at the local level has yet to be developed. The LOMIGRAS project shall for the first time establish such a tool. Specifically, the project will (a) develop a set of criteria and indicators to measure migrant integration at the local level, and (b) design a technological tool that allows stakeholders, such as local government authorities, other public agencies, and non-government organizations to apply and use this methodology in order to assess migrant integration outcomes. Overall, the project shall make an important contribution to academic research and policy-relevant knowledge both in Greece as well as other EU countries.

In sum, the project LOMIGRAS has the following objectives:

(1)               To explore the extent to which local government policies and measures mainstream integration principles, and assess their effectiveness in promoting the integration of migrant groups in Greece’s four largest cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Herakleio and Patras.

(2)               To develop a methodology on the basis of which to monitor and assess the integration of immigrants in five policy areas in which local government in involved and/or has competences: employment, social inclusion, education, combatting discrimination, and civic participation.

(3)               To create a technological interactive tool that embeds this methodology and criteria for monitoring and assessing local migrant integration.

(4)               To present and disseminate the integration monitoring tool to local government authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other stakeholders, thereby raising awareness for the need to explicitly introduce integration objectives in the horizontal formulation and implementation of general local government policies, and

(5)               To formulate recommendations and best practices for promoting local integration policy management of migrant groups across Greece.

The research program is implemented in 2015-2016, and it is funded by the “Diversity, inequalities and social inclusion” program of the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 operated by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece.

For more information, you can contact:

Professor Dia Anagnostou:  anagnostou.eliamep@gmail.com

Dr. Eda Gemi: eda@eliamep.gr

The Embassies of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) in Athens and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) organized a seminar on ‘Security Issues in Europe’s Southern Neighborhood and in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Analysis’ on Monday, 30 November 2015, 10.00-13.00, at Divani Caravel hotel.

The programme is avalaible here.

President of ELIAMEP, Professor Loukas Tsoukalis will participate in a conferece to be organised in Rome on 13-14 November 2015 for the 50th Anniversary of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). He will speak in the first session on ‘Governing Europe: the Challenges of Differentiated Integration’. The programme of the event is available here.

In a CEPS paper Dr Filippa Chatzistavrou and Ms Sofia Michalaki analyse the European dimension of the Greek crisis during the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks administration. Their paper entitled ‘Greece as an example of “post-politics” in the eurozone’ is available here.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP is seeking a researcher-IT expert for a 5-month position (February – June 2016). The job position is part of the Research Programme LOMIGRAS: “Mainstreaming and Monitoring Immigrants’ Integration in Local Government in Greece”, which is funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece through the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants).

 Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience 

• Post-graduate degree (Ph.D or MA) in computer sciences or statistics.
• Ability to use and apply social research data through the creation of relevant technological instruments
• Proven experience in the development of web-based applications.
• Proven experience in the analysis of quantitative data.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English and Greek.

Main duties

• Develop indicators and monitoring tool for assessing immigrant integration at the local level.
• Analysis of secondary quantitative data.
• Develop of web-based application on monitoring and assessment tool (MAT).
• Conduct pilot-testing of the web-based application of the MAT in the Municipality of Athens.
• Contribute to the report on a set of policy recommendations regarding the assessment of local integration tools and strategies at local, national and European levels.
• Programme’s website design and management
• Contribute to the organisation of three workshops in Athens and Thessaloniki and the final conference in Athens.
• Contribute to networking and disseminating research results of LOMIGRAS.

Deadline for application: 25 November 2015

Please submit your application electronically including cover letter and CV with «MIGR_11b.15″ in subject line, to migration@eliamep.gr.

The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy – ELIAMEP will recruit a research fellow for a 5-month position (December 2016 – April 2016).

The job position is part of the Research Programme LOMIGRAS: “Mainstreaming and Monitoring Immigrants’ Integration in Local Government in Greece”, which is funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of Greece through the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants).

 Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience 

• Pοst-graduate degree (M.A. or Ph.D) in political or social sciences.
• Previous experience in management and coordination of research projects.
• Proven experience with empirical research on migration.
• Proven experience and record of publications in the field of migrant integration in Greece and in Europe.
• Experience in organising workshops, networking and disseminating research results.
• Excellent IT skills and use of multimedia.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English and Greek.

Main duties

• Assist to the project’s principal investigator with the management and coordination of the LOMIGRAS research project.
• Conduct interviews with key informants in various municipalities in Greece.
• Engage in the analysis of qualitative data of empirical research by municipality.
• Co-authoring reports on integration of migrants in local government.
• Involvement in the organisation of two workshops in Athens and Thessaloniki and the final conference in Athens.
• Contribute to networking and to the dissemination of research results of LOMIGRAS.

Deadline for application: 25 November 2015

Please submit your application electronically including cover letter and CV with «MIGR_11d.15″ in subject line, to migration@eliamep.gr.

You can read here the article analysing  Νew Democracy’s leadership race which was written by Professor George Pagoulatos. The commentary was published on 8 November 2015 in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini and is available in Greek.

President of ELIAMEP Professor Loukas Tsoukalis spoke in a night owl session on 4 November 2015, along with Minister of State for Europe of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Lidington, former Legal Counsel in the Council of the European Union, Jean-Claude Piris, and Ambassador in Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU, Peter Jarvocik. Chief European Commentator of  Simon Nixon moderated the discussion.

You can find more information here.

You can read here the article on Erdogan’s political victory written by Research Fellow of ELIAMEP and Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis. This commentary was published in Kathimerini on 7 November 2015.

In ELIAMEP Briefing Note 40/2015 Dr George Tzogopoulos analyses Sino-Greek relations in the context of the future privatisation of the Piraeus Port Authority. In particular, he considers this privatisation as critical from the perspective of China to further boost the bilateral relationship but also elaborates on main goals of Greek foreign policy in selling the remaining part of the Piraeus port.

Research Fellow of ELIAMEP and Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, represented ELIAMEP in the Annual Plenary Meeting and the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI), which took place in Tunis on 31 October and 1 November 2015.

You can find the report of the event here.

Giving an interview on Greek Public Radio on 9 October 2015, Research Fellow of ELIAMEP Dr Angeliki Dimitriadi discussed the refugee crisis and the role of Europe.

You can read here the article on the refugee issue, which was written by Director General of ELIAMEP Dr Thanos Dokos. This commentary was published in the Greek daily Kathimerini on 7 October 2015.

You can read here the article on the Greek crisis written by Professor Emeritus and Member of the Board of Trustees of ELIAMEP Theodore Couloumbis. This commentary was published on 4 October 2015 in the Sunday edition of Kathimerini. The content is available in Greek.

While migrant deaths en route to the European Union are by no means new, the level and intensity of recent tragedies is unprecedented. More than 1850 deaths were recorded January-May 2015, demanding swift action on the part of EU Member States. This project produces a timely and robust evidence base as grounds for informing policy interventions developed under emergency conditions across the Mediterranean. It does so by assessing the impact of such interventions on those that they affect most directly: migrants or refugees themselves. This project undertakes such an assessment by engaging the journeys and experiences of people migrating, asking:

• What are the impacts of policy interventions on migratory journeys and experiences across the Mediterranean?
• How do refugees or migrants negotiate complex and entwined migratory and regulatory dynamics?
• In what ways can policy be re-shaped to address migrant deaths at sea?

The project focuses on three EU island arrival points in Greece, Italy and Malta.

Qualitative interview data, both textual and visual, is produced through an interdisciplinary participatory research approach.

The project contributes: an interdisciplinary perspective on the legal and social implications of policy interventions in the region; a comparative perspective on migratory routes and methods of travel across the Mediterranean; a qualitative analysis of the journeys and experiences of refugees and migrants; and methodological insights into participatory research under emergency conditions.

The specific objectives of the project are:

1. To document and map the experiences and journeys of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea by boat, focusing on key EU island arrival points in Greece, Italy, and Malta.

2. To identify the impact of emergency and longer-term policy interventions on migratory experiences and journeys across each of these sites, focusing in particular on recent developments in search and rescue, anti-smuggling, and preventative mechanisms.

3. To provide up-to-date findings and analyses that intervene in academic and public debates and that inform policy developments and practitioner responses on the basis of a methodologically and ethically sound evidence base.

4. To carry out research that engages refugees and migrants as producers of knowledge, rather than as objects of analysis.

5. To produce research that is of value to wide-ranging beneficiaries (policy-makers, practitioners, civil society groups, media and cultural outlets, and researchers), through the dissemination of diverse and accessible outputs (briefings, reports, blogs, forums, reflective articles, a visual map and exhibition, as well as journal articles) and

6. To evaluate the effectiveness of the research methodologies and dissemination strategies used throughout the course of the project.

The project was awarded to the University of Warwick and PI Associate Professor Vicki Squire (PaIS, Warwick); Co-Is Dr Dallal Stevens (Law, Warwick), Professor Nick Vaughan-Williams (PaIS, Warwick), Dr.Angeliki Dimitriadi (ELIAMEP) and Dr.Maria Pisani (University of Malta). The Research Assistant for Greece is Skerlida Agoli.

Project partners:

University of Warwick

Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

University of Malta

For more information on the project you can visit the website https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/clusters/irs/crossingthemed/

Or email

Angeliki Dimitriadi (angeliki@eliamep.gr)