Greek islands of the North Aegean Region are a group of nine inhabited islands (Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, Lesvos, Chios, Psara, Oinousses, Samos, Ikaria, and Fourni) located in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, close to Asia Minor. Each island of this region can be considered autonomous in terms of culture and biodiversity. With this…
You remember wanting to let go and swim ashore. You remember wanting only to let go. To sink. Into nothingness. I have had enough. Boats. A helicopter. The water swirls. That makes you furious. And your senses are activated again. Why is it taking so long? Why are you leaving us here to die?’ Duarte…
For many refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Africa, the Greek island of Lesvos is the first point of entry into the European Union. However, due to an agreement between the European Union and Turkey declared in March of 2016, people crossing the Aegean Sea without formal travel documents would be detained on…
How do children arrive in Greece and why are they hosted in Hotspots or Reception and Identification Centers (RIC) as they are more commonly known? Is it the place of their first choice and do they willingly stay there? >>> Iliopoulou, A. Theorien und Praktiken der Selbstbestimmung und Partizipation: Janusz Korczak im Diskurs: Theories and…
This chapter explores the bureaucratic procedures surrounding registration, identification and asylum that are implemented upon arrival and which produce uncertainty, protracted waiting and bureaucratic limbo by mentally exhausting people >>> Iliadou, E. Border Harms and Everyday Violence, 88-118 (2023) Recent related articles in this category All articles in this category >>>
This chapter focuses on the politics of closed borders and deterrence that has been enforced since the Schengen Agreement 1985 but which has proliferated in the aftermath of the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’ >>> Iliadou, E. Border Harms and Everyday Violence, 23-44 (2023) Recent related articles in this category All articles in this category >>>
This chapter explores the legacies and memories of forced migration, borders and violence, focusing on Greece and Lesvos in particular. It begins by looking at the Greek Genocide (1914-1923) and the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922 >>> Iliadou, E Border Harms and Everyday Violence 45-71 (2023) Recent related articles in this category All articles in…
In this chapter, I focus on the continuum of politics of closed borders and explore the human consequences of the thanatopolitical border regime upon lives which are apprehended ‘unlivable’ >>> Iliadou, E. Border Harms and Everyday Violence, 137-154 (2023) Recent related articles in this category All articles in this category >>>
This thesis examines the media representation of refugees and locals in the areas of Eidomeni and Moria during the period of February to May 2016 and 2015, respectively. The analysis reveals that the coverage was diverse, with some media outlets portraying refugees as victims of war and persecution, while others may have hidden stereotypical opinions….
In the aftermath of the 2015 refugee “crisis”, the integration of asylum seekers and refugees began to feature in the public debate. The traditional picture of Greece, as a reception and transit but not destination country, has shifted to a fragmented integration framework since the 1990s. This paper critically assesses contemporary integration policies in Greece….