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….
This article examines the gradual transformation of the island of Lesvos from a boundary into a border place, where migration management and border policies are pursued with the aim of controlling human mobility. Refugees have been arriving on Lesvos since 2000. This period coincided with the establishment of a common external border under the Schengen…
Since 2015 hundreds of thousands of migrants have arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos, many fleeing war and poverty, others hoping to find work in Europe and give their children a better future. The arrival of migrants on Lesbos was accompanied by an influx of ‘humanitarian pilgrims’: hordes of journalists, celebrities, academic researchers and…
In 2015, Lesvos a Greek Island located at the North-Eastern edge of the Aegean Sea at the borders with Turkey became an important gate for border crossers who were … >>> liadou, E. Dissertation (Open University, 2019) Recent related articles in this category All articles in this category >>>