The region of the eastern Mediterranean continues to play a central role in the international tourism economy. Unlike any previous crisis, Covid-19 shut down international travel, shuttered businesses and brought about a near collapse of tourism economies in the region and beyond. By 2021, however, most of the tourism sectors of the eastern Mediterranean rebounded…
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…
Tourism industry, one of the most dynamic industries worldwide is also one of the most vulnerable to crisis and disaster. This is mainly due to the fact that tourism is closely related and influenced by many external factors such as exchange rates, the political and economic environment, climate, and weather conditions. Tourism success is directly…
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…