Integration

Migrants’ integration in Greece and the role of social and solidarity economy

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….

Civil Society in 21st Century Greece: Locating Challenges, Charting Opportunities, Assessing Developments

Civil society is commonly connected to the so-called “ third sector”, which is supposed to be differentiated from the state and the private, profit-oriented domain/market and is mainly associated with the existence and activities of various professional, welfare and religious non-profit organisations >>> Makrides, V. N. Contested Civic Spaces: A European Perspective, 22, 161 (2023)…