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RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY
Migrants and Refugees
ECRE SEE project 2006
Consultancy with Martin Baldwin Edwards, to ECRE SEE project. "Strengthening The Regional Advocacy Voice And Policy Impact Of Civil Society On Behalf Of Vulnerable Groups In Western Balkans".
Grupa 484 2006
Consultancy with Martin Baldwin Edwards,
to Grupa 484 NGO for Refugees and Exiles, Serbia. "Feasibility study on the development of a regional migration centre".
OLDER REFUGEES 2002
Research consultancy to the Asylkoordination NGO for Refugees
in the context of the European Refugee Fund actions. Further
details from Dr.E.Mestheneos and from
repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:3236
REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS IN GREECE 2000
Promoting the labour market integration of refugees in Europe
may be assisted with measures to support self-employment.
Research and the sensitisation of relevant bodies to the issues
facing refugee entrepreneurs was the object of this programme,
coordinated by the SEON Foundation in the Netherlands and
funded under EU B3-4113. Dr.E.Mestheneos undertook the Greek
research, available on
this site and on www.gcr.gr.
COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES
IN EUROPE 1998-2000
Acting as research consultant to the Greek Council for Refugees,
Dr.E. Mestheneos worked at a European level for the ECRE (European
Council for Refugees) Task Force/Network on Integration. in
a consortium of lead agencies concerned with the full integration
of refugees into EU Member States. One output has been the
Good Practice Guides for Integration with a special section
on Culture and Community Integration. The project is coordinated
by OCIV in Belgium and funded by E.C. under Budget 3-4113.
For more details see
repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:1990
REFUGEE INTEGRATION IN EUROPE 1999
Refugees (predominantly) were trained to conduct interpretive
biographical interviews in each Member State. SEXTANT members,
Dr.E.Mestheneos and Dr.E.Ioannidi-Kapolou, with help from
Sara Gaunt of OCIV, undertook the training, analysis and subsequent
report published as Bridges and Fences:
Refugee Perceptions of Integration in the European Union,
ECRE Task Force on Integration, Brussels: OCIV available on
repository.forcedmigration.org/show_metadata.jsp?pid=fmo:1891
RETIREMENT MIGRATION IN EUROPE 1998
The University of Leeds, U.K., in collaboration with Mrs.
A. Petroglou, lawyer, and researchers from SEXTANT Co. undertook
this research project whose aims were concerned with mapping
the extent and geography of Retirement Migration in the European
union. This involved
- detailing the formal legal status of E.U citizens who
migrate on retirement
- assessing formal entitlements in the country of origin
- evaluating the scope and nature of domestic welfare provision
- evaluating the impact of retirement migration on local
economies and welfare systems
- examining the characteristics and experiences of retirement
migrants and the material impact of the law.
The Greek project was carried out in the island of Corfu
where many Retired Migrants are concentrated. Details from
Dr. E. Ioannidi-Kapolou.
VIETNAMESE REFUGEE INTEGRATION IN GREECE
1998
SEXTANT members, Dr.E.Mestheneos and Dr.E.Ioannidi-Kapolou
completed a qualitative research study on the integration
of the approximately 300 Vietnamese who settled in Greece
from 1979.The Greek Council for Refugees, within the context
of its work on the Task Force for Integration, commissioned
this study since the Vietnamese are the only refugees given
work and residence rights by the Greek state from the moment
of their arrival. The research was based on semi-structured
interviews and focus groups. Results indicate that after a
hard initial struggle, many in this refugee group have managed
to own their businesses and to integrate socially with Greek
society. However, the lack of rights to citizenship after
almost 20 years of residence, is the major barrier to full
integration into Greek society.
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