MIGRATION, CRISIS AND RIGHTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREECE AND EUROPE 5 June, 2015 New York College Events Hall, 38 Amalias Ave., 10558, Syntagma CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Scientific and Conference Organization
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09:00-09:40 Registration 09:40-10:00 Welcome Addresses Elias Foutsis, President of New York College Symeon Sidiripoulos, President of the Scientific Association of Young Political Scientists 10:00-11:10 Keynote Panel Migration, Crisis and Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for Greece and Europe Chair: Antonis Kailis, Political Analyst, former EU Official, European Parliament DG Communication 1.1. Unveiling Domestic Work in Times of Crisis in Greece Iordanis Psimmenos, Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 1.2. Illegal Entries in Greece: The Limits of the Bureaucratic System and of the Tolerance of the Society Angelos Syrigos, Assistant Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, former Secretary General of Populations and Social Cohesion, Hellenic Ministry of Interior 1.3. Management of Migration Flows in Greece Daniel Esdras, Chief of International Organization for Migration Office in Greece 1.4. Combating Human Trafficking: The Human Security Perspective Heracles Moskoff, PhD, National Rapporteur, Office of the National Rapporteur of Trafficking in Human Beings, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs 11:10-11:25 11:25-12:35 Panel 2 Female Immigrants and Domestic Work in Greece in the Midst of the Crisis Chair: Iordanis Psimmenos, Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 2.1. The Exclusion Process of Migrant Domestic Workers: Continuities and Changes During the Economic Crisis Nikos Xypolitas, PhD, Sociologist, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 2.2. Migrant Domestic Workers Career in Greece: Perceptions of Intra-Occupational Mobility and Status Differentiation in Times of Crisis Daria Lazarescu, PhD, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 2.3. Migrant Domestic Workers: Family and Crisis Katerina Vassilikou, Research Fellow, Research Centre for Greek Society, Academy of Athens, Greece 2.4. Domestic Work and Welfare Values of Female Migrants in Modern Greece: The Composition of a Dual Exclusion Efrosyni Malekaki, Sociologist, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 2.5. Implicit Contract and New Forms of Paternalism Aris Aspoulis, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 2.6. Discussion 12:35-12:45 12:45-13:45 Panel 3 Contemporary Issues of Access in Healthcare Services and Social Exclusion of Immigrant Groups Chair: Charalambos Economou, Associate Proffessor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece
3.1. Access and Use of Health Care Services by Immigrants in Greece. Financial Data of the Utilization of Secondary Health Services George Anastopoulos, PhD, Economist, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 3.2. Cultural Mediators in Greek Hospitals: The Outcome of a Positive Initiative Elli Ioannjdi-Kapolou, Sociologist of Health, National School of Public Health, Greece 3.3. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Greece) and People on the Move Apostolos Veizis, Director of Medical Operational Support Unit Médecins Sans Frontières Greek Section 3.4. Social Services and Procedures of Social Exclusion for Immigrants/Victims Sexually Exploited in Greece Christina Tsakalou, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 3.5. Discussion 13:45-14:00 14:00-15:00 Panel 4 Precarious, Low-Status Employment and Entrepreneurship of Immigrants Chair: Heracles-Spyridon Aktypis, Ph.D., University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Assistant Professor, Director Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), Greece 4.1. Trajectories of Migrants and Sociospatial Transformations: The Case of Chinese Entrepreneurs in the City Center of Athens Iris Polyzos, PhD in Urban Sociology, Scientific Member at the French School of Athens (EFA) 4.2. Entrepreneurship as an Antidote to the Crisis: The Case of Immigrants in Athens Angelos Tramountanis, Researcher, National Centre for Social Research (EKKE), Greece 4.3. Identifying the Concept of Prestige in Underrated and Low-Status Work. The Case of the Rag Collectors of Athens George Kouzas, PhD in Folkloristics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 4.4. Exploiting Immigrants Employed in Precarious, Low-Status/Low Wage Jobs in the Midst of the Economic Crisis: Examples from Canada and Greece 4.5. Discussion 15:00-15:15 15:15-16:15 Panel 5 Contemporary Issues Regarding Rights and Participation of Refugee and Migrant Groups Chair: Leonidas Gontzes, Associate Dean, Department of International Relations, New York College, Greece 5.1 Refugee s Rights and Integration Policies Passa Xenia, Protection Associate, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Office in Greece 5.2 Justifying the Unjustified Discriminations: International Case-Law Review on Discrimination Konstantinos Kazanas, Lawyer, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), Greece 5.3 Racist Violence Response Agency-Constraints, Challenges and Prospects Konstantinos Pappas, Police Major Head and Vasileios Foukas, Police Lieutenant A Deputy Head, Hellenic Police Headquarters, General Police Division of Attica/Attica Security Division/State Security Subdivision/Racist Violence Response Department, Greece 5.4 Migrant Integration Councils (MIC) in Attica Region: The First Years of the Operation of the Institution Erika Pradan, Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, Directorate of Citizenship, Greece 5.5. Discussion 16:15-16:30
16:30-17:30 Panel 6 Contemporary Issues of Migration Policy and Human Security Chair: Vassileios Grizis, Major General (retired), Director, Center for Security Studies (KΕ.ΜΕ.Α.), Greece 6.1. Multiannual Programming of Migration Policy in the European Union Michail Kosmidis, Graduate of the National School of Public Administration, Head of Unit in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece 6.2. Migration for the Purposes of Studies: European Dimension and the Case of Greece Katerina Charokopou, PhD in International Public Law, Rapporteur in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece 6.3. European Migration Network (EMN) and its Use as a Migration Policy Tool Eleni Siopi, Graduate of the National School of Public Administration, Rapporteur in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece 6.4. Migration and Security Nexus: The False Distinction between National and Human Security Triantafyllos Karatrantos, International Relations and Security expert, PhD Candidate at the University of the Aegean, Lecturer at the School of National Security, Greece 6.5. Discussion 17:30-17:45 17:45-18:45 Panel 7 Contemporary Issues of Education and Conceptual Definitions of Immigrant Groups Chair: Christine Milessi, PhD in Sociology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, School Consultant of Elementary Education 7.1. Greek Educational Policy for Immigrants During the Economic Crisis Evangelia Kalerante, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia 7.2. Intercultural Education: Integration and Schooling of Children Migrants in Primary School Maria Dellatola, Primary School Teacher, PhD in Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece 7.3. Minorities and Racism in Education: A Theoretical Perspective Achilleas Mitilis, PhD in Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, School Consultant at the 65the Region of Elementary Education of Attica 7.4. Greeks of Istanbul and their Movement to Greece. A Potentially Different Case: Migrants or Refugees? Expatriated or Repatriated? Yannis Toptsoglou, MA in Human Rights and Comparative Education, Educator of the English and Turkish Languages 7.5. Discussion 18:45-19:00 Closing Address
Participants Aktypis Heracles-Spyridon, Ph.D., University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Assistant Professor, Director Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), Greece Anastopoulos George, PhD, Economist, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Angelos Syrigos, Assistant Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, former Secretary General of Populations and Social Cohesion, Hellenic Ministry of Interior Aspoulis Aris, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Charokopou Katerina, PhD in International Public Law, Rapporteur in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece Dellatola Maria, Primary School Teacher, PhD in Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Economou Charalambos, Associate Proffessor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Esdras Daniel, Chief of International Organization for Migration Office in Greece Foukas Vasileios, Police Lieutenant A Deputy Head, Hellenic Police Headquarters, General Police Division of Attica/Attica Security Division/State Security Subdivision/Racist Violence Response Department, Greece Fouskas Theodoros, PhD, Sociologist, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Foutsis Elias, President of New York College Gontzes Leonidas, Associate Dean, Department of International Relations, New York College, Greece Heracles Moskoff, PhD, National Rapporteur, Office of the National Rapporteur of Trafficking in Human Beings, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ioannjdi-Kapolou Elli, Sociologist of Health, National School of Public Health, Greece Kailis Antonis, Political Analyst, former EU Official, European Parliament DG Communication Kalerante Evangelia, Assistant Professor, University of Western Macedonia Karatrantos Triantafyllos, International Relations and Security expert, PhD Candidate at the University of the Aegean, Lecturer at the School of National Security, Greece Kazanas Konstantinos, Lawyer, Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR), Greece Kosmidis Michail, Graduate of the National School of Public Administration, Head of Unit in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece Kouzas George, PhD in Folkloristics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece Lazarescu Daria, PhD, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Malekaki Effrosyni, Sociologist, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Milessi Christine, PhD in Sociology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, School Consultant of Elementary Education Mitilis Achilleas, PhD in Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece, School Consultant at the 65the Region of Elementary Education of Attica Pappas Konstantinos, Police Major Head Hellenic Police Headquarters, General Police Division of Attica/Attica Security Division/State Security Subdivision/Racist Violence Response Department, Greece Polyzos Iris, PhD in Urban Sociology, Scientific Member at the French School of Athens (EFA) Pradan Erika, Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, Directorate of Citizenship, Greece Psimmenos Iordanis, Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Sidiripoulos Symeon, President of the Scientific Association of Young Political Scientists Siopi Eleni, Graduate of the National School of Public Administration, Rapporteur in Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, General Secretariat of Population and Social Cohesion, Migration Policy Department, Migration Policy Unit, Greece Toptsoglou Yannis, MA in Human Rights and Comparative Education, Educator of the English and Turkish Languages Tramountanis Angelos, Researcher, National Centre for Social Research (EKKE), Greece Tsakalou Christina, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Policy, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece Vassilikou Katerina, Research Fellow, Research Centre for Greek Society, Academy of Athens, Greece Veizis Apostolos, Director of Medical Operational Support Unit Médecins Sans Frontières Greek Section Xenia Passa, Protection Associate, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Office in Greece Xypolitas Nikos, PhD, Sociologist, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece
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