At the end of 2011, the Hellenic Observatory invited researchers with a recognised interest in contemporary Greece to submit an application for funding in order to carry out a project on one of the following themes: (1) Migration and (2) The Social Consequences of the Current Economic Crisis
The Call was open to all researchers with a university affiliation, who already held a doctorate (PhD degree) and had at least two years of post-doctoral research experience. Applications from groups of researchers were also eligible
The HO received a large number of competitive applications, but could only award one grant of GBP £10,000 to each of the thematic areas.
The Hellenic Observatory wish to record their gratitude to the National Bank of Greece for its generosity in providing funding for these two research projects. This initiative is consistent with the HO's mission to promote public policy research and to foster academic collaboration and networks and follows on from a previous successful call made in 2009.
Following on from the selection process the HO are now very pleased to announce the two successful research projects:
THEME 1 - Migration
Research Project:
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Emerging ethnic economies at times of crisis: socio-economic and spatial dimensions of immigrant entrepreneurship in Athens.
Researchers:
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Panos Hatziprokopiou, Department of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Yannis Frangopoulos, Department of Spatial Planning and Development, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
A Reseach Seminar introduced the project to a wider audience in the European Institute, LSE on Tuesday 28 January 2014 - see photos and listen to a recording of the event here.
PROJECT REPORT
THEME 2 -The Social Consequences of the Current Economic Crisis
Research Project:
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State Crisis and Civil Consciousness in Greece.
Researchers:
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Manussos Marangudakis, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Aegean, Greece
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Kostas Rontos, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Aegean, Greece
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Maria Xenitidou, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, England
A GreeSe Paper by Dr Marangudakis, Dr Rontos and Dr Xenitidou was published after the end of the project: 'The Social Consequences of the Current Economic Crisis', no.77, October 2013.
A Reseach Seminar introduced the project to a wider audience in the European Institute, LSE on Tuesday 22 October 2013 - see photos and listen to a recording of the event here.
PROJECT REPORT