The ELIAMEP Migration Research Team
Prof. Anna Triandafyllidou, Dr. Thanos Maroukis, Dr. Ruby Gropas, Ms Michaela Maroufof, Mr. Kostas Koukouzikis
Irregular Migration
In November 2009, ELIAMEP completed the CLANDESTINO research project on irregular migration. A full, up to date database (including both data and estimates) on irregular migration in EU27 is available from the project website as well as 12 in depth case studies on EU countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Slovak Republic and the UK) and 3 EU neighbouring countries (Morocco, Turkey and Ukraine) which are important transit zones for irregular migrants. A book on Irregular Migration in Europe will be published by Ashgate in May 2010.
The ELIAMEP migration research team is also participating in FRIM, a European study of irregular migrants and their access to fundamental rights. The study covers all 27 EU member states and a wide range of issues including working and living conditions, including access to education, health, and housing.
Integration and Multiculturalism
European societies are characterised by growing ethnic and cultural diversity as a result of immigration. Since 2004, ELIAMEP has carried out research on immigrant integration, civic and political participation (POLITIS research project), education, anti-discrimination and political participation policies (EMILIE research project). The Foundation has organised several policy conferences and workshops in this field, under the auspices of specific research projects.
In particular, the recently completed (in November 2009) EMILIE research project has investigated the challenges that migration-related cultural and religious diversity raise in nine EU countries. Three sets of policy papers address specific policy fields, notably: multicultural education; labour market and anti-discrimination policies; and political participation and representation of immigrant populations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Spain and the UK. Four European policy briefs on these topics have also been published and a comparative volume will be published in 2010 by Palgrave, London.
Migration Policy
The Foundation’s research on contemporary international migration has also focused on the governance of international migration and migration policy issues. ELIAMEP has coordinated the MIGSYS project (2007-08) offering insights into the connection between immigrants’ plans and strategies of mobility, adaptation and survival, on one hand, and receiving country policies, on the other. This project was followed by a European Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop held in October 2008 in Athens. In July 2009, the ELIAMEP migration team also concluded its work on the IDEA research project which looked at migration trends and policies in southern and central eastern European countries. A book on the Greek case study (in Greek, Kritiki publishers, Athens) and a second volume comparatively analyzing Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain (Amsterdam University Press) will appear in 2010.
