Seminars
EKKE organizes regular seminars:
- research methodology
- management of research infrastructures
- data management
- use of specific research data
The following international events were organized by EKKE or by individual EKKE researchers either in the context of Research Projects or upon other initiatives and research networks:
1. Alex Afouxenidis, Research Fellow
- “RECONCEPTUALISING URBAN LANDSCAPES OF WORK” – 3-part seminar organized in Portsmouth (2017), Southampton (2017) and Athens (National Centre for Social Research, February, 2018). In association with Prof. D. Reuschke (University of Southampton) & Prof. M. Tsampra (University of Patras). Co-funded by the Urban Studies Foundation (USF).
2. Antoineta Capella, Functional Scientific Personnel
- With C. Kappi and K. Vezyrgianni. “Microdata Access in European Countries: Cooperation between National Statistical Institutes and Social Data Archives". Regional workshop (RW2) hosted by the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE), Athens, Greece, on 16 and 17 October 2014.
3. George Kandylis, Research Fellow
- “Immigration and scenes of urban citizenship in Athens”. Lecture to visiting students of Human Geography and Planning from the Univerity of Amsterdam, National Centre for Social Research, January 20th, 2016.
4.Nikos Sarris, Functional Scientific Personnel
- “Crisis of the representative democracy in Greece in the era of memoranda”, paper presented in the Meeting with the Finnish Parliamentary Committee, organized by the NCSR, Athens, 25 April 2017.
- “DEVELOPING LOCAL STRATEGIES OF SOCIAL INNOVATION IN RECESSION PERIOD”, Conference organised by NCSR, Athens University of Applied Sciences, Institute of small enterprises, Nostos, Athens, 23 October 2015.
- “SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THIRD COUNTRIES CITIZENS: BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE POLICIES”, Workshop organized by EKKE, Nicosia, 23-24 June 2014.
- “RESEARCH FOR THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THIRD COUNTRY CITIZENS: EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND CONCERNS”.Workshop organized by ΕΚΚΕ, Athens, May 26, 2014, available at: [http://www.livemedia.gr/album/4507].
5. Nikos Souliotis, Research Fellow
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th Panhellenic Planning and Regional Development Conference, Department of Planning and Regional Development School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, 27-30 September 2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4th Panhellenic Planning and Regional Development Conference, Department of Planning and Regional Development School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, 24-27 September 2015.
6. Theoni Stathopoulou, Research Director
- Two-day International Conference for the dissemination of the MIGHEAL (Health Inequalities among migrant population-EEA Grant) & REHEAL research projects. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Athens. Greece. February 2017.
- With C. Wolf. Religion and political participation. Session organizers at the RC 33, 9th International Conference on Social Science Methodology, ISA Conference, Leicester, UK. . (2016, September).
7. Maria Thanopoulou, Research Director
- Member of the Scientific and Organizational Committee of the Colloque International “Témoignages des Balkans des années 40” – Institut Nationales des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) – Centre d’Etudes Balkaniques (CEB) – EKKE – Paris, 22-23 Novembre 2013.
8. Joanna Tsiganou, Research Director
- Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of a Summer School for Graduate and Doctoral Degree Students on «Theory and Practice of Social Research: Epistemological and Methodological Perspectives», Paros 2016.
- Member of the Local Organising Committee of the Athens Conference of the European Sociological Association ESA, Athens, August –September 2017.
- COST Action IS1209 'Comparing European Prostitution Policies: Understanding Scales and Cultures of Governence'. Action meeting in Athens 3-4/4/2014.
- “1st Workshop on Immigrant Integration Policy in Southern Europe: Lessons Learnt and Future Challenges”, iMnet, http://www.imnet.eu), 29 / 6 / 2013, Athens.
- “3rd Workshop on Immigrant Integration in Spain: Policies, Practices and Actors”, iMnet, http://www.imnet.eu, 26 / 4 / 2013, Madrid, Spain.
- 4th Workshop on Immigrant Integration in Portugal: Policies, Practices and Actors”, iMnet, http://www.imnet.eu, 31 / 5 / 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
- “5th Workshop on Immigrant Integration Policy in Southern Europe: Lessons Learnt and Future Challenges”, iMnet, http://www.imnet.eu), 29 / 6 / 2013, Athens.
9. Dimitris Ziomas, Functional Scientific Personnel
- “Social Entrepreneurship in a European Dimension - SEED” (co-funded by the EU Erasmus+ programme). Face to face ‘Training Course’event Tuesday 30th of May 2017 at EKKE.
