Conference - June 22-23, 2018
Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, University of Oxford.
Convenors: Othon Anastasakis, Foteini Kalantzi and Manolis Pratsinakis
The Greek Diaspora Project at SEESOX is organizing a conference "Homeland-Diaspora Relations in Flux: Greece and Greeks abroad at times of Crisis" on June 22-23, 2018 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford.
Greece's long drawn out economic crisis is by now an indisputably pivotal event in the country's history and as such, it cannot but redefine the nature and role of Greece's diaspora.
The modern Greek state was constructed by and for a trans-territorial national community and since its establishment the proclaimed aim of its diaspora policy has been the strengthening of ties between the Greek 'national centre' and Greeks abroad.
The latter have historically demonstrated high levels of homeland orientation and have had a major input in Greece's evolution in economic, political, social and cultural terms.
But how is the interrelationship between Greece and its diasporic communities shaping up in the current context and conjunction of the crisis?
To what extent are Greeks abroad willing and able to contribute to the crisis resolution and, more importantly, to Greece's long term transformation?
Aiming to answer these questions the conference will explore the impact of Greek diaspora communities on the trajectory of their homeland through interactions in the domains of the economy, politics, philanthropy and in the sociocultural field.
Time |
Events |
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08:30-9:00 |
08:30-9:00Registration |
9:00-11:00 |
9:00-11:00Session 1
The Greek Diaspora project at SEESOXPolitical elites and diaspora party politics during the crisis years Assessing the recent resurgence of emigration from Greece Diaspora Philanthropy: Opportunities and Constraints The Greek diaspora in a comparative perspective: conceptual and theoretical framework Studying the Greek diaspora in Oxford Chair
Kalypso Nicolaidis (SEESOX, University of Oxford) |
11:00-11:30 |
11:15-11:30 Coffee break Served in the lobby of the Hilda Besse Building |
11:30-13:00 |
11:30-13:00Session 2
Diasporic identities and constructions of GreeknessGreek diaspora citizenship The 'unbearable' legacy of Greekness: Destabilising Greek and migrant youth categories Castellorizo and its diaspora in Australia: Traumatic memories and divergent identities Chair
Dace Dzenovska (COMPAS, University of Oxford) |
13:00-14:00 |
13:00-14:00Lunch break |
14:00-15:30 |
14:00-15:30Session 3
Diasporic institutions and the thrid sectorFailed institution: The World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) since 2008 Diaspora philanthropy and volunteerism as a contestable process: Tracing the connections and disconnections between diaspora and homeland Teaching Modern Greek within the community framework in France from 1971 to 2017. Social, cultural, economic interactions and future perspectives: from the Marseilles case to a general overview Chair
Effie Voutira (University of Macedonia) |
15:30-17:00 |
15:30-17:00Session 4
Diaspora and churchThe Ecumenical Patriarchate as a diaspora actor: Between the end of the Cold War and the Greek economic crisis Political advocacy along ethnic and national lines: the case of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America The Greek American church, the community & Greece: The state of play in the early 21st century Intra-European mobility, emigration, and new dynamics within Greek-Orthodox Religioscapes Chair
Renee Hirschon (SEESOX, University of Oxford) |
17:00-17:30 |
17:00-17:30Coffee break Served in the lobby of the Hilda Besse Building |
17:30-18:30 |
17:30-18:30Session 5
New media and the Greek diasporaFrom diasporic communities to transnational networks of practice: Social media use transforming the experience of place and diaspora "It's all Greek to me": The impact of mass media on contested immigrant identity Chair
Lamprini Rori (Exeter University) |
18:30-19:00 |
18:30-19:00Presentation & film
"New Diaspora: the collective narrative of a borderless nation" - including a 10 minute documentary film (world premiere)By Nikos Stampoulopoulos (New Diaspora) |
Time |
Events |
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9:30-11:00 |
Session 6
9:30-11:00
Diaspora and economyFrom popular markets, to Russian products stores, to “big business”: Economies and ethics inside Pontic Greek communities of Thessaloniki after the Soviet experience The new Greek emigration and the remittances sending patterns in the crisis period "Migrants mean remittances!" Perhaps not anymore! Pensions and the Greek diaspora: International portability as a lifecycle bridge Chair
David Madden (SEESOX, University of Oxford) |
11:00-11:30 |
11:00-11:30Coffee break Served in the lobby of the Hilda Besse Building |
11:30-13:00 |
11:30-13:00Session 7
Diaspora and brain-drainStudent migration from Greece to the UK: Understanding aspirations and decision-making Measures and policies intended to reduce the Greek brain drain Greek diaspora interactions between Gastarbeiter and ‘neo-immigrants’ in Germany Chair
Franck Duvell (COMPAS, University of Oxford) |
13:00-14:00 |
13:00-14:00Lunch break |
14:00-15:30 |
14:00-15:30Session 8
Diaspora engagementThe Greek diaspora in Australia: Decoupling identity and obligation towards the homeland Engaging the Greek-Australian diaspora: The potential to advance Greece's relations with the Asia-Pacific region Greek diaspora in Poland: Public relations of the economy Surveying the Greek Diaspora in the UK Chair
Katerina Lagos (California State University, Sacramento) |
15:30-17:00 |
15:30-17:00Diaspora initiatives
What is it to be done?Nikolaos Theodorakis (BrainGain), Effie Kyrtata (Reload Greece), Nikos Stampoulopoulos (New Diaspora), Manolis Pratsinakis & Kalypso Nicolaidis (SEESOX, University of Oxford). Chair
Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, University of Oxford) |
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