European Green Deal and Energy – Challenges and proposals for a really just transition

Τhe European Green Deal is an ambitious plan by the European Commission. Despite the positive connotations of its “green” element, it has raised concerns. Various affected parties are uneasy about the fair and practical implementation of this strategy and the eventual achievement of its envisioned objectives. Read More European Green Deal and Energy – Challenges and proposals…

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Changing narratives – From innovation and sustainability to autonomy and resilience

Changing narratives needs cooperation, ecological sensitivity, resilience and collective practices. Economic degrowth

A few thoughts about the mainstream policies proposed to address the climate crisis are unfolded. These thoughts are followed by experiences from Greek initiatives that are based on more symbiotic and collaborative principles. Such Greek practices could be further explored, analysed and integrated in policies dealing with the socio-ecological and economic challenges of our times. Read…

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A Decade of Change for the Civic Movement in Greece: A Brief Account

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This report briefly accounts for some of the main street movements in Greece in the past decade. It aims to raise awareness about the events, seen from a non-institutional, grassroots view-point. The materials underpinning the report and the tentative conclusions it includes, are testimonials of participants in the events, on-line literature and videos and previous research of the author…

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Sustainable and Transformative Education for Participation in Democratic Life – Lessons Learned

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The STEP project was based on the idea that the schools are agents for social change. Linking social action to education has the power to transform the social and cultural environment. This is why it is important for young people to be well informed, politically and socially involved. Raising awareness about the conditions in which they live and the…

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Youth Participation in the EU Affairs: The Greek Story

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by Amerissa Giannouli Young people’s perception of the European Union (EU), the ways they exist, act and react within its reality has been a matter of political discussions that shaped European and national youth policies. This article explores and analyzes the main means for youth participation in policy-making at the EU level focusing on the case of Greece. It…

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The Scroll-Through Culture and the Information Flow

by Nikos Pasamitros, founding member of INTER ALIA, PhD candidate in the Panteion University of Athens Nowadays, most of us, computer users with internet access, get informed about news and developments through the World Wide Web. From news portals to social media, most websites and applications engage us in a constant scroll-through in search for what meets our interests….

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The Integration of Irregular Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Greece

By Hilary Emefiele Erhabor, MA student at the University of Siegen and former Erasmus Intern at Inter Alia In the last two decades, Greece has gone through a rapid transformation into a first country of arrival into Europe for immigrants particularly from Africa and Asia. However, the economic and financial crisis in Greece has impacted on the integration and…

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