Representing the unrepresented? Operation and representativeness of Migrant Integration Councils in Greece
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Apr 13, 2016
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Migrant integration council Operation Representation Participation Municipality
Abstract
This article examines the participation and representation of immigrants in local public life in Greece. Research evidence proves that there is significant delay in activating the institution in conjunction with a degradation of its operation. In many cases, the municipal authorities do not embrace the institution with the necessary trust and do not pursue its operation. Moreover, in 74% of the researched municipalities, not all immigrant populations in their jurisdiction are represented in the MICs and 56% of the immigrants who participated in the formation and operation of the MICs were not elected representatives of immigrant communities. There are severe problems of representation and participation of immigrants in their community associations which raise doubts as to their actual and official representation in the MICs too.
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Fouskas, T. (2016). Representing the unrepresented? Operation and representativeness of Migrant Integration Councils in Greece. Social Cohesion and Development, 8(2), 127–150. https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.9012
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