Academic coordinators:
- Professor Emeritus Xanthi Petrinioti
- Associate Professor Chara Karagiannopoulou
The Research Group examines migration and refugee movements, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean region. Over the past 30 years, these movements, along with the various responses of national governments and, more recently, of the European Union, have elevated migration to an issue of “high politics”. The Research Group aims to continue the legacy of the Mediterranean Migration Observatory, which operated at IDIS from 2004 to 2011 (under the guidance of Martin Baldwin-Edwards and Xanthi Petrinioti), by creating an environment that encourages independent interdisciplinary research, facilitates dialogue between researchers and policymakers, and supports the educational mission of the Department of International and European Studies.