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Prof. Dr. Apostolos G. Papadopoulos
Department of Geography, Harokopio University, 70 Eleftheriou Venizelou Street, 17676 Athens, Greece

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Sociology
Published: 11 March 2021 in Frontiers in Sociology
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The paper aims to exemplify and discuss the changing conditions and challenges posed by the newly arriving populations of migrants and refugees in rural Greece, along with local people’s views on the impact of the new arrivals in their rural places. Its main objective is to understand whether migrants and refugees create threats or opportunities for the local population, and whether movers and non-movers have a shared understanding of well-being in their rural areas. The analysis unveils the connections that are emerging between migrants and refugees and the economy, society and culture in rural receiving areas. Thus, the paper aims at showing the complexity of rural migrant flows and how the interactions between migrants, refugees and locals in the light of the well-being of rural areas may inform rural development in Greece. The paper is structured into five main sections following the introduction. The first section contains a discussion of the main concepts used as building blocks for creating a theoretical framing of well-being in rural areas. The second section develops a brief discussion of international and internal migration to rural areas in Greece, as well as providing some contextual information on the impact of the economic crisis and new developments in response to the recession. The third section includes a short presentation of the methodological approach and a description of the case study area. The fourth section is dedicated to an analysis of the narratives of international migrants, refugees, internal migrants, locals and stakeholders. Finally, the concluding section critically discusses the conceptualisations of rurality and well-being between the various population groups and articulates the challenges connected to well-being and mobilities in contemporary rural Greece.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. Migrant and Refugee Impact on Well-Being in Rural Areas: Reframing Rural Development Challenges in Greece. Frontiers in Sociology 2021, 6, 1 .

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia-Maria Fratsea. Migrant and Refugee Impact on Well-Being in Rural Areas: Reframing Rural Development Challenges in Greece. Frontiers in Sociology. 2021; 6 ():1.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. 2021. "Migrant and Refugee Impact on Well-Being in Rural Areas: Reframing Rural Development Challenges in Greece." Frontiers in Sociology 6, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 28 January 2021 in Migration Letters
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Over the last three decades of the 20th century, Greece was transformed from an emigration into an immigration countryand, more recently, into a country combining emigration and immigration. Initially, immigration from the ‘Balkans’ wasat the heart of the country’s migration debates. However, since the early 2000s, migration inflows have been highlydifferentiated, and the numbers have increased for both Asian and African migrants. During the era of austerity,Bangladeshis have followed diverse employment pathways and spatial trajectories. Their so-called ‘constellations of(im)mobility’ cover an array of socio-spatial mobility patterns, ranging from being entrapped in precarious jobs to gainingaccess to/ striving towards more prestigious occupational positions (self-employed occupations). Drawing on recent empirical research, this paper seeks to explore the multidimensional precarity of Bangladeshi migrants living in Greek urban and rural areas. Given the dynamic interplay between macro- and micro-level processes, it also discusses aspects of agency along with practices and strategies for improving the well-being of Bangladeshi migrants in the host society.

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Loukia - Maria Fratsea; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Making sense of the constellations of (im) mobility of Bangladeshi migrants in Greece. Migration Letters 2021, 18, 49 -60.

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Loukia - Maria Fratsea, Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Making sense of the constellations of (im) mobility of Bangladeshi migrants in Greece. Migration Letters. 2021; 18 (1):49-60.

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Loukia - Maria Fratsea; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2021. "Making sense of the constellations of (im) mobility of Bangladeshi migrants in Greece." Migration Letters 18, no. 1: 49-60.

Book chapter
Published: 06 October 2020 in International Labour Migration to Europe’s Rural Regions
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Since the collapse of the socialist regime in 1989, Romanian migration has represented an increasingly important migration flow to Greece, and Romanians are currently among the top migrant nationalities in Greece. Yet their integration pathways into Greek society remain under-researched. The chapter analyses the Romanian migrants’ agency in shaping their social and spatial mobility trajectories, and how their active engagement with practices and strategies for social mobility relates to their perception of existing inequalities and alter their future aspirations. First, a theoretical discussion is developed, based on a review of key works addressing the concepts of migrant agency and mobility. This is followed by a brief account of Romanian migration to Greece. The empirical part of the chapter, which draws upon consecutive qualitative studies in the wider rural area of Western Greece, analyses the social and spatial mobility strategies of Romanian migrants and details their attempts to improve their wellbeing and social standing. The concluding part articulates the chapter’s novel insights into the relationship between migrant agency and mobility, and how Romanian migrants, who initially filled less prestigious occupational positions, later moved up the occupational ladder. However, Romania’s accession to the EU and the economic recession triggered new forms of movements.

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Loukia-Maria Fratsea; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. The social and spatial mobility strategies of migrants. International Labour Migration to Europe’s Rural Regions 2020, 37 -51.

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Loukia-Maria Fratsea, Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. The social and spatial mobility strategies of migrants. International Labour Migration to Europe’s Rural Regions. 2020; ():37-51.

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Loukia-Maria Fratsea; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2020. "The social and spatial mobility strategies of migrants." International Labour Migration to Europe’s Rural Regions , no. : 37-51.

Chapter
Published: 01 September 2020 in Crisis and Post-Crisis in Rural Territories
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The recent economic recession has severely affected peoples’ lives in Greece, but it has also triggered various resilience practices/acts performed by people residing in rural areas. Coastal and island areas, though affected by the decline in economic activities, seem to have developed resilience repertoires in the face of the emerging challenges. The main objective of this chapter is to explore the dynamics of social groups/local stakeholders, their resilience prospects during the economic crisis, and the challenges they face when conceiving and realizing local development goals in two island communities in the Aegean. Our approach underlines the social and ethnic heterogeneity of rural areas, which brings into the picture the human geography and historicity of the local as well as the perplexity of local/global interactions raising at the same time issues of social cohesion and/or exclusion. The concept of ‘(im)mobilities’—used in reference to the various categories of (non)movers, such as international migrants, internal migrants, (short and long) stayers, religious minorities and locals—is pivotal for deciphering the resilience dynamics in the two island communities. More importantly, the linkages between (im)mobilities, cosmopolitanism and insularity are considered important for exploring the resilience dynamics in the two study areas.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. Transformative Mobilities and Resilience Dynamics in Rural Coastal Greece in a Time of Recession. Crisis and Post-Crisis in Rural Territories 2020, 141 -162.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia-Maria Fratsea. Transformative Mobilities and Resilience Dynamics in Rural Coastal Greece in a Time of Recession. Crisis and Post-Crisis in Rural Territories. 2020; ():141-162.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. 2020. "Transformative Mobilities and Resilience Dynamics in Rural Coastal Greece in a Time of Recession." Crisis and Post-Crisis in Rural Territories , no. : 141-162.

Articles
Published: 02 September 2019 in International Review of Sociology
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Sociologists and social scientists’ low professional status looms large when looking at the rapidly changing professional hierarchy based on the prominent role of technology and of scientific applications for peoples’ lives. The paper seeks to unveil the inadequate professionalization of sociology in Greece and to relate this situation to the increase in the employment precariousness of sociologists over the years of the economic crisis. Moreover, the dominant economy-centric ideological/ governance model which promotes the ‘utilitarianism’ of the social sciences has played a significant role in sociology's residual position. The paper is structured along three axes: First of all, the low professional status of sociologists is related to the delayed academic institutionalization of sociology. Secondly, there is brief discussion of the relevant literature on graduate supply and demand in the labour market and the expansion of higher education. Thirdly, a more focused discussion is developed which portrays the opportunities and challenges faced by sociologists and other social scientists in the labour market, giving particular emphasis to the current situation in the wake of the financial crisis. Finally, it is concluded that the vicious circle of low professionalization and high precariousness facing sociologists demands institutional action aimed at reformulating the public agenda.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Professionalization, precarity and the Greek labour market: revisiting professional sociology in the period following the financial crisis. International Review of Sociology 2019, 29, 354 -377.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Professionalization, precarity and the Greek labour market: revisiting professional sociology in the period following the financial crisis. International Review of Sociology. 2019; 29 (3):354-377.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2019. "Professionalization, precarity and the Greek labour market: revisiting professional sociology in the period following the financial crisis." International Review of Sociology 29, no. 3: 354-377.

Special issue paper
Published: 02 May 2019 in Sociologia Ruralis
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Rural areas are places where various social groups live either permanently or seasonally. The mobilities and immobilities of these groups are related to their differential resources. The vast impact of the financial crisis on Greece relates to the major decline of its GDP and enormous increase in unemployment. The paper aims to shed light on the complexities of social marginalisation and social exclusion in rural Greece, but also, and more importantly, to theorise the coping mechanisms and strategies by those affected and build upon the experiences of rural areas during the prolonged economic crisis. Population dynamics and the various social and spatial mobilities in rural areas provide the baseline for tracing rural complexities and theorising the emergent coping strategies. The concepts of rural cosmopolitanism and resilience are used to unpack the complexities of marginalisation and social exclusion in rural Greece. A brief reference to the statistical data resolves the apparent controversies related to the changing regional and local geography of poverty and social exclusion in Greece during the crisis. The more focused empirical findings, illustrated in the form of two island areas, illustrate the various coping mechanisms and strategies that are emerging in rural Greece. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia - Maria Fratsea; Pavlos Karanikolas; Stavros Zografakis. Reassembling the Rural: Socio‐Economic Dynamics, Inequalities and Resilience in Crisis‐Stricken Rural Greece. Sociologia Ruralis 2019, 1 .

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia - Maria Fratsea, Pavlos Karanikolas, Stavros Zografakis. Reassembling the Rural: Socio‐Economic Dynamics, Inequalities and Resilience in Crisis‐Stricken Rural Greece. Sociologia Ruralis. 2019; ():1.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia - Maria Fratsea; Pavlos Karanikolas; Stavros Zografakis. 2019. "Reassembling the Rural: Socio‐Economic Dynamics, Inequalities and Resilience in Crisis‐Stricken Rural Greece." Sociologia Ruralis , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 15 January 2019 in The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning
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Rural areas have changed dramatically in recent decades, although the pace and range of these changes have intensified due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Rural regions and localities faced economic constraints and major challenges in relation to the external shocks caused by the globalised financial market economy. In this context, public policies and practices of rural development emerged in response to the rapidly changing economic environment. The financial crisis of 2007–2008 offers an example of the way(s) global processes (re)shape existent uneven geographies of rural development. Within the EU, this reshaping of uneven rural development follows diverse paths connected to national and/or regional vulnerabilities. Rural regions and localities bear the cost of national austerity policies, which are designed to restrict public funding. Many peripheral rural places have crafted innovative or sustainable rural practices, while certain dynamic rural places have been transformed into hyper-productive or resilient spaces. This chapter explores the diverse impacts of global financial crisis on rural places and looks more closely on how the latter have responded and/or adapted in the face of the rapidly changing socio-economic environment deeply affected by the hegemony of neoliberal policies.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Rural planning and the financial crisis. The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning 2019, 183 -191.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Rural planning and the financial crisis. The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning. 2019; ():183-191.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2019. "Rural planning and the financial crisis." The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning , no. : 183-191.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Europa XXI
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The discussion surrounding the impact of territorial cohesion policy, and the territorial prioritization of cohesion policy, can offer significant insights by problematizing spatial justice. The notions of territoriality, mobility and peripherality are presented and analyzed due to their relevance to territorial cohesion, but also because they may strengthen the concept of spatial justice. The main objective of this paper, and by extension of this issue, is to stress the relevance of spatial justice as a concept created to address socio-spatial and territorial inequalities and useful when framing policy strategies, articulating policy goals, implementing policies, or taking actions to mitigate socio-spatial inequalities. The paper is organized in four sections. The introductory section presents social and economic inequalities as signifiers of the (un)sustainability of the European project and stresses the challenges facing territorial cohesion policy. The second section includes a conceptualization of spatial justice which plays to both the analytical strength and normative rigour of the concept. Third, there is a brief discussion of the notions of territoriality, mobility and peripherality. The final section is dedicated to a description of the basic features of the six papers included in this issue.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Editorial: Spatial Justice in Europe. Territoriality, Mobility and Peripherality. Europa XXI 2019, 37, 5 -21.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Editorial: Spatial Justice in Europe. Territoriality, Mobility and Peripherality. Europa XXI. 2019; 37 ():5-21.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2019. "Editorial: Spatial Justice in Europe. Territoriality, Mobility and Peripherality." Europa XXI 37, no. : 5-21.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2018 in Journal of Rural Studies
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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea; George Mavrommatis. Governing migrant labour in an intensive agricultural area in Greece: Precarity, political mobilization and migrant agency in the fields of Manolada. Journal of Rural Studies 2018, 64, 200 -209.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia-Maria Fratsea, George Mavrommatis. Governing migrant labour in an intensive agricultural area in Greece: Precarity, political mobilization and migrant agency in the fields of Manolada. Journal of Rural Studies. 2018; 64 ():200-209.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea; George Mavrommatis. 2018. "Governing migrant labour in an intensive agricultural area in Greece: Precarity, political mobilization and migrant agency in the fields of Manolada." Journal of Rural Studies 64, no. : 200-209.

Chapter
Published: 05 July 2017 in Europe's Green Ring
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This chapter discusses the transformation of Greek rural society as an externally induced process. It analyses work regarding changes in family farm strategies for survival. The chapter deals with de-agriculturalisation as a process linked to agricultural modernisation, urbanisation and economic development, leading to a reduction in agricultural employment and rural population. It also deals with de-agriculturalisation as a process of social and economic integration of Greek countryside, in which family farm strategies for survival reflect the dynamics of family farm transformation and of state agricultural policies. Rural exodus has been a historic feature of the process of economic development on a world scale and especially where integration of the agricultural sector to the market and modernisation of agricultural production released significant amounts of labour power. As far as the agricultural production structure is concerned, two tendencies were noticed: first, the relative socio-economic 'differentiation' of agricultural producers, and second, an inter-regional 'homogenisation'.

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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos Papadopoulos. The De-agriculturalisation of the Greek Countryside: The Changing Characteristics of an Ongoing Socio-economic Transformation. Europe's Green Ring 2017, 197 -218.

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Charalambos Kasimis, Apostolos Papadopoulos. The De-agriculturalisation of the Greek Countryside: The Changing Characteristics of an Ongoing Socio-economic Transformation. Europe's Green Ring. 2017; ():197-218.

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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos Papadopoulos. 2017. "The De-agriculturalisation of the Greek Countryside: The Changing Characteristics of an Ongoing Socio-economic Transformation." Europe's Green Ring , no. : 197-218.

Book chapter
Published: 29 April 2016 in Naming Food After Places
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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Reclaiming Local Food Production and the Local-Expert Knowledge Nexus in Two Wine-producing Areas in Greece. Naming Food After Places 2016, 237 -264.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Reclaiming Local Food Production and the Local-Expert Knowledge Nexus in Two Wine-producing Areas in Greece. Naming Food After Places. 2016; ():237-264.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2016. "Reclaiming Local Food Production and the Local-Expert Knowledge Nexus in Two Wine-producing Areas in Greece." Naming Food After Places , no. : 237-264.

Research article
Published: 01 April 2015 in Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES
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The article presents the main aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) while also exploring the contextual parameters and impact on agriculture and rural areas of the European Union (EU) member states. CAP is one of the most important policies of the EU, having for decades occupied the major share of the region’s budget and had profound effects on farm structures, agricultural employment and rural areas, as well as wider economic, social, political, environmental and cultural implications, for old and new member states. The article is organized in five sections. The introductory section offers a brief account of the basic dimensions of the newly reformed CAP, which suggest how the CAP is destined to evolve in the near future. The next section is dedicated to the analysis of farm structures, agricultural and regional employment, agricultural incomes and regional development. The third section deals with the evolution of the CAP objectives, as well as the drivers connected to the recent CAP reforms. Next, there is a comprehensive presentation of the CAP impact on agriculture and rural areas of the member states. Finally, a number of conclusions are drawn regarding the path dependency of the CAP and its continued inefficiency on lowering social and spatial inequalities in rural areas.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. The Impact of the CAP on Agriculture and Rural Areas of EU Member States. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES 2015, 4, 22 -53.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. The Impact of the CAP on Agriculture and Rural Areas of EU Member States. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES. 2015; 4 (1):22-53.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2015. "The Impact of the CAP on Agriculture and Rural Areas of EU Member States." Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES 4, no. 1: 22-53.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2015 in The New Social Division
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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Stavros Zografakis. The Precarious Status of Migrant Labour in Greece: Evidence from Rural Areas. The New Social Division 2015, 101 -119.

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Charalambos Kasimis, Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Stavros Zografakis. The Precarious Status of Migrant Labour in Greece: Evidence from Rural Areas. The New Social Division. 2015; ():101-119.

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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Stavros Zografakis. 2015. "The Precarious Status of Migrant Labour in Greece: Evidence from Rural Areas." The New Social Division , no. : 101-119.

Journal article
Published: 28 January 2014 in Migration Letters
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Over the past decades, migration flows worldwide and particularly Europe-wide have been growing considerably. Since the 1970s there is a move towards restricting migratory flows coupled with continued migration pressures which led to an increase of immigrants who are considered unwanted or bogus. This caused internal inconsistencies in older destination countries which questioned the presence of immigrants already resident in them, but also inaugurated a contradiction due to the continuation of immigration flows (Geddes, 2003).

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Apostolos Papadopoulos. Editorial: Migration and Human Security in the Balkans. Migration Letters 2014, 4, 95 -102.

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Apostolos Papadopoulos. Editorial: Migration and Human Security in the Balkans. Migration Letters. 2014; 4 (2):95-102.

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Apostolos Papadopoulos. 2014. "Editorial: Migration and Human Security in the Balkans." Migration Letters 4, no. 2: 95-102.

Journal article
Published: 05 September 2013 in Migration Letters
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The paper explores the challenges faced today, in a context of severe economic crisis, by immigrant associations (ΙΜΑs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Greece. The data analysed here was collected between October 2009 and February 2010 and incorporates references to all recorded migration-related social actors operating in Greece. The paper takes into account such indicators as legal form, objectives, financial capacity and geographical range of activity, concluding with a typology of civil society actors dealing with migration issues. This study aims at informing the migration policymaking and migrant integration processes. By a spatial hot-spot clustering of IMAs and NGOs, we also illustrate the concentration patterns of civil society actors in Greece.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Christos Chalkias; Loukia - Maria Fratsea. Challenges to immigrant associations and NGOs in contemporary Greece. Migration Letters 2013, 10, 342 -358.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Christos Chalkias, Loukia - Maria Fratsea. Challenges to immigrant associations and NGOs in contemporary Greece. Migration Letters. 2013; 10 (3):342-358.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Christos Chalkias; Loukia - Maria Fratsea. 2013. "Challenges to immigrant associations and NGOs in contemporary Greece." Migration Letters 10, no. 3: 342-358.

In depth
Published: 20 March 2013 in Regions
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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. BETWEEN INSECURITY AND INTEGRATION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN GREECE. Regions 2013, 289, 5 -9.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Loukia-Maria Fratsea. BETWEEN INSECURITY AND INTEGRATION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN GREECE. Regions. 2013; 289 (1):5-9.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Loukia-Maria Fratsea. 2013. "BETWEEN INSECURITY AND INTEGRATION: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN CRISIS-STRICKEN GREECE." Regions 289, no. 1: 5-9.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2013 in Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation
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A series of changes have taken place over the past 20 years that have transformed the face of rural Greece. At the heart of these changes have been the rural farm household and the European agricultural and rural development policies.The processes of de-agriculturalization and rural restructuring in the early 1990s have been accompanied by ‘rurbanization’ and socio-economic integration of rural populations. These interrelated processes have internally transformed the rural areas, thus forming a ‘new rurality’ characterized by contraction of agriculture, expansion of tourism and construction, increased pluriactivity, increased employment of international migrant labour and the reorganization of farm family labour and operation. However, in the environment of economic crisis, the conditions of the ‘new rurality’ have been affected by falling incomes, contraction of public services and by a ‘back to the land’ movement. This ‘reverse mobility’ has the elements of both modernity and tradition: engagement with new methods of organization and work and rediscovery of traditional crops, products and cultures.The chapter will discuss the characteristics and dynamics of the changing physiognomy of rural Greece in the past 20 years focusing upon three paths: the de-agriculturalization of the countryside, the perplexity of rural mobilities and rural resilience during the economic crisis. The chapter moves from a theoretical analysis of these paths to a detailed account of secondary sources on the transformation of agriculture and the countryside in Greece before it discusses the implications of the crisis upon the population movements and the ‘rediscovery’ of the economic, social and cultural values of rurality.

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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Chapter 11 Rural Transformations and Family Farming In Contemporary Greece. Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation 2013, 263 -293.

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Charalambos Kasimis, Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Chapter 11 Rural Transformations and Family Farming In Contemporary Greece. Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation. 2013; ():263-293.

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Charalambos Kasimis; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2013. "Chapter 11 Rural Transformations and Family Farming In Contemporary Greece." Beyond the Rural-Urban Divide: Cross-Continental Perspectives on the Differentiated Countryside and its Regulation , no. : 263-293.

Journal article
Published: 04 December 2012 in Applied Geography
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Childhood obesity (ChO1) has been recognized as an epidemic in many developed and developing countries. The understanding of the spatial relationships between ChO and socio-environmental status is critical in order to control this epidemic. In this paper, we investigate these relationships and consider empirical evidence from Athens, Greece. We examine the association between ChO and socioeconomic status (education level, family income) and living conditions (population density, land cover of green and recreational areas) by using both global and local statistical analyses. For this purpose, we used survey obesity data collected in 2007 from 18,296 students in the primary schools of Athens. Moreover, we investigated the significance and spatial inequalities of the association between ChO and socio-environmental conditions of the study area. The results from global statistical modeling showed that education level is the most significant predictor of ChO. Furthermore, local Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) modeling revealed that areas characterized by low educational level, high population density, low family income and limited coverage of green/recreation zones constituted an “obesogenic” environment. The findings of the proposed analysis promote our understanding of the factors influencing childhood obesity and may prove beneficial for the development of policies that target ChO.

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Christos Chalkias; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos; Kostas Tambalis; Glykeria Psarra; Labros Sidossis. Geographical heterogeneity of the relationship between childhood obesity and socio-environmental status: Empirical evidence from Athens, Greece. Applied Geography 2012, 37, 34 -43.

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Christos Chalkias, Apostolos G. Papadopoulos, Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos, Kostas Tambalis, Glykeria Psarra, Labros Sidossis. Geographical heterogeneity of the relationship between childhood obesity and socio-environmental status: Empirical evidence from Athens, Greece. Applied Geography. 2012; 37 ():34-43.

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Christos Chalkias; Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos; Kostas Tambalis; Glykeria Psarra; Labros Sidossis. 2012. "Geographical heterogeneity of the relationship between childhood obesity and socio-environmental status: Empirical evidence from Athens, Greece." Applied Geography 37, no. : 34-43.

Journal article
Published: 09 December 2011 in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Migration and security threats in south-eastern Europe. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 2011, 11, 451 -469.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Migration and security threats in south-eastern Europe. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 2011; 11 (4):451-469.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2011. "Migration and security threats in south-eastern Europe." Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 11, no. 4: 451-469.

Book chapter
Published: 25 August 2011 in Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe
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In the last two decades, southern Europe has attracted a large number of immigrants due to its geopolitical position, its improved socioeconomic situation and the fact that it is part of the European Union, which is undergoing a gradual transformation into a global economic and political power. The number of immigrants pouring into Europe has increased tremendously, with the southern European countries hosting a significant proportion of the new waves of immigrants. The presence of immigrants in southern Europe is evident not only in urban areas but also in rural areas, where labour demand is significantly expanded in sectors such as agriculture, construction, tourism and services, due to the rejection of these fields by the indigenous labour force and due as well to an ageing population. The chapter aims to synthesise empirical findings from three research projects carried out at different times during the period of 2000–2008 in various parts of rural Greece in order to depict the role of Albanian migrants for the reconstitution of rural places in Greece. The mobility of immigrants looms large as a coping strategy against the immobility of farmers. For that purpose, the “mobilities” approach is utilised as a theoretical framework for analysing the remaking of rural locales by international immigrants.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Transnational Immigration in Rural Greece: Analysing the Different Mobilities of Albanian Immigrants. Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe 2011, 163 -183.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. Transnational Immigration in Rural Greece: Analysing the Different Mobilities of Albanian Immigrants. Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe. 2011; ():163-183.

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Apostolos G. Papadopoulos. 2011. "Transnational Immigration in Rural Greece: Analysing the Different Mobilities of Albanian Immigrants." Representing Place and Territorial Identities in Europe , no. : 163-183.