Greece’s Evolution in Migration: Sending Country to Transit & Destination

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Presenting Angeliki Dimitriadi  for the 9th Annual McWhinney Memorial Lecture

Segal Graduate School of Business

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the Ninth Annual Edward and Emily McWhinney Memorial Lecture, "Greece’s evolution in migration: From Sending Country to Transit and Destination" with <a href="http://cyathens.academia.edu/AngelikiDimitriadi" title="http://cyathens.academia.edu/AngelikiDimitriadi" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. Angeliki Dimitriadi</a>, Academic Director at College Year in Athens.The event will be moderated by Global Humanities assistant professor <a href="https://www.sfu.ca/hellenic-studies/about/people/j-horncastle.html" title="https://www.sfu.ca/hellenic-studies/about/people/j-horncastle.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">James Horncastle</a>, the holder of the Edward and Emily McWhinney Professorship in International Relations.When: Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM PSTWhere:Segal School of Business, SFU Simon Fraser University 500 Granville Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1W6How: This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please note that the presentation will be in-person only.Contact hellenic@sfu.ca if you have any questions or would like to register without Eventbrite.This programming is made possible thanks to the generous support of the <a href="https://www.snf.org/en/" title="https://www.snf.org/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).</a>Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories including, the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations, on which SFU Vancouver is located.

ABSTRACTOver the past century, Greece has undergone a profound transformation in its migration dynamics, shifting from a country of emigration to a critical transit and destination point for migrants and refugees. This evolution has been shaped by geopolitical shifts, economic changes, and European Union migration policies. As a gateway to Europe, Greece has played a central role in managing migration flows, particularly in response to large-scale arrivals following the 2015 refugee “crisis”. The country’s position at the EU’s external border has placed it at the intersection of national and supranational migration governance, where it seeks to balance humanitarian obligations with border security concerns. The lecture explores Greece’s evolving migration landscape and critically reflects on the role of the past in shaping the present- from emigration to transit and destination and how ‘otherness’ and ‘security’ have shaped Greece’s response to its changing role in the migration journey.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY<a href="http://cyathens.academia.edu/AngelikiDimitriadi" title="http://cyathens.academia.edu/AngelikiDimitriadi" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Angeliki Dimitriadi </a>holds a PhD from Democritus University of Thrace, where her research focused on transit migration from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. She has an MA in War Studies from King’s College London and a BSc in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics.Dr. Dimitriadi is a political scientist specializing in irregular migration, asylum, and the dynamics between migratory movements and policies of deterrence and protection. Her research explores migration management policies at external borders, migration governance within the EU, and European foreign policy on migration.As of January 2025, she is the Academic Director at College Year in Athens, where she teaches courses on migration and EU foreign policy since 2016. From 2012 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2024, she served as Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Migration Program at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). Between 2022 and 2023, she was a Research Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), where she co-led the migration unit and continues to be affiliated as a non-resident fellow.Additionally, Dr. Dimitriadi was a Visiting Fellow in Residence at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Berlin from October 2015 to April 2016, focusing on migration and asylum policy. She has also taught at the University of Athens as an adjunct professor, delivering a master’s-level course on asylum and migration policy in Southeast Europe.

EDWARD AND EMILY MCWHINNEYThe Edward and Emily McWhinney Memorial Lecture was established in 2017 to honour the memory of two long-time friends and supporters of Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University and is devoted to contemporary issues in international relations.Both Edward and Emily were committed to academic excellence and public service and this annual lecture serves as a lasting legacy for the couple at SFU. It is organized by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies to support public discussion of the topics that animated the McWhinneys’ professional and intellectual lives.Professor Emeritus Edward Mcwhinney, QC passed away in 2015 on his ninety-first birthday, following a short illness. He was predeceased by his wife Emily McWhinney, who passed away in 2011.

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