This month’s conversation revolves around the digitalization of asylum in the Greek context. Our guests are Dr Evie Papada, a human geographer based at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, and LL.M. Vanessa Konstantinidou, a legal practitioner working in the field of migration and human rights based in Athens, Greece.
Vanessa and Evie contextualize the digitalization of asylum processes within the broader political and historical climate of Greece. On an international level, the changes occuring after the 2016 EU-Turkey deal and during the COVID-19 pandemic are framed as efficiency improvements. However, Evie and Vanessa stress that the ongoing experimentation with asylum processes brings about a complex range of issues, including the protection of personal data, quality control, and further separation between asylum seekers and governmental bodies.
Further resources:
New Pact on Migration and Asylum: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en–
AIDA Comparative Report: Digitalisation of Asylum: https://ecre.org/aida-comparative-report-digitalisation-of-asylum/.
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Guests: Dr Evie Papada
https://v-dem.net/about/v-dem-institute/scholars-and-staff/evie-papada/
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LL.M. Vanessa Konstantinidou
This episode was recorded in June 2024.
Logo credits: Alma Hummelsberger
Editor: Eden Igwe
Music: Matthew Lewis (@matthewlewy on Spotify)
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