BUILDING ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ & ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΗΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ KNOWLEDGE HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN & FOREIGN POLICY FOR POLICY ANNUAL REPORT 2013 BUILDING KNOWLEDGE FOR POLICY Table of Contents About ELIAMEP ................................................................................................................................. 3 Message from the President ............................................................................................................... 4 2013 Milestones ................................................................................................................................. 5 Research Projects ............................................................................................................................... 6 European Integration ............................................................................................................ 6 Migration .............................................................................................................................. 8 Security and Regional Developments ................................................................................... 9 Research Fellowships .......................................................................................................... 10 Other .................................................................................................................................. 11 Events .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Publications ..................................................................................................................................... 16 ELIAMEP Briefing Notes ..................................................................................................... 16 ELIAMEP Thesis .................................................................................................................. 17 ELIAMEP Working Papers ................................................................................................... 17 Books by ELIAMEP research fellows ................................................................................... 18 Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies ........................................................ 19 In the Media ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Online Presence ............................................................................................................................... 21 Our Researchers’ Activities ............................................................................................................... 22 Our Team ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Financial Information ....................................................................................................................... 48 2 About ELIAMEP The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, more commonly known as ELIAMEP, is an independent public benefit foundation. Since 1988, it is working on the production and dissemination of evidence-based knowledge on European and foreign policy issues, with the aim to contribute to the development of more effective policies for dealing with the major challenges for our times. ELIAMEP’s work revolves around three major pillars: European integration, security and regional developments, and migration. Among the particular issues it studies are all aspects of the European integration process; security, international relations and conflict resolution (with a special focus on the Balkans and the MENA region); migration and multiculturalism; democracy, human rights and civic participation; and the political and socio-economic implications of environmental issues, such as climate change or the depletion of conventional energy resources. The Foundation’s focus may from time to time shift in order to remain relevant for policy-making. ELIAMEP’s research findings and the policy recommendations it develops based on these are disseminated among stakeholders and the public at large through various information activities, such as publications, the provision of information to the media, and events, ranging from public discussions and lectures to scientific conferences, experts’ meetings, training seminars and presentations at school. ELIAMEP is independent and polyphonic and does not promote the views or interests of governmental, political or private actors. Its activities are funded primarily through grants awarded to it through competitive procedures in support of specific projects, sponsorships, donations and fees for the provision of research services. ELIAMEP is governed by a Board of Directors, comprising 13 members from various relevant professional backgrounds who participate in it in their personal capacity. Its staff includes a large number of distinguished experienced, as well as promising young researchers from various disciplines, usually affiliated to it on the basis of specific projects, and a small administrative support team. For further information go to www.eliamep.gr 3 BUILDING KNOWLEDGE FOR POLICY Message from the President Dear friends, Like everyone else living in Greece, ELIAMEP has been affected in many ways by the crisis. Although the crisis is not over yet, we can say with a degree of certainty, and even perhaps with some twist of optimism, that ELIAMEP is emerging stronger from this ordeal. With a small but carefully selected team of researchers, ELIAMEP ranks among the top 5 institutions, along with major universities, in the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities sector in Greece, both in terms of number and value of the projects awarded to it by the European Commission. International rankings of think-tanks put it at the top of the list among its counterparts in South Eastern Europe. Personalities of an international caliber are using ELIAMEP as a forum to express their opinions and our own researchers are actively participating in the Greek and European public debates. Recently the European Research Council approved the first large-scale project in the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities to be implemented in Greece. And it will be hosted at ELIAMEP. We also launched the Crisis Observatory, an important initiative with international outreach and financial support from the Niarchos Foundation, whereas research programs on European Union developments, the Balkans and the Middle East continue to run successfully. Furthermore, ELIAMEP’s research presence on migration and, more recently, energy issues has been strengthened. This year we organized the 11th European Seminar, an annual event which gathers well-known analysts and practitioners from various countries to discuss topical European issues. To our many friends from Greece and abroad, to all our donors and associates, we owe our sincere thanks and a promise that, as far as we can, we will keep working hard in order to build a strong Greece and a strong Europe and a world where differences are dealt with through dialogue and rules that equally apply to all, and not with the use of force. Loukas Tsoukalis President of the Board of Directors 4 2013 Milestones The Crisis Observatory is a new initiative of ELIAMEP, launched in 2013 with the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Its main goal is to become a hub for information, research and debate concerning the Greek and the European crises. By presenting serious and sober research, interventions and information that is based on well-documented arguments and evidence, it aspires to contribute to gradually upgrading the public debate on the crisis by setting the framework for the development of suggestions on how to exit it. To achieve this goal, the Crisis Observatory: Promotes, conducts and makes publicly available new, primary research to contribute to a documented and comprehensive understanding of the repercussions of the crisis and to the development of suggestions, which should help alleviate its impact as well as lead the Greek economy to recovery. Provides serious, documented and wide-reaching – as far as themes and political approach go – information on the crisis. Provides educational material in order to build the capacity of the average citizen to understand basic aspects of the crisis. Intervenes in the public debate by creating a forum for the free expression of different views and policy recommendations. In 2013, the Crisis Observatory: Produced 38 original publications (7 research papers, 19 policy papers and 12 op-eds) Submitted 2 successful research proposals (“Fragmentation and Exclusion: Understanding and Overcoming the Multiple Impacts of the Crisis” and “Impacts of the crisis on access to healthcare services: Country reports on Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia and Luxembourg”). Organized 6 public events, including a discussion with the President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, and its 1st Annual Conference (which was attended by more than 500 participants), as well as 2 round-table discussions. Provided information to numerous foreign delegations, organizations, analysts, educational organizations and journalists regarding the Greek and European crises. From March 2013, when it went live, until the end of the year, the Observatory’s website had registered more than 29.000 visits. Its Facebook page