Applied Researcher

SHORT CV

Angelo Tramountanis is an applied researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) in Athens, Greece. He teaches the core course "Forced Migration" in the postgraduate program "MSc in Media and Refugee / Migration Flow" at the University of Athens. He is an evaluator for the AMIF (Asylum Migration and Integration Fund) and has coordinated and participated in a number of research projects related to migration. He recently coordinated the Greek team in the international program "Social Protection Responses to Forced Displacement," funded by the World Bank. His main academic interests concern migration and refugee policy, social integration of migrants and refugees, the politicization and securitization of migration, and the impact of science and technology in migration and border governance. He has published on Greek migration and refugee policy, migrant and refugee integration, migrant entrepreneurship, second-generation migrants, and humanitarian assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Greece.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4984-563X

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angelo_Tramountanis

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tramountanis/

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Migration and refugee policy
• Social integration of migrants and refugees
• Politicization and securitization of migration
• Impact of science and technology in migration and border governance

SELECTED PROJECTS

• 2023-present: Member of EKKE's research team for the implementation of the program "De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond (GAPs)," funded by the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
• 2020-2022: Scientific coordinator at EKKE for the project: "Social Protection Responses to Forced Displacement / World Bank". Coordinating institution: ODI (United Kingdom)
• 2018-2020: Scientific coordinator at EKKE for the project "BRiDGE – Bridge for Researchers in Danger Going to Europe," funded by Horizon 2020
• 2017-2018: Country Expert for Greece in the program "Study on Trafficking Resilience and Vulnerability en route to Europe (STRIVE)," funded by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Tramountanis, A., (2024). After the crises: current situation and policy proposals for the integration of migrants and refugees in Greece. diaNEOsis. Available at https://www.dianeosis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Immigration_policies_upd230924.pdf and https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13777791
• Tramountanis, A., (2024) "Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Managing Immigrant and Refugees' Biometric Data in the Age of Artificial Intelligence". GAPs Blog Post: https://www.returnmigration.eu/gapsblog/managing-immigrant-and-refugees-biometric-data-in-the-age-of-ai
• Tramountanis, A. (2023). A Decade of Greek Immigration and Asylum Policy (2015-2024): A Balancing Act of EU Participation, Humanitarian Obligations, and Security Concerns. Brown Journal of World Affairs. 30(1). https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10848968 https://bjwa.brown.edu/30-1/a-decade-of-greek-immigration-and-asylum-policy-2015-2024/
• Gogonas N, Tramountanis A. (2023). Acquiring Citizenship through Naturalization in Greece: A Sisyphean Struggle for Immigrants. Social Sciences. 12(10):545. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12100545
• Tramountanis, A. (2022). Pathways to Integration and Dis-integration: An Assessment of the Greek Immigration Policy for the Inclusion of Immigrants, Applicants and Beneficiaries of International Protection. In: Kousis, M., Chatzidaki, A., Kafetsios, K. (eds) Challenging Mobilities in and to the EU during Times of Crises. IMISCOE Research Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11574-5_13
• Tramountanis, A., et al. (2022), Humanitarian assistance and social protection responses to the forcibly displaced in Greece. London: ODI. https://odi.org/documents/8104/Humanitarian_assistance_and_social_protection_in_Greece.pdf
• Afouxenidis, A., Petrou, M., Kandylis, G., Tramountanis, A., Giannaki, D. (2017). Dealing with a humanitarian crisis: refugees on the Eastern EU border of the island of Lesvos, Journal of Applied Security Research, 12 (1), pp. 7-39, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361610.2017.1228023

EDUCATIONAL WORK

• Core course "Forced Migration" in the postgraduate program "MSc in Media and Refugee / Migration Flows", University of Athens (2022-present)