12th World Forum for Democracy – Democracy and Diversity – Can we transcend the divides?
The 2024 World Forum for Democracy focused on overcoming polarization and disinformation by…
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Seminar on Discrimination – Combating Racist Violence & Hate Speech
Discrimination, racist violence, and hate speech took center stage in a dynamic three-day…
Information-Democracy-European Elections
The 2024 European elections, the role of information, and their importance for democracy…
Training for Young European Journalists
Symbiosis – Council of Europe School of Political Studies in Greece organised a…
Living Together: A Handbook on Migration and Social Inclusion
“Living Together: A Handbook on Migration and Social Inclusion” is designed to provide…
11th World Forum for Democracy – Democracy= Peace?
The 11th World Forum for Democracy looked for innovative solutions and collaborative strategies…
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Webinar on Countering Hate Speech
The Webinar on ‘Countering Hate Speech’, organised by Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in…
Seminar on Social Inclusion, Migration and Intercultural Cities
Symbiosis – Council of Europe School of Political Studies in Greece organised a…
BORDERLINE OFFENSIVE: Laughing in the face of fear
This research paper is the outcome of the Borderline Offensive project and aims…
Webinars on Democratic Competences
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece, affiliated to the Council of Europe Network,…
10th World Forum for Democracy – Democracy: A New Hope?
The 10th World Forum for Democracy looked for the key contributing factors to…
Athens Forum: “Information disorder during a war infodemic”
The Forum discuss on how, fueled by politics, economics and history, the global…
Democratic Governance
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Democratic Citizenship
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Freedom of Expression
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Gender Equality
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Democracy(ies) in flux – Online Seminar
The Seminar on ‘Democracy(ies) in flux’ organised by Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in…
Guide to Job Oriented Linguistic Support for Migrants and Refugees
The Guide to Job Oriented Linguistic Support for Migrants and Refugees aims to…
Rethinking Humanitarianism – Online Seminar
The Seminar on “Rethinking Humanitarianism” organised by Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece…
LIAM Labour Linguistic Integration (LILaLI)
Following the successful dissemination of the Council of Europe LIAM toolkit in 2018-19-20,…
Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Awareness Raising on Gender Issues – Three Days of Education and Engagement Activities for the Refugee Community
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece organised three days of education and engagement…
Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights Case Law: Focus on Roma Issues
The Online Seminar took place every Tuesday, June 22 & 29 and July…
Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention at the Local Level – Webinars
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Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Gender Issues – Online Educational Programme for Cultural Mediators
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece organised an Online Educational Programme on Gender-Based…
Webinars on Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention
The Webinars on Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention took place from 23…
Manual: Focus on Men – Gender Based Violence Prevention Work with Male Refugees and Migrants
With this manual we present a practice-oriented guide for facilitators on the implementation…
Anti-Gypsyism and Racist Violence. Guidelines on countering anti-Gypsyism and racist violence based on the European Court of Human Rights case law
International organisations estimate that a large number of the approximately 680,000 stateless persons…
Guide on Legal Gender Recognition in Greece
With the vote on the legal gender recognition, the leading state body, the…
Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM)
Since 2018, Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece, affiliated to the Council of…
Gender Equality and Violence Prevention in Greece – Focus on Men, Webinars
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece implemented an online Seminar/Webinars on Gender Equality…
Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) – Visibility & Dissemination
During 2020, Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece carried out visibility and dissemination…
9th World Forum for Democracy – “Can Democracy Save the Environment?”
The 9th World Forum for Democracy responded to world events. From November 2020…
Webinars on “Re-wiring Democracy: connecting institutions and citizens in the digital age”
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece has implemented the 3rd online Seminar: Webinars…
Webinars on “Rights and Inclusion in the Times of COVID-19”
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece implemented the Webinars on Rights and Inclusion…
Webinars on Human Rights, Equality, Anti-Discrimination and Social Inclusion
Due to the COVID-19 related restrictions, Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece held…
Can Democracy Save the Environment? – Policy Notes
This publication is based on the Webinars on “Can Democracy Save the Environment?”…
Symbiosis, Social Inclusion, Integration and Solidarity in Europe: Current Challenges and Future Prospects
An interdisciplinary collection of essays designed to map out a wide-ranging present and…
European Union, Social Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Policies – Self-Training Notebook
This publication is a Self-trainingNotebook on EU, Social Inclusion and Anti-DiscriminationPolicies, produced by…
European Union and Integration Policies for Third-Country Nationals – Self-Training Notebook
This publication is a Self-trainingNotebook on EU and Integration Policies for Third-CountryNationals, produced…
Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies affiliated to the Council of Europe Network of Schools…
Setting up a Council of Europe Academy for Democratic Leadership for Persons with a Refugee Background, Experts’ Workshop
Symbiosis – School of Political Studies in Greece, Network of Council of Europe,…
Democratic governance of migration: Aligning the national and the local, Seminar
This project’s overall objective is to contribute pro-actively to the successful integration of…
Information and Democracy Seminar
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies affiliated to the Council of Europe Network of Schools…
World Forum for Democracy 2019 – “Is democracy in danger in the information age?”
Information is changing. The volume, the content, the platforms: each of these has…
Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) – Dissemination and Implementation Project in Greece
From June to December 2019, Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece, affiliated to…
Migration and Integration Forum – “Je t’aime, … moi non plus” : Reframing migration & integration challenges in Greece and Europe
The Thessaloniki Integration Forum “Je t’ aime, … moi non plus: Reframing migration…
Gender, Reproductive and Primary Health – Training Workshops for Migrant Communities
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece organized nine training workshops on Gender, Reproductive…
Towards inclusive communities in Greece – Handbook on Participatory Assessment
The document provides basic tips to help teams to better structure the identification…
Setting up a Laboratory for Documentation and Communication on Social Inclusion
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece organised on Friday 21 December an event…
Multilateralism in Crisis – Civic Roundtable
The Civic Roundtable is an annual event offering 30 fellows from different European…
A Forum on New Engagement for Integration – Evidence based and accountably communicated integration policy & practice
The forum was organized by Symβiosis, Piraeus Municipality and the Royal Embassy of…
World Forum for Democracy 2018 – “Gender Equality: Whose Battle?”
The seventh edition of the World Forum for Democracy, entitled “Gender equality –…
Intercultural Integration Academy in Greece
On 7-9 November 2018, in Thessaloniki, the first Intercultural Integration Academy was held…
Reference Framework on Competencies for Democratic Culture and Intercultural Dialogue – Seminars
The Reference Framework is based on the Council of Europe’s long-standing values of…
Sapere Aude: Responsible Citizenship
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece, organised the ‘Sapere Aude: Responsible Citizenship’ seminar,…
Is a Common Europe Possible?
The Seminar “Is a common Europe possible?” took place at the School of…
“Planning for inclusive cities” – Cities on the Edge: How to design open, just, adaptable, flourishing cities of tomorrow in Greece?
Cities are not only the sites where contemporary ‘wicked policy issues’, such as…
Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants (LIAM) in Greece – Seminars
The ‘Language support for Adult Migrants and refugees (LIAM): a Council of Europe…
Unpacking Integration – Athens Policy Lab
The Athens Lab on “Unpacking Integration” was organized by Symbiosis -School of Political…
World Forum for Democracy 2017 – “Is Populism a Problem?”
The sixth edition of the World Forum for Democracy gathered more than 2000…
Europe Quo vadis? What Future for Europe?
The Seminar Europe Quo vadis? What Future for Europe aimed to analyse the…
Conference on Gender, Migration and Trafficking in Europe
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and PRIO Cyprus Centre…
Gender, Human Rights and Media
The Seminar on Gender, Human Rights and Media took place in Thessaloniki, 27-30…
Sexual Gender Based Violence Prevention – Capacity Building Training Workshops for Humanitarian Front-line Professionals
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece organized four capacity building trainings on Sexual…
Towards inclusive and data driven cities – Athens Urban Policy Lab
From smart data to infrastructure, participatory design to migration, the Lab shared a…
World Forum for Democracy 2016 – “Democracy and equality – does education matter?”
The 2016 World Forum for Democracy gathered 2200 participants from more than 100…
Islamophobia – Tackling Prejudice and Engaging with Religious Groups and Marginalisation
The event responded to current concerns about rising levels of Islamophobia, as well…
From reception to integration: Evidence and innovation – Athens Refugee Policy Lab
Following on from the Syros Migration Policy Lab in September 2015, the aim…
Freedom of Media and Human Rights – Forum
The Forum on Freedom of Media and Human Rights fostered knowledge and discussion…
World Forum for Democracy 2015 – “Freedom vs control: For a democratic response”
The 2015 edition of the World Forum for Democracy took place after the…
Safeguarding fundamental rights in the midst of increasing migratory flows and social crisis – Migration Policy Lab
Symbiosis, the Civil School of Political Studies in Greece, Network of Council of…
Greece after the January 2015 elections, governance and Europe, popular national isolation or democracy of rights: Prospects, assessment, rights and development in Europe
Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece, affiliated to the Council of Europe Network…
Exploring Politics of Friendship
A joint seminar by the affiliated to the Council of Europe Istanbul and…
World Forum for Democracy 2014 – “From participation to influence: can youth revitalise democracy?”
The 2014 edition of the World Forum for Democracy gathered representatives of civil…
Challenges of democracy in Europe today: Democratic participation, representation, legitimisation, mobilisation, public and social inclusion
The five-day seminar on “Challenges of democracy in Europe today: Democratic representation, legitimisation,…
Racist Discourse, Far Right Rhetoric and Media
The Seminar organised by the Symbiosis-School of Political Studies in Greece in collaboration…
The 2014 European Elections, Democracy and Discrimination
A Seminar on “The 2014 European Elections, Democracy and Discrimination” was organized by…
European elections, democracy and discrimination: Facing the rise of racism and xenophobia in Greece
This publication (available only in Greek) was based on the Seminar ‘The 2014…