Historical Consciousness and Political Agency among Ancient Greek Refugees by Benjamin Gray

“…This paper argues that ancient Greek refugees, like many of their modern counterparts, often made skilful use of history and memory in order to exercise political agency, which helped to compensate for their loss of conventional political power and status. …”
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MACEDONIAN AND GREEK REFUGEE CHILDREN IN EASTERN EUROPE: LANGUAGE, POLITICS AND IDENTITIES by Riki Van Boeschoten

“… The paper uses life stories and archival evidence to explore the relations between Macedonian and Greek refugee children who escaped the violence of the Greek Civil War and grew up in children’s homes in Eastern Europe. …”
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Perceived advantages and disadvantages of organized sport and exercise activities in a Greek refugee camp: A qualitative approach by Florian Knappe, Nadia Filippou, Zeinab Ghiami, Marianne Meier, Luce Pieters, Nicola Quadri, Karim Ramadan, Iohannes D. Morres, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, Markus Gerber

“…The objective of this study was to explore the perception of regular participation in a co-designed and tailored sport and exercise intervention among adults living in a Greek refugee camp. The methodological approach relied on ethnography including informal discussions and participative observations. …”
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“On the High Seas with no Place to Land”: The Smyrnaean Inferno and Humanitarian Aid to Armenian and Greek Refugees from Turkey (1922-1923) by Joceline Chabot, Sylvia Kasparian

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Associations between grip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular risk and mental health in forcibly displaced people from a Greek refugee camp by Markus Gerber, Konstantinia Filippou, Florian Knappe, Ioannis D. Morres, Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis, Elsa Havas, Harald Seelig, Flora Colledge, Sebastian Ludyga, Marianne Meier, Yannis Theodorakis, Roland von Känel, Uwe Pühse, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis

“…In the present study, we examined whether grip strength is associated with various health outcomes in a sample of forcibly displaced people living in a Greek refugee camp. The present analyses are part of a larger pragmatic randomized controlled trial. …”
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De la Thaïlande aux Grecs pontiques : deux « terrains fondamentaux », deux thématiques de recherche différentes by Michel Bruneau

“…In Greece, Turkey and in the Greek diaspora, surveys of descendants of Pontic Greek refugees were necessary. In this study of a diaspora and its places of memory, the theme was a cultural and political geography evolving towards a geohistory. …”
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Psychological well-being, mental distress, metabolic syndrome, and associated factors among people living in a refugee camp in Greece: a cross-sectional study by Florian Knappe, Konstantinia Filippou, Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis, Ioannis D. Morres, Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis, Elsa Havas, Harald Seelig, Flora Colledge, Sebastian Ludyga, Marianne Meier, Dominique de Quervain, Yannis Theodorakis, Roland von Känel, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber

“…Increased stress perception was associated with higher PTSD symptoms (OR = 1.13, p = 0.002).ConclusionThere is an elevated risk for mental distress compared to the global population and an overall high mental and physiological burden among people living in a Greek refugee camp. The findings underpin the call for urgent action. …”
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Post-traumatic stress disorder among Syrian refugees in Greece by Dimitrios Theofanidis, Savvato Karavasileiadou, Wafa Hamad Almegewly

“…The civil wars in Syria and neighboring countries during the past few years might trigger such experiences, and the same could be argued for the difficult journey from the actual war zones to Europe.PurposeTo determine the level of PTSD among Arabic-speaking refugees in a Greek refugee camp, who originate primarily from Syria.MethodsThis study involves (N = 73) Syrian refugees, all located in Greek camp. …”
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