Nikolaos Psochios
Room 574, St. Andrews Building
11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH
School of Education
University of Glasgow
Research title: Enduring Refugeeness in Contemporary Greece: Loss, Bureaucracy, and Education for Adults in Conditions of Forced Waiting.
Research summary
This research project explores the subjectification processes of male refugees and asylum seekers who participate in adult education programmes in Greece. The study sets out to investigate this group’s motivations for participation in education. Through the lens of affect theories and critical humanitarian studies, I explore the ambivalent meanings that educational humanitarianism for displaced individuals acquires in contemporary Greece. The main methodological approach to this project focuses on accessing the personal stories of refugee and asylum seeking masculinities through creative and narrative methods.
This project draws on narrative and poetry inquiry to inform a) academia about novel ways of theorising claims for belonging b) policymakers on adult education in Greece/Europe/UK in possible strategies for inclusion through education, and c) most importantly, it provides a platform for the communities to raise concerns about hardships they face when join relevant programmes. This research aims to raise their voices to humanise the representations of male refugees and asulym seekers beyond the existing passive/vulnerable images in society.
Grants
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Funding (2021-2025)
Erasmus Mundus Master Scholarship (2019-2021)