Open AccessΣυμβούλια Ένταξης Μεταναστών (ΣΕΜ): Η ατελής λειτουργία ενός σημαντικού θεσμού για την αυτοδιοίκηση
Author(s) -
Χριστόφορος Σκαμνάκης,
Περικλής Πολυζωίδης
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
koinōnikī synochī kai anaptyxī/koinōnikī synochī kai anaptyxī
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2459-4156
pISSN - 1790-9368
DOI - 10.12681/scad.9022
Subject(s) - optimism , institution , psychological intervention , political science , intervention (counseling) , immigration , sociology , economic growth , development economics , public administration , psychology , economics , social psychology , nursing , law , medicine
The completion of the first working period of Migrant Integration Councils gave rise for the study of the function of this institution as well as for the evaluation of its first results. The establishment of the Migrant Integration Councils, as a form of institutionalized communication between Municipalities and the separate immigrant communities dwelling permanently in their territory, was a sign of optimism for the strengthening of the LG’s and their intervention in the field of local social development. However, the limited spectrum of basic LG interventions is maintained and it still constitutes a barrier to the development of local initiatives deriving from autonomous policies of the LGs. The new institution is unable to overcome the difficulties and the weaknesses of LG interventions; as a result its function remains trapped in the respective limitations and thus incomplete.