Identity

i-RED is a research institute established in 2008 with the aim to become and consolidate as a completely independent research centre in Greece with a European and international orientation approaching issues under a holistic, global and EU dimension, and building on EU and international networks aiming to maximize the impact of socio-legal research on public attitudes and policy-making. While being a young institution, i-RED gathers among the most highly acclaimed and productive scholars and researchers inGreece and Europe on racism, discrimination, intolerance migrants and social minorities’ issues. i-RED experts provide also proof of expertise in successful coordination and management, financial-administrative and implementation, of high budget EU projects and research transnational networks.

i-RED has a strong research record despite its young age and experience and expertise through its research and administrative staff . It aims to consolidate as a centre of excellence on racism, discrimination, intolerance, migration and integration issues. During 2009-2010 i-RED has been performing management of the socio-legal research activity of HLHR-KEMO, in implementing the Greek National Focal Point of RAXEN, a network run by the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency. The i-RED staff has high level of competence, project management and leadership experience. Moreover, i-RED gathers a multi- and interdisciplinary team of members and cooperating experts who are acclaimed scholars in social sciences (sociology, economy, law, anthropology, social psychology, pedagogy) and political activists on anti-discrimination, migration, social equality and political participation.

i-RED has built a selected team of junior and young socio-economic and legal experts, in order to encourage and to lead the creation of a research culture, the development of skills of young and promising researchers engaging them to EU and transnational projects and public intervention.
Since its establishment in 2008 until today, i-RED has been extremely productive implementing numerous important research work and issuing socio-legal reports on fundamental rights and citiznehsip, some of which are done for the first time in Greece (e.g. Homophobia in Greece, Racism in Sport in Greece, the Asylum system through the eyes of AsylumSeekers) or represent the first systematic approach on highly debated issues such as Roma Housing: Vicious Circles & Consolidated Myths. Moreover, its Director has been a key figure in reporting the Fundamental Rights Platform recommendations to the FRA Management Board in 2008, and elected member of the Advisory Panel of the FRPlatform.