Lilika (Eleftheria) Trikalinou

BA, Social Theology, Ethnikon and Kapodistriakon Pantepistimion Athinon; BA, Sociology, The American College of Greece; MSc, Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science; PhD, Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London 

Lilika is trained as a sociologist with a BA (Highest Distinction) in Deree, a BA (Honors) in Religious Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, an MSc in Sociology (Merit) from the LSE and a PhD title “Making Visible: The inhabitation of Urban Public Space by irregular migrants” from Goldsmiths University London, with a focus on migration in the urban environment. Following her academic interests in migration and the urban environment, she has conducted small-scale research that has been presented at various conferences. She has been working in the field of immigration since 2003 for the NGO Nostos and has been the managing director of IEKEP, a not-for-profit Lifelong Learning Center, since 2011. She manages EU and national projects, develops courses, and educational curricula. She has created tailor-made short-term courses on migration and has more than 500 hours of teaching experience in various settings.  

Selected Publications

• “Embracing diversity in social dialogue and having a fruitful result”, 2024, Robin Gaastra, Dr. Lilika Trikalinou, Sterenn Coudray & Dr. Violeta Bakia, funded by the European Commission’s ESF+ Social Inclusion operating grant  (EuroPower-101059198).
• “Challenges, defining the target group and recommendations”, 2021, Trikalinou Lilika, “It Works! The employable youth” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
• “New Perspectives- Gender Sensitive Approaches in Youth Work”, 2020, Trikalinou L. et al., “New Perspectives- Gender Sensitive Approaches in Youth Work” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and the Bundeministerium fur Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jungen. 
• Trikalinou, Lilika, (2018, 29-31 March) “Privatization of space: the case of asylum seekers in Athens” [Paper Presentation], 6th Hellenic Sociological Conference, Athens, Greece.
• Trikalinou, Lilika, (2015, 25-28 August) “Making Visible: Irregular Immigrants’ Uses of Urban Public Space” [Paper Presentation], ESA 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Prague.
• Trikalinou, Lilika, (2013, 9-13 April) “Rendering the irregulars invisible: the relationship between immigrants and the State” [Paper Presentation], AAG Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.
• Poutou K., Lagiou P., Raphael E., Trikalinou E., Christakos N., 2007. Applications, tools and practices in motivating the unemployed. In: C. Andritsopoulou, ed. Services against social exclusion: Motivation and integration in employment. Athens. 
• Andritsopoulou, C. Trikalinou, E. and Christakos, N., 2007. Methodology for the operation of an on the spot employment service: matching labour demand and supply, Athens