Despina Cochliou

University of Nicosia · Department of Social Sciences

Global governance is particularly concerned about migration and asylum issues. Immigrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Times of Crises: A. An International Handbook on Migration and Refugee Studies, Management Policies and Governance offers a comprehensive and cutting-edge analysis of international migration and asylum research and studies under...

(Online) hate speech appears as a growing problem in Greece and Cyprus attributed to prejudices toward specific groups, the evolution of online media, lack of awareness and of appropriate educational tools to recognize and counter it. Communication professionals and media practitioners produce hate speech content both intentionally, to gain visibil...

This article seeks to fill the research gap on the psychosocial and integration needs of unaccompanied children and the challenges they encounter to reach autonomy and social integration. To address this issue, the study utilized a qualitative research survey interviewing 18 field professionals, which indicated that the key challenges include insuf...

This paper is concerned with the guardianship and protection of unaccompanied children in Cyprus. A qualitative research inquiry was implemented to collect data from policy makers, service managers, practitioners and children. The results revealed that the relevant legislation has been fragmented and scattered in a number of laws, government decree...

Το βιβλίο αυτό αποτελεί την πρώτη συγγραφική προσπάθεια για την παροχή γνώσεων και την επίτευξη αποτελεσματικότερων υπηρεσιών προς τους εξυπηρετούμενους των κοινωνικών οργανώσεων είτε δημόσιων είτε εθελοντικών.Κρίθηκε αναγκαία η διερεύνηση νέων μεθόδων και επιστημονικών εργαλείων, που θα βοηθούν τους επαγγελματίες να ανταποκρίνονται αποτελεσματικότ...

The main scope of the study, commissioned by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cyprus, is to understand and critically assess the living conditions of asylum-seekers in Cyprus, in order to suggest an integrated approach in tackling, with greater flexibility and effectiveness, the problems asylum-seekers face...

This paper aims to analyse the structural and cultural barriers for women in developing a career in the IT. Based on data obtained from women returners who work in both the public and private sectors, the paper illustrates the variations between the two sectors for female professionals and the barriers which constrain their career prospects. This c...

IT is a sector that incorporates the newest industries, consisting mainly of young firms and relatively freshly constituted forms of working practices. Despite this, several studies exist to-date that show that opportunities are limited for those women who aspire to have a career in IT. Recent research in the UK has revealed that between 1999 and 2...