Refugee Related Organisations in Greece and their Cooperation Networks in the Context of the European Asylum Regime

In the last ten years, Greece grew to a main country of destination for asylum seekers trying to make their way to Europe. The Greek politics of asylum were, with short interruptions, rather reactive than proactive and led to desolate situations for people seeking protection. Even now, when the left wing-party SYRIZA announced improvements in asylum politics and living conditions, it seems difficult to provide appropriate service for people in search for a safe life. Refugee related organisations try to fill this gap between talk and action in Greece. This paper concentrates on how these networks affect the work and formal structure of organisations. Therefore, expert interviews were conducted. As main results, NGOs were fighting with decreasing financial support and therefore tried to help each other through networks to share resources and experiences, so mainly they are influencing each other on multiple levels.