Abstract

The present article is the introduction to the special issue on “Refugee Integration.” This article discusses a holistic model of refugee integration into the urban fabric of Athens, Greece, in connection with the project “Curing the Limbo.” It looks critically at the concept of integration and presents the challenges inherent in the process of inclusion in the host society; it frames the work within the Greek enduring migration crisis and the specific sociopolitical context, provides an outline of the multi-partner project and its various components, and introduces the five articles of the special issue, which refer to activities realized by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, one of the four partners involved.