ESR12: Ioannis Perifanos

I received my Master’s degree in Economic and Business Strategy from the University of Piraeus (Greece), in 2014, and my studies are related to the fields of Economics, Business Administration, Research Analysis, Business Strategy, International Economics, Finance, and Risk Analysis. I have professional experience in a Social Work context, working with young migrants and refugees in developing Community-Defined Indicators (CDI) for the development and evaluation of socio-economic integration programmes in Greece. I have gained experience in applied research methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, as well as their combination, enabling innovative approaches and better interpretation, from my contribution to academic research projects and publications on Sustainable Development, Social Innovation, Youth Entrepreneurship, Non-Typical Education, and Digital Skills, in cooperation with the Laboratory of Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Systems & Rural Sociology, of the Agricultural University of Athens.

My research project in ASTRA focuses on developing assessment tools to measure the sustainable impact of social inclusion programmes on young people facing precarious situations and people with a migration background. The work aims to co-construct impact assessment methodologies in ‘real-life’ settings of social inclusion programmes, to develop tools and synthetic indicators to ease the interpretation of results comparatively, and to contribute to valuing the Social Work impacts on local and regional economies, including in particular various types of ‘social economy’ local partnerships. The project tries to assist the demonstration of the impact of Social Work in local development and to provide valuable tools for policymakers and public funding authorities regarding socio-economic impact assessment, through reproducible digital solutions.