Drawing on the completely unsearched case-books of the Dromokaition Lunatic Hospital of Athens, this paper gives the reader a chance to understand the origins of the mental disorder of the Asia Minor refugees who were...Drawing on the completely unsearched case-books of the Dromokaition Lunatic Hospital of Athens, this paper gives the reader a chance to understand the origins of the mental disorder of the Asia Minor refugees who were interned there aiter the end of the Greek-Turkish war in 1922, and to bring to light for the first time in Greek history their spatial relations with physical as well as mental dimensions. On the one hand, the present research will attempt to investigate the trauma of war as well as the experiences of the refugees in Asia Minor that led to their personality disorder. On the other hand, it will illuminate their experiences of being refugees in the social, cultural and economic space of the Greek state that also led to their internment and the labeling of these refugees as mentally unstable. To explore the limits between sanity and insanity, these experiences will be presented in parallel with those of the refugees who were not interned in Dromokaition but were successfully settled in Greek society.展开更多
The System of Dr.Tarr and Prof.Fether,written by American Romantic novelist Edgar Allan Poe,is regarded as a classic of absurd humorous short story.On this basis,director Brad Anderson adapted it into the movie Stoneh...The System of Dr.Tarr and Prof.Fether,written by American Romantic novelist Edgar Allan Poe,is regarded as a classic of absurd humorous short story.On this basis,director Brad Anderson adapted it into the movie Stonehearst Asylum.There are some differences between the text and film in space-time,characters,plots,themes,and ultimate artistic principles,reflecting the choices between ethics and aesthetics.展开更多
The paper argues that the European Union’s(EU)policy of externalising migration management to transit states contrasts its founding values.Thereby,values enshrined under Article 2 TEU are intentionally interpreted in...The paper argues that the European Union’s(EU)policy of externalising migration management to transit states contrasts its founding values.Thereby,values enshrined under Article 2 TEU are intentionally interpreted in such a way to evade humanitarian responsibility concerning asylum seekers,arising from the EU and international treaty law.The paper examines the changing meanings of the principle of solidarity and argues that the solidarity has been interpreted in all possible meanings expect as a humanitarian norm to ensure that Union’s externalisation policy doesn’t contradict its founding values.It further argues that the Union’s externalisation policy encourages the transit states to evade responsibility by constructing their asylum policies on the same lines.Therefore,the EU becomes a source of adversely implicating humanitarian values in the world.The paper concludes by arguing that humanitarian interpretation of solidarity has become an issue of survival and morality for the Union.展开更多
Respecting the old and cherishing the young is one of the Chinese traditional virtues, and China has worked hard to build a large number of homes for the elderly. In some areas, however, the old people are reluctant t...Respecting the old and cherishing the young is one of the Chinese traditional virtues, and China has worked hard to build a large number of homes for the elderly. In some areas, however, the old people are reluctant to move into local gerocomium because they think that these places are like an asylum, or even a prison for the aged, and they feel nothing home there. However, the home for the elderly we visited in August 2010, was a totally different story.展开更多
Background:The German Military Medical Service contributed to the medical screening of unaccompanied minor refugees(UMRs)coming to Germany in 2014 and 2015.In this study,a broad range of diagnostic procedures was appl...Background:The German Military Medical Service contributed to the medical screening of unaccompanied minor refugees(UMRs)coming to Germany in 2014 and 2015.In this study,a broad range of diagnostic procedures was applied to identify microorganisms with clinical or public health significance.Previously,those tests had only been used to screen soldiers returning from tropical deployments.This instance is the first time the approach has been studied in a humanitarian context.Methods:The offered screenings included blood cell counts,hepatitis B serology and microscopy of the stool to look for protozoa and worm eggs as well as PCR from stool samples targeting pathogenic bacteria,protozoa and helminths.If individuals refused certain assessments,their decision to do so was accepted.A total of 219 apparently healthy male UMRs coming from Afghanistan,Egypt,Somalia,Eritrea,Syria,Ghana,Guinea,Iran,Algeria,Iraq,Benin,Gambia,Libya,Morocco,Pakistan,and Palestine were assessed.All UMRs who were examined at the study department were included in the assessment.Results:We detected decreasing frequencies of pathogens that included diarrhoea-associated bacteria[Campylobacter(C.)jejuni,enteropathogenic Escherichia(E.)coli(EPEC),enterotoxic E.coli(ETEC),enteroaggregative E.coli(EAEC),enteroinvasive E.coli(EIEC)/Shigella spp.),Giardia(G.)duodenalis,helminths(comprising Schistosoma spp.,Hymenolepis(H.)nana,Strongyloides(S.)stercoralis]as well as hepatitis B virus.Pathogenic microorganisms dominated the samples by far.While G.duodenalis was detected in 11.4%of the assessed UMRs,the incidence of newly identified cases in the German population was 4.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.Conclusion:We conclude that the applied in-house PCR screening systems,which have proven to be useful for screening military returnees from tropical deployments,can also be used for health assessment of immigrants from the respective sites.Apparently healthy UMRs may be enterically colonized with a broad variety of pathogenic and apathogenic microorganisms.Increased colonization rates,as shown for G.duodenalis,can pose a hygiene problem in centralized homes for asylum seekers.展开更多
文摘Drawing on the completely unsearched case-books of the Dromokaition Lunatic Hospital of Athens, this paper gives the reader a chance to understand the origins of the mental disorder of the Asia Minor refugees who were interned there aiter the end of the Greek-Turkish war in 1922, and to bring to light for the first time in Greek history their spatial relations with physical as well as mental dimensions. On the one hand, the present research will attempt to investigate the trauma of war as well as the experiences of the refugees in Asia Minor that led to their personality disorder. On the other hand, it will illuminate their experiences of being refugees in the social, cultural and economic space of the Greek state that also led to their internment and the labeling of these refugees as mentally unstable. To explore the limits between sanity and insanity, these experiences will be presented in parallel with those of the refugees who were not interned in Dromokaition but were successfully settled in Greek society.
文摘The System of Dr.Tarr and Prof.Fether,written by American Romantic novelist Edgar Allan Poe,is regarded as a classic of absurd humorous short story.On this basis,director Brad Anderson adapted it into the movie Stonehearst Asylum.There are some differences between the text and film in space-time,characters,plots,themes,and ultimate artistic principles,reflecting the choices between ethics and aesthetics.
文摘The paper argues that the European Union’s(EU)policy of externalising migration management to transit states contrasts its founding values.Thereby,values enshrined under Article 2 TEU are intentionally interpreted in such a way to evade humanitarian responsibility concerning asylum seekers,arising from the EU and international treaty law.The paper examines the changing meanings of the principle of solidarity and argues that the solidarity has been interpreted in all possible meanings expect as a humanitarian norm to ensure that Union’s externalisation policy doesn’t contradict its founding values.It further argues that the Union’s externalisation policy encourages the transit states to evade responsibility by constructing their asylum policies on the same lines.Therefore,the EU becomes a source of adversely implicating humanitarian values in the world.The paper concludes by arguing that humanitarian interpretation of solidarity has become an issue of survival and morality for the Union.
文摘Respecting the old and cherishing the young is one of the Chinese traditional virtues, and China has worked hard to build a large number of homes for the elderly. In some areas, however, the old people are reluctant to move into local gerocomium because they think that these places are like an asylum, or even a prison for the aged, and they feel nothing home there. However, the home for the elderly we visited in August 2010, was a totally different story.
文摘Background:The German Military Medical Service contributed to the medical screening of unaccompanied minor refugees(UMRs)coming to Germany in 2014 and 2015.In this study,a broad range of diagnostic procedures was applied to identify microorganisms with clinical or public health significance.Previously,those tests had only been used to screen soldiers returning from tropical deployments.This instance is the first time the approach has been studied in a humanitarian context.Methods:The offered screenings included blood cell counts,hepatitis B serology and microscopy of the stool to look for protozoa and worm eggs as well as PCR from stool samples targeting pathogenic bacteria,protozoa and helminths.If individuals refused certain assessments,their decision to do so was accepted.A total of 219 apparently healthy male UMRs coming from Afghanistan,Egypt,Somalia,Eritrea,Syria,Ghana,Guinea,Iran,Algeria,Iraq,Benin,Gambia,Libya,Morocco,Pakistan,and Palestine were assessed.All UMRs who were examined at the study department were included in the assessment.Results:We detected decreasing frequencies of pathogens that included diarrhoea-associated bacteria[Campylobacter(C.)jejuni,enteropathogenic Escherichia(E.)coli(EPEC),enterotoxic E.coli(ETEC),enteroaggregative E.coli(EAEC),enteroinvasive E.coli(EIEC)/Shigella spp.),Giardia(G.)duodenalis,helminths(comprising Schistosoma spp.,Hymenolepis(H.)nana,Strongyloides(S.)stercoralis]as well as hepatitis B virus.Pathogenic microorganisms dominated the samples by far.While G.duodenalis was detected in 11.4%of the assessed UMRs,the incidence of newly identified cases in the German population was 4.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.Conclusion:We conclude that the applied in-house PCR screening systems,which have proven to be useful for screening military returnees from tropical deployments,can also be used for health assessment of immigrants from the respective sites.Apparently healthy UMRs may be enterically colonized with a broad variety of pathogenic and apathogenic microorganisms.Increased colonization rates,as shown for G.duodenalis,can pose a hygiene problem in centralized homes for asylum seekers.
