In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong (French: Les Identités Meurtrières) is a 1998 book by Amin Maalouf, in which he discusses the identity crisis that Arabs have experienced since the establishment of continuous relationships with the west, adding his personal dimension as a Lebanese Christian. This work is divided into […]
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This ethnographic study explores the experiences of Albanian migrant women who married Greek men in the Greek-Albanian border region after 1990. Through four case studies, the author examines how migration, nationalism, and gender intersect with the violence these women experience in the domestic sphere. The work highlights the dialectic between political violence and everyday life, […]
The book explores the historical and political trajectory of X-ray technology, focusing on how this seemingly neutral medical practice is entangled with systems of control, discipline, and violence. Through interdisciplinary approaches, the contributors examine how X-rays have been used not only for healing but also for surveillance, stigmatization, and the exposure of human bodies within […]
This book explores various forms of waiting on a global scale. Combining ethnography, philosophy, poetry, art, and literature, the work includes contributions from scholars, artists, writers, architects, and curators who analyze how waiting is connected to history, power, social class, and colonialism. […]
The author, a girl from Afghanistan who lives in the Ritsona camp, writes about the refugee, living in (another) refugee camp – and even in the time of a pandemic. She gives voice to the migrant, the immigrant, the abused, the oppressed, the imprisoned, the exiled and other heroes, through stories of refugees in the […]
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The book reflects the recent course of people with refugee background in the Greek educational and social environment, while exploring, at the same time, the prospects for its development and the conditions for a positive outcome. The authors attempt a synthesis of scientific assumptions, methodological directions and educational applications in order to outline the landscape […]
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This book approaches the refugee issue not as a problem to be “solved,” but as a continuous socio-political phenomenon that demands institutional vigilance and democratic reflection. Through political and legal analysis, it examines the ambiguities of European and Greek migration policies, while advocating for refugee rights as a cornerstone of a humanitarian rule of law. […]
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This unit focuses on issues of intercultural education in the Greek context, with particular emphasis on the education of students with a refugee background. Its aim is to raise awareness and provide educators with theoretical tools to effectively support the social and linguistic integration of refugee children into the Greek educational system. […]
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This edited volume explores the educational vision of Célestin Freinet through the lens of institutional and critical pedagogy. Combining theoretical perspectives with lived classroom practices, it advocates for a democratic and cooperative school grounded in participation, autonomy, and collective creation. The book links pedagogical work to broader social transformation, fostering a politically conscious approach to […]
The 18 essays in this volume reflect an interdisciplinary dialogue on the contradictions and dilemmas posed by the correlation between the concepts of “cultural otherness” and “human rights” in the social field. The theoretical exploration of the boundaries between the universal character of rights and communitarian approaches to otherness is accompanied by analyses focused on […]
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