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In February 1939 the Member States of the IGCR appointed as Director the newly appointed High Commissioner for Refugees, whose headquarters were likewise in London.The IGCR ended its activities on 30 June 1947,six months after the Office of the High Commissioner closed. During that time the IGCR also pro-tected the “Nansen refugees”.
Apr 1, 2020 · Summary. Extensive institutionalisation of people with mental disorders has a brief history lasting just 150 years. Yet asylums feature prominently in modern perceptions of psychiatry's development, on a mental map drawn in sharp contrasts between humanity and barbarity, knowledge and ignorance, and good and bad practice.
- Robert Houston
- 2020
Historiography of the asylum: from top-down to bottom-up approaches The influence of ideologies is most simply exposed by looking at historiography, which is the study of how and why historians, as both individuals and in schools, approach their subject.5,6 The prevailing narrative of asylum develop ment in the mid-20th century is exemplified
sylums: the historical perspective. Asylums: the historical perspective before, during, and afterReaders thinking about mental healthcare in todays developed world probably envisage clinics and hospitals. funded by the state, providing in- and out-patient treatment. But as late as the 1750s there were just three public asylums in England and ...
Jul 19, 2018 · The term ‘refugee’, beyond its legal definition in international law, has its etymological roots in the word ‘refuge’ in Old French, meaning ‘hiding place’. 9. Up to the early twentieth century, displaced or persecuted individuals and groups in Europe were able to move quite freely to other places and regions. 10.
- Adel-Naim Reyhani
- adel-naim.reyhani@univie.ac.at
- 2019
Aug 17, 2021 · Summary. This chapter considers what happens to the cartography of ‘world literature’ in times of mass migration and indefinite detention. It focuses on contemporary literature by and about refugees and asylum seekers, using the distinction between emic (written from the perspective of the subject) and etic (written from the perspective of ...
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May 14, 2009 · Rethinking Asylum: History, Purpose, and Limits. Matthew E. Price. Published 14 May 2009. Political Science, History, Law. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people apply for asylum in Europe, North America, and Australia. Some fear political persecution and genocide; some are escaping civil war or environmental catastrophe; others flee ...
