https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:58:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/greek-migration-policy-in-the-2010s-europeanization-tensions-at-a-time-of-crisis/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:30 +0000 http://arc.local/items/greek-migration-policy-in-the-2010s-europeanization-tensions-at-a-time-of-crisis/ Continued]]> During the past two years Greek migration policy has seen important developments concerning the legislative framework for irregular migration/asylum management and migrant integration. Given that several among these developments are related to the transposition of related EU directives, one obvious answer might be that of Europeanization: these developments had less to do with the Greek government’s plans about migration, rather they were the direct impact of Europeanization; Greece simply transposed relevant EU directives. I am arguing here for a more careful reading of the Europeanization effect which not only distinguishes the differential impact of Europeanization on policies and discourses, but also actually shows how Europeanization tendencies at different level can contrast one another. The findings of this paper contribute to a better understanding of Europeanization processes. They highlight that Europeanization involves also resistance to Europe especially at times of crisis.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/it-wasnt-written-for-me-law-debt-and-therapeutic-contracts-in-greek-psychiatry/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:17 +0000 http://arc.local/items/it-wasnt-written-for-me-law-debt-and-therapeutic-contracts-in-greek-psychiatry/ Continued]]> Since the international movement for patients’ rights began, law has played an ambiguous role in mediating conflicts over responsibility for the mentally ill. In Greece, this contention has been shaped by reforms designed to shift psychiatric treatment from custodial hospitals to outpatient settings, challenging patients to help care for themselves. This article addresses one of the normative techniques deployed by Greek therapists to foster patients’ responsibility in treatment: the therapeutic contract. By formalizing patients’ and therapists’ responsibilities to one other, contracts attach legalistic determinants to treatment that are said to have their own therapeutic efficacy. I examine the experiences of two patients in northeastern Greece who entered therapeutic contracts at moments of crisis in their treatment. Failures in these cases expose a conflict between the ethics of contract and the ethics of care. I argue that this conflict is intrinsic to the transactional model of public service relationships in liberal states.

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