Interpreting Human Rights by Maria-Artemis Kolliniati - 9781032638522

Interpreting Human RightsNarratives from Asylum Centers in Greece and Philosophical Values\nAuthor(s): Maria-Artemis Kolliniati\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032638522, 978-1032638522\nSynopsis\nKolliniatis groundbreaking book, Interpreting Human Rights: Narratives from Asylum Centers in Greece and Philosophical Values, challenges the notion that the interpretation and application of human rights primarily occur within the corridors of power in Strasbourg or official European institutions. It argues that such interpretation takes place in the grassroots settings of rural areas and neighborhoods, by actors who do not belong to the class of decision?making elites.\n\nFocusing on the Aegean islands as exemplary sites of the European refugee crisis, this book draws on research conducted among local actors, including mayors, municipal councilors, representatives of NGOs and staff at refugee reception and identifica.