The Use and Abuse of Political Asylum in Britain and Germany
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
310 pages
978-0-7146-8320-1 (ISBN)
Description
All European states have the legal right to grant asylum but only Germany is obliged by law to do so. Liza Schuster contributes to the asylum debate primarily in the area of comparative politics in this study of British and German policies on asylum practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-8320-1 (9780714683201)
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E-Book
08/2004
Routledge
€63.49
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E-Book
08/2004
Routledge
€63.49
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Book
03/2003
1st Edition
Frank Cass Publishers
€238.09
Withdrawn from sale
Person
Liza Schuster is a research fellow at the London School of Economics. This is her second book and she has edited and published many journal articles for titles such as Citizenship Studies, Sociological Review Online and Journal of Refugee Studies.
Content
Part 1 Theory and context: theoretical and conceptual issues; the origins and development of asylum; constructions of the refugee problem since the Second World War. Part 2 The special case studies: refugee and asylum policies in Britain; refugee and asylum policies in Germany; a critical comparison of the British and German experience. Part 3 Conclusion: rethinking the politics of asylum and refugee.