
Arguing about Asylum
The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe
N. Steiner(Author)
St Martin's Press
Published on 12. April 2002
Book
Hardback
VII, 186 pages
978-0-312-23073-9 (ISBN)
Description
In addressing the asylum controversy in Europe today, much of the literature assumes that asylum policies result from the struggle between national interest arguing to tighten asylum and humanitarianism arguing to loosen it. This book challenges this simple tug-of-war image by examining asylum in Germany, Switzerland, and Britain from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. The findings reveal the complex and often counter-intuitive roles national interest, international norms, and morality play in shaping asylum. It forces us to reconsider how we think about asylum and to explore alternatives to conventional assumptions.
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Edition
2000 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
VII, 186 p. 2 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-23073-9 (9780312230739)
DOI
10.1057/9780312299422
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Person
Niklaus Steiner
is Research Associate and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University Center for International Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Content
Introduction Asylum Debates in Switzerland Asylum Debates in Germany Asylum Debates in Britain Conclusion