Arguing and justifying : assessing the Convention refugees' choice of moment, motive and host country

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Arguing and justifying : assessing the Convention refugees' choice of moment, motive and host country

Robert F. Barsky

(Research in migration and ethnic relations series)

Ashgate, c2000

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"DAMES-Dansk center for migration og etniske studier, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, ERCOMER-European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations"--Half t.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-351) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first book of its kind to address the crucial issue of why people choose to make Convention refugee claims. It represents a substantial and original contribution primarily to the field of refugee studies but also applicable for a broader readership of political science, international studies, sociology, law, history and women's studies. Furthermore, it theorizes the problems that face refugees by discussing the perception of the possible host countries. The conclusions of the book bear directly upon contemporary issues in refugee studies that suggest refugees move on the basis of (generally) extreme levels of persecution.

Table of Contents

  • Contents: Introduction
  • Interpreting refugee discourse: from discourse analysis to inter-cultural communication
  • Claimants from the former Soviet Union: from European standards to the American dream
  • Claimants from Israel: a threat to the Jewish Identity?
  • Claimants from Peru: persecution in America and flight to Canada
  • Claimants from Pakistan: the constraints of state intervention
  • Conclusion: theorizing the obstacles to female claims
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA52072325
  • ISBN
    • 0754614816
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 399 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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