Arguing about Asylum The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe
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 simp
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Niklaus Steiner
Arguing about Asylum The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe
Niklaus Steiner
ISBN 978-1-349-38603-1
ISBN 978-0-312-29942-2 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9780312299422
ARGUING ABOUT ASYLUM Copyright © Niklaus Steiner, 2000. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, New York, N.Y. 10010 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2000 978-0-312-23073-9
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Table of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Endnotes Bibliography Index
iv v Introduction Switzerland:The 1979, 1986, and 1994 Parliamentary Asylum Debates Germany:The 1978/1980, 1986, and 1993 Parliamentary Asylum Debates Britain:The 1987 and 1993 Parliamentary Asylum Debates Conclusion
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List of Figures
Figure 1 Figure 2a Figure 2b Figure 2c Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8
Annual Asylum Applicants in Western Europe Number of Asylum Recipients and Unemployment Rates in Switzerland Number of Asylum Recipients and Unemployment Rates in Germany Number of Asylum Recipients and Unemployment Rates in Britain Number of Asylum Recipients per $1 Billion GDP Number of Asylum Recipients per One Million Inhabitants Annual Asylum Applicants and Recipients in Switzerland Annual Asylum Applicants and Recipients in Germany Annual Asylum Applicants and Recipients in Britain The Multifarious Roles of International Norms in Asylum Debates
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Acknowledgements
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his book is the product of a long-standing interest in refugee and asylum issues as both a scholar and a citizen. In both capacities, I have learned and benefited from numerous individuals and institutions. The Political Science Department at Northwestern University provided my graduate training and offered generous fellowships and grants for which I am grateful. I also thank the Political Science Department at the University of Bern, Switzerland, which under the direction of Wolf Linder and Klaus Armingeon allowed me to base much of my European field research there. I also warmly thank the University Center for International Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and its director, James Peacock, and associate director, Kevin Moore, for all their support. It is a pleasure to work in the intellectual environment they have created. Jürgen Kohl, Dan Chirot, and Charles Ragin offered valuable feedback during the initial stages of this project, while Lars Schoultz and Gary Marks helped wrap it up. And throughout the entire process, I enjoyed working closely with and l
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