Refugees & Political Asylum

“How do I prove I’m gay?” This is the central question for many refugee claimants who are claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation persec...

This book explores the border-crossing mobilities of refugees within Europe. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Germany and Italy, it examines the ...

“You know, Haidi, we’re going on a trip. A really big trip to find our way to Mama.”In exile and far from his homeland, Hakim finds a bit of hope i...

Winner of the Moore Prize 2021 'A beautiful, moving and important book' - Simon Reeve Veronica is a teenager when civil war erupts in South Sudan...

‘The refugee problem’ is a term that it has become almost impossible to escape. Although used by a wide range of actors involved in work related to...

Globalization has affected everyone’s lives, and the reactions to it have been mixed. Legal scholars and political scientists tend to emphasize its...

Humanitarianism and Modern Culture is a timely and fascinating book which cuts across reportage of pop literary references to illuminate our unders...

In the 1920s, the US government passed legislation against undocumented entry into the country, and as a result the figure of the “illegal alien” t...

This book argues that the international refugee regime and its ‘temporary’ humanitarian interventions have failed. Most refugees across the global ...

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The motivations of migrants for travelling to Europe vary, and the quality of the p...

This special edition of Political and Military Sociology: An Annual Review encompasses a full range of coverage on the European refugee crisis. Con...

Syrians crossing the Mediterranean in ramshackle boats bound for Europe; Sudanese refugees, their belongings on their backs, fleeing overland into ...

Through stories and thoughtful analysis, this book shows how migration and U.S. immigration detention harms the future of immigrant children and th...

For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research , this ...

In the 1920s, the US government passed legislation against undocumented entry into the country, and as a result the figure of the “illegal alien” t...

Almost half the people displaced worldwide are under 18, yet their voices are rarely heard. This book records the experiences of children arriving ...

In July 2013, the UK government arranged for a van to drive through parts of London carrying the message 'In the UK illegally? GO HOME or face arre...

As a result of the genocide in Darfur, tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee Sudan and seek refuge in overcrowded, desolate desert c...

This book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and develop...

Humans on the Run is an attempt to preserve memories of several microscopic journeys embarked upon by humans, in time and space, often under condit...

A heartbreaking account of a poor and illiterate young West African’s odyssey to Europe, translated by one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights...

This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for, and about refugees in the United Stat...

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearJason Cowley, editor-in-chief of the New Statesman, examines contemporary England through key news stories from...

For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research , this ...