Refugees & Political Asylum

The media of a society always dynamically interacts with current popular ideas and myths (myths which narrate, explain and often justify social rea...

Unaccompanied children and adolescents seeking protection in the UK are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, and often find themselves in a ho...

This timely volume brings together prominent sociologists from across the world to unravel the role played by contemporary "narrations" of the econ...

Arman is just a boy when he is forced to leave his home and embark on the most extraordinary journey. Separated from family and friends, he travels...

How states deny the full potential of refugees as people and perpetuate social inequalityAs the world confronts the largest refugee crisis since Wo...

How states deny the full potential of refugees as people and perpetuate social inequalityAs the world confronts the largest refugee crisis since Wo...

Departures supports, contextualizes, and advances the field of critical refugee studies by providing a capacious account of its genealogy, methods,...

Departures supports, contextualizes, and advances the field of critical refugee studies by providing a capacious account of its genealogy, methods,...

In 1936, the Nazi state created a massive military training site near Wildflecken, a tiny community in rural Bavaria. During the war, this base hou...

On the production of migrant labor and suffering through asylum enforcementOver the past several decades, the vibrant, multiethnic borough of Queen...

The legacy and memory of wartime South Vietnam through the eyes of Vietnamese refugees In 1975, South Vietnam fell to communism, marking a stunni...

60 per cent of Jordanians are of Palestinian origin,a statistic which has propelled Jordan into the role of both player and pawn in regional issues...

For nearly five decades, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s ow...

This volume focuses on processes, motivations, policies, and practices that influence international migration and the experiences of migrating and ...

Resettled refugees in America face a land of daunting obstacles where small things—one person, one encounter—can make all the difference in getting...

The practice of sanctuary—giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger—may be universal among humans. From primate populations to ancient r...