Refugees & Political Asylum

Affective bordering is a powerful exploration of the emotional politics of borders that demonstrates how racial and national boundaries are secured...

This book is about Somali mothers and daughters who came to Britain in the 1990s to escape civil war. Many had never left Somalia before, followed ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, immigration bureaucrats in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration played an important yet unacknowledged role in tra...

In the 1950s and 1960s, immigration bureaucrats in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration played an important yet unacknowledged role in tra...

In light of the increase in cross-border mobility and the recent political climate surrounding immigration-related issues, understanding the politi...

The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This seventh volume ...

This ethnography explores the political quandaries and personal dilemmas that refugee supporters—volunteers and NGO employees—in Slovakia face whil...

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...