Whatever Happened to Asylum in Britain?

A Tale of Two Walls
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-57181-468-5
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Reihe: Forced Migration

Refugees and asylum-seekers are high up on many people's political agenda. Even so, there is a remarkable lack of information. Who are these asylum-seekers? Aren't they almost all "bogus"? How do western immigration authorities decide whether or not they are genuine? Is the UN convention on Refugees out of date and in need of renegotiation?

This book brings insider knowledge to the study of asylum in Britain today. It is based on visits to places where asylum seekers are detained, on working with lawyers representing asylum-seekers and on a close knowledge of many of the refugee organisations. It argues passionately that Britain shall not throw away, through ignorance and misunderstanding, a reputation for providing a place of safety for the persecuted, and the chance of welcoming people who have much to contribute to national life and culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pirouet, Louise

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations

Foreword

Introduction: A Matter of National Pride

Map 1.1: Distribution of Refugees in Sudan

Chapter 1. Setting the Scene

Chapter 2. The Tamils and the 1987 Watershed

Chapter 3. Making Decisions

Chapter 4. A Right of Appeal

Chapter 5. Without Charge or Trial

Chapter 6. Protecting Women, Children and Families

Chapter 7. Building Walls Around Fortress Europe

Chapter 8. Keeping Them Out: Building a Wall Around the UK

Chapter 9. Supporting Asylum-Seekers

Afterword

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Pirouet, Louise
Louise Pirouet (1928-2012) was Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Homerton College, University of Cambridge and was involved with refugee concerns for many years both in Africa and Britain.