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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"refugee policy"”.
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Definitions, interpretations and the scarce resource : Canadian refugee policy 1947-1993
Refugees are a migration phenomenon which continue to challenge, frustrate and anger Western policymakers. To qualify as a Convention refugee, a person must fear persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality or membership of a social group. The Convention refugee must also be outside …
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U.S. refugee policy in the era of homeland security: a comparative government analysis
U.S. immigration and refugee policy reform has stalled due to competing national narratives. Claims that refugees harm the U.S. economy and national security are in direct conflict with the country's historical national identity and values, and this is apparent in the public discourse. This thesis …
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Liberalism, Race and Humanitarianism: British Colonial Policy and Jewish Refugees 1938-1943
… studies the British colonial response to Jewish refugees between 1938 and 1943. By assessing Britain’s ‘bystander’ response through the lens of the empire, this study expands on existing historiography and seeks not just to detail Britain’s limited action but also explain it. In this thesis, the …
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u.s. Immigration in the 1970's: Settlement Patterns and Processes
… the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy was formed in 1978 to study the existing immigration laws. The Commission directed most of its attention to the issue of illegal immigration--a deficiency which this study avoids by concentrating on legal immigration to the United …
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The crisis of the refugee: an exploration of why nations have chosen to either admit or prohibit refugees entrance in times of crisis
Refugee policies are the policies that are most sensitive to times of crisis. Refugee outcomes are largely determined by the immigration policies that they face in host nations during times of conflict. Political scientists have answered the question, “How is refugee policy formed?” and have …
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Terrorism, securitization of the nation and refugee flows: Implications of policies and practices in a post-911 era
… practices that attempt to regulate the flow of refugee populations in Canada. Discourse analytical techniques are used to analyse a corpus of official documents that have contributed to the reframing of the status of refugees. The thesis provides an overview of the development of refugee policy …
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Narratives of refugee resettlement workers: The impact of recent policy changes on refugee resettlement
… case study captured the narratives of seven refugee resettlement workers in Texas to examine the impacts of refugee policy changes upon them and their organizations. The research questions were: (a) How do refugee resettlement workers describe the effects of recent refugee policies on their …
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The dilemma of refugees: lessons from the Thai experience
The specter of refugees is inextricably linked to a state's national security interests. Mass movements of refugees across international borders cannot possibly be absorbed without incurring political. social and economic costs to the receiving state. To contribute to regional stability and …
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Polish Immigration to the U.S. since 1980 as a Political Question
The purpose of this thesis is to present the U.S. policy towards Polish immigration to the U.S. during the two decades of 1980's and 1990's and assess its impact and consequences on Polish immigrants. Using primary and secondary sources, this work primarily aims to answer the question whether and …
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Participatory inclusion in the refugee resettlement process
… explores the disconnection that exists between refugee policy developers and those whom they intend to benefit by bringing the voices of refugees and their supporters into community discussions on policies and practices that directly affect the refugee resettlement experience. The purpose of …
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Federal and Local Acceptance of Refugees: The Dual Structures Promoting Community Inclusion
… nongovernmental organizations play in resettling refugees in U.S. cities? To answer this question, I conducted a case study of the refugee resettlement structure and process as it occurs in the city of Roanoke, Virginia. I find that two governance structures dictate how refugees are resettled into …
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Nearly the new world: refugees and the British west Indies, 1933-1945
… of refuge, internment and transit for Jewish refugees from Europe during the interwar and Second World War period. It approaches the subject from the different perspectives of the British Government, West Indian colonies, refugee organisations and refugees themselves. It is divided into three …
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“Bring security to the people and not the people to security”: security, refugee, and ethnic minority policies and implementation in Vietnam’s central highlands, 1968-1975
… on the territorial forces initiative and RVN policy toward ethnic minority Montagnards in the highlands—two vital yet under-studied topics in Vietnam War historiography—this study demonstrates the operational success of the former and the strategic failure of the latter. The thesis is …
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Narrators, Navigators and Negotiators: Foreign Service Officer Life Stories from Canada's Africa Refugee Resettlement Program, 1970 to 1990
… officers "heard" and decided on the claims of refugee applicants who sought admission and resettlement to Canada through its Africa Refugee Program from the early 1970s to 1990. This focus allows the study to explore the relationship between officers' individual agency and structure in the …
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Refugee Economies: labour market integration, the gender gap in employment, and the impact of refugees in Jordan
A substantial increase in the number of refugees has occurred in the recent decade, with the majority of this increase occurring between 2012 and 2015 as a result of the Syrian conflict. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) data, the number of refugees was 10.5 …
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Stat och kommun i makt(o)balans : En studie av flyktingmottagandet
… interdependence can vary over time and between policy areas. This perspective differs from that of most studies, which often see the relationship either in terms of steering (that local governments are executing centrally determined policies) or local self-government (that the Swedish local …
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The Grey Matters: Investigating the Wingfield Strip as an Urban Borderspace
South Africa's refugee policy, favouring urban integration over encampment, has been widely applauded as a progressive measure for refugee protection. While this policy bodes well for visions of inclusive urban citizenship, in practice, refugees and asylum seekers in the country face major barriers …
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Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law: Towards Differentiated Legal Obligations
… cooperation and responsibility sharing for refugees, both as it is and as it should be, with a strong focus on the latter. Despite the existence of a general duty of states to cooperate to protect refugees in international law, there is no subsequent positive obligation of responsibility …
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Home at last : the re-entry adaptation of returned South African exiles
… focusing on the evolution of international refugee policy. Against the background of the intractable problems that elude the possibility of a permanent solution, a few repatriations to African countries are reviewed. In Chapter 3, psychological studies of the refugee/exile expenence are …