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Asylum after empire : colonial legacies in the politics of asylum seeking / Lucy Mayblin.
Author
Mayblin, Lucy
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English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Roman & Littlefield International, [2017]
Description
vii, 201 pages ; 24 cm.
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JV6346 .M38 2017
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Political refugees
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Government policy
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Western countries
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History
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Asylum, Right of
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Western countries
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History
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Postcolonialism
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Series
Kilombo (Series)
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Kilombo : international relations and colonial questions
Summary note
Asylum seekers are not welcome in Europe. But why is that the case? For many scholars, the policies have become more restrictive over recent decades because the asylum seekers have changed. This change is often said to be about numbers, methods of travel, and reasons for flight. In short: we are in an age of hypermobility and states cannot cope with such volumes of 'others'. This book presents an alternative view, drawing on theoretical insights from Third World Approaches to International Law, post- and decolonial studies, and presenting new research on the context of the British Empire. The text highlights the fact that since the early 1990s, for the first time, the majority of asylum seekers originate from countries outside of Europe, countries which until 30-60 years ago were under colonial rule. Policies which address asylum seekers must, the book argues, be understood not only as part of a global hypermobile present, but within the context of colonial histories.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The asylum "problem"
Decolonising the "problem" : an alternative standpoint for analysing the exclusionary politics of asylum
Slavery and the right to be human
Colonialism, the League of Nations and race equality
The United Nations and the right to be human
Dehumanization : asylum seeker support in the twenty-first century
Asylum after empire.
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ISBN
9781783486151 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
1783486155 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
9781783486168 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)
1783486163 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)
LCCN
2016052590
OCLC
952368758
Other standard number
99971935763
RCP
C - S
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