Refugees and the violence of welfare bureaucracies in Northern Europe (Manchester University Press)

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Synopsis: Refugees have moved into the spotlight of public debate in Europe and North America, where they are targeted by multiple welfare state interventions. This volume analyses the tensions that emerge within the strong welfare states of Northern Europe when faced with an increased immigration of protection-seeking people. Examining the encounter between refugees and the welfare states, this book explores the daily strategies and experiences of newly settled groups and the role of media discourses and welfare policies in shaping those experiences.Building on both textual analyses and ethnographic fieldwork in welfare institutions, asylum centres, and refugee communities, this volume provides an in-depth understanding of the complex realities faced by refugees: deterrence and categorisation, struggle and success, mobility and stagnation. As social phenomena, Northern Europe’s asylum systems and integration programmes must be understood in the context of the bureaucratisation of everyday life.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781526146847
Related ISBNs:: 9781526146830, 9781526146823
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/01/24
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Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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Edited by:: Dalia Abdelhady
Edited by:: Nina Gren
Edited by:: Martin Joormann