Haven or Hell Asylum Policies and Refugees in Europe [Hardcover]

This book brings together in a systematic manner three discrete areas of interest pertaining to refugees. Asylum is explored through studies on the evolution of legal instruments in Europe, the harmonisation process of European policies, and the broader spectrum of factors underpinning decisions on asylum. Reception and settlement of refugees are analysed through a comparative study of national programmes in France and Britain and in addition a survey of local authority policies. A typology for refugees is developed and tested by a comparison between Chilean and Vietnamese associations in France and Britain.Introduction - Definitions and Conventions: Asylum Dilemmas in Europe - The Political Construction of Asylum - Cracks in the Wall: European Harmonisation on Asylum in the Nineties - Reception and Settlement Policies: a Comparative Study - Local Authority Policy on Refugees: the British Case - Towards a Study of Refugees in the Country of Exile - Refugee Associations: between Society of Origin and Society of Exile - Conclusion - Bibliography - IndexDANI?LE JOLY