The disaster of European refugee policy : perspectives from the "Balkan route" /: perspectives from the "Balkan route". (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Igor Ž. Žagar, Neža Kogovšek Šalamon and Marina Lukšič Hacin.
• Editors: Žagar, Igor Ž; Šalamon, Neža Kogovšek, 1978-; Lukšič-Hacin, Marina, 1965-
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; Introduction; Timeline of the Refugee and Migrant Crisis 2015-2016; Chapter One; 1. European Union's (Lack of) Response to the "Refugee Crisis"; 2. Member States' Response; 3. The Formation of the Western Balkans Humanitarian Corridor; 4. Departure from National and EU Law on Migration; 5. Detention and the Corridor; 6. Lessons Learned; References; Chapter Two; 1. On Refuges, Migrants and the "Refugee Crisis"; 2. How to Understand and Use the Concepts from the Field of Migration Studies; References; Chapter Three; 1. War and Refugees 2. Slovenian Refugees in World War I3. After World War I; 4. History-An Unnecessary Burden?; References; Chapter Four; 1. Introduction; 2. The Legacy of Empires and the Calamity of Forced Migration; 3. Causes of the Conflict-The Syrian Turmoil; 4. Conclusion; References; Chapter Five; 1. Introduction; 2. Bosnian Refugees as "Temporary Refugees"; 3. "Tides" and "Waves" of Refugees; 4. Refugees as Criminals; 5. From "Temporary Refugees" to "Illegal Migrants"; 6. Illegals, Foreigners, and Other "Four-Letter Words"; 7. Eliminating Foreigners; 8. Refugees as Waste 9. Xenophobia as "Simple Reflexes"10. Linguistic Construction Ex Nihilo; 11. Xenophobia as an "Ancient Defence Mechanism"; 12. Construction of Normality; 13. From "Our" Refugees to "Scum, Filth, Vermin and Fucking Cunts"; 14. Death and the Dead; 15. Dawn of the Living Dead; 16. Conclusions; References; Chapter Six; 1. The "Refugee Crisis"; 2. Are There Really Two Different Europes?; 3. The Muslims as the Quintessential Other; 4. Online Hate Speech; 5. Grassroots Reactions to Online Hate Speech in Slovenia; 6. Systemic Denial of Rights and Political Responsibility for Hate Speech; References Chapter Seven1. The Right to Have Rights and the Bare Life; 2. New Regime of Policies Created on the Balkan Route; 3. Refugees and Redundant Human Political Ca; 4. Innocence of Contemporary Refugees and Anti-Political Humanitarianism; 5. Renouncing the State and Political Capacities?; 6. Why Doesn't Mujo Want to go to Heaven?; References; Chapter Eight; 1. Introduction; 2. The Anti-politics of the Media Logic; 3. Nationalizing Statehood; 4. Decline of Reflective Judgment in "Post-democracy"; References; Chapter Nine; 1. What is the Problem?; 2. Moral Panic? 3. Authoritarianism and Attitudes Towards Foreigners4. Distrust (A Symptom of Social Evaporation); 5. Inequality; 6. What to Do?; References; Chapter Ten; 1. "Welcome" in Europe; 2. Demographic Effects; 3. Migrants and Refugees; 4. Economic Effects of the Refugees; 5. If They Only Drowned; References; Chapter Eleven; 1. The Fabrication of a Crisis; 2. The Political Context of a "New Europe"; 3. The Colonial Closure of Cultures; 4. Abyssal Thinking; 5. The Stirred Multiplicity of Borders; 6. Regulative Social Science; 7. Overcoming Abyssal Denial
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 287 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 362.87094; Refugees -- Europe; Refugees; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Europe; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781527527362; 1527527360
• Related ISBNs: 9781527508705; 1527508706
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 5, 2019).
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