Why Seek Asylum? The Roles of Integration and Financial Support
Why Seek Asylum? The Roles of Integration and Financial Support
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为什么寻求庇护?
DOI:
10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00552.x
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Zimmermann S
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作者:
Zimmermann S
The suspicion that asylum seekers seek beneficial conditions in host areas has become a controversial and popular topic. It has led to accusations of economic migration, with deterrent and preventative measures introduced to try to control this “problem”, and in particular, the intended uniformity of asylum procedures has been a key aim of European harmonisation talks. As a small, qualitative study, this article is based upon thirteen semi‐structured interviews held with Somali individuals who sought asylum. It aims to explore destination choices with reference to the experiences and explanations given by some whose voices are otherwise largely excluded from debates. It asks to what extents and why they occurred. It reveals that having homes, jobs, educations, and more were key parts of what exile meant to these individuals, and so demonstrates reactivity behind topics more typically held to be “voluntary” concerns. Choices upon destinations were limited, however, and far bigger influences were the people smugglers or agents whom most relied upon to facilitate their entries past the preventative border controls. Beyond this, deterrence or prevention measures had no effect. The data is also used to explore the controversial and similarly under‐researched role of financial support. It is shown to have been connected with the interests that persons had in adjusting to new areas and dealing with their interim disadvantage, and not as something that justifies suspicions. This study supports arguments that policy makers should concentrate less upon deterrence or prevention, and more on the conditions that exist to propel such movements. Its findings suggest that insufficient certainty, support, or quality of life can create pressures for seeking asylum and that these should be addressed by policy makers; it also argues that “voluntary” aspects of movements might more recognisably be parts of exile.
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2003
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作者:
M. Vink;F. Meijerink
通讯作者:
F. Meijerink
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发表时间:
2003
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作者:
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M. Doraï
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发表时间:
2004
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作者:
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通讯作者:
A. Papadopoulou
影响因子:
2.4
作者:
Davis, B;Stecklov, G;Winters, P
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Winters, P
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发表时间:
2004
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作者:
Marie Lacroix
通讯作者:
Marie Lacroix