Tony Blair’s asylum policies: The narratives and conceptualisations at the heart of New Labour’s restrictionism

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Sourced from:: Refugee Studies Centre
Author/Creator:: Maughan, Bethany
Publisher:: Refugee Studies Centre (RSC)
Publisher Type:: Academic/Research Institute
Publisher Url:: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk
Description:: Over the last twenty years, there has been a radical shift in public perceptions of and political reactions to asylum seekers in democratic states across the world. As numbers of asylum seekers have risen, at times dramatically, governments of all political persuasions have implemented restrictionist policies designed to prevent and deter individuals from seeking asylum. This political and conceptual transformation has been particularly marked in the United Kingdom. This paper seeks to examine the development of this restrictionist trend by exploring the conceptual foundations of New Labour’s asylum policies.
Language:: English
Subject:: Asylum seekers
Subject:: Policy making
Subject:: Receiving countries
Subject:: Refugee/local community relations
Coverage Geography:: United Kingdom
Date Created:: 01/12/2010
Date Reliable:: Yes
Date Available:: 13/01/2011
Item Type:: Working papers
Item Type:: Dissertations
Relation:: RSC Working Paper No. 69
Relation Requires:: Adobe Acrobat
Format Medium:: PDF
Format Medium:: TXT
Format Extent:: 36 p.
Rights:: Cleared
FMO Status:: Live