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Asylum Seekers

Asylum Seekers

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Asylum seekers ask for protection after arriving in the host country, unlike refugees who are granted protected status outside of the host country. While the definition of asylum seeker varies from nation to nation, in most places, the difference between refugee and asylee is the place where the individual asks for protection. The research here examines the particular issues surrounding asylum seekers, who may or may not fulfill the strict criteria laid down by the 1951 Refugee Convention.

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January 1, 2005
The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities
By Joanne van Selm
Articles
May 1, 2004
Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration
By Stephen Castles
Articles
May 1, 2004
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
By Sarah Dryden-Peterson
Articles
April 1, 2004
EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
February 1, 2004
Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU
By Marco Martiniello, Andrea Rea
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Policy Briefs
December 2003
Rediscovering Resettlement
By  Gregor Noll and Joanne van Selm
Articles
December 1, 2003
Austria Adopts More Restrictive Asylum Law
By Veysel Oezcan
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Reports
October 2003
The Feasibility of Setting Up Resettlement Schemes in EU Member States or at EU Level
By  Joanne van Selm, Erin Patrick, Tamara Woroby and Monica Matts

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Recent Activity

Articles
January 1, 2005

The Hague Program Reflects New European Realities

MPI's Joanne van Selm analyzes the EU's latest effort to guarantee rights, protect refugees, and regulate migration flows and borders.

Articles
May 1, 2004

Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda

The UN is collaborating with Uganda's government to open new doors to refugee education, according to Sarah Dryden-Peterson.
Articles
May 1, 2004

Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

Stephen Castles of the University of Oxford outlines the categories of forced migrants and the factors driving their movement.
Articles
April 1, 2004

EU Sees Sharp Drop in Asylum Applications

Countries in the European Union received fewer asylum applications in 2003, according to Veysel Oezcan of the Social Science Research Center Berlin.
Articles
February 1, 2004

Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU

Research by Marco Martiniello of the University of Liege and Andrea Rea of the Free University of Brussels casts light on how and why unauthorized immigrants arrive and stay in Belgium.
Articles
December 1, 2003

Austria Adopts More Restrictive Asylum Law

A new law passed by Austria could make it more difficult to seek asylum in Austria, according to Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin.
Policy Briefs
December 2003

Rediscovering Resettlement

Recognizing the particular challenges to refugee protection faced on both sides of the Atlantic, this report questions whether strengthening resettlement programs in the U.S. and Europe can help to address ongoing concerns over security, the volume and diversity of migrants, the rise of right-wing parties and the role of the welfare state.

Reports
October 2003

Perceptions of Afghan Refugees

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., EU officials issued a symbolic statement that the EU was prepared to receive Afghan refugees displaced from the looming American intervention. Despite internal policy tendencies to reject Afghan claims to protection and domestic security concerns, EU officials seemed to recognize at the time there was very little risk of a massive influx of Afghan refugees.

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