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Refugee & Asylum Policy

Refugee & Asylum Policy

Asylum Seekers
Refugees & Resettlement
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Tens of millions of people around the globe have been forcibly displaced by conflict, natural disaster, or persecution, seeking refuge either within or beyond the borders of their country. Humanitarian protection, whether for refugees, asylum seekers, or internally displaced persons (IDPs), represents a key policy area for many major immigrant-receiving countries as well as nations bordering locations where war, political upheaval, or natural disaster have disrupted daily life. The research offered here relates to the law and practice of protecting refugees and IDPs in areas of conflict as well as in industrialized nations, with a focus on secure solutions and effective institutional arrangements for comprehensive protection.

Recent Activity

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
April 1, 2004
Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection
By Erin Patrick
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Reports
March 2004
The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime
By  Joanne van Selm
Articles
February 1, 2004
UNHCR and NGOs: Competitors or Companions in Refugee Protection?
By Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop
Articles
February 1, 2004
Belgium's Undocumented Hold Lessons for EU
By Marco Martiniello, Andrea Rea
Articles
January 1, 2004
Minimizing Development-Induced Displacement
By W. Courtland Robinson
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Policy Briefs
December 2003
Rediscovering Resettlement
By  Gregor Noll and Joanne van Selm

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Recent Activity

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

Gender-Related Persecution and International Protection

MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick presents an in-depth look at some of the controversies associated with gender-related asylum.

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.
Reports
March 2004

The EU as a Global Player in the Refugee Protection Regime

Through a broad overview of key policy and legislation dating back to the early 1990s, this paper finds that despite persistent efforts to coordinate an EU level approach to asylum and refugee protection, the process has been severely stifled by the lack of a philosophical consensus between Member States as to what constitutes refugee protection in Europe and globally.

 

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
February 1, 2004

UNHCR and NGOs: Competitors or Companions in Refugee Protection?

Ed Schenkenberg van Mierop of the International Council of International Agencies (ICVA) examines moves by non-governmental organizations and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to better coordinate the protection of refugees.

Articles
January 1, 2004

Minimizing Development-Induced Displacement

Courtland Robinson of Johns Hopkins University analyzes steps to minimize the negative side of development, which has uprooted millions worldwide.

Articles
December 1, 2003

Refugee Protection in Regions of Origin: Potential and Challenges

Jeff Crisp weighs the pros and cons of creating safe areas for refugees in their region of origin.

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