Reluctant reception : refugees, migration and governance in the Middle East and North Africa /

"Seeking to understand why host states treat migrants and refugees inclusively, exclusively, or without any direct engagement, Kelsey P. Norman offers this original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East and North Africa. While current classific...

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Main Authors: Norman, Kelsey P. (Author)
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2021.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Seeking to understand why host states treat migrants and refugees inclusively, exclusively, or without any direct engagement, Kelsey P. Norman offers this original, comparative analysis of the politics of asylum seeking and migration in the Middle East and North Africa. While current classifications of migrant and refugee engagement in the Global South mistake the absence of formal policy and law for neglect, Reluctant Reception proposes the concept of 'strategic indifference,' where states proclaim to be indifferent toward migrants and refugees, thereby inviting international organizations and local nongovernmental organizations to step in and provide services on the state's behalf. Using the cases of Egypt, Morocco, and Turkey to develop her theory of 'strategic indifference,' Norman demonstrates how, by allowing migrants and refugees to integrate locally into large informal economies, and by allowing organizations to provide basic services, host countries receive international credibility while only spending minimal state resources."--Page [4] of cover.
Carrier Form: xviii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-247) and index.
ISBN: 9781108820479
1108820476
9781108842365
1108842364
Index Number: HV640
CLC: D737.439.1
D741.639.1
D741.139.1
Call Number: D741.139.1/N842
Contents: 1. Introduction: Migration in the Global North and South -- 2. Host State Engagement in the Middle East and North Africa -- 3. Egypt: From Strategic Indifference to Postrevolutionary Repression -- 4. Morocco: From Raids and Roundups to a New Politics of Migration -- 5. Turkey: From Strategic Indifference to Institutionalized Control -- 6. Differential Treatment by Nationality? Ethnicity, Religion, and Race -- 7. The Domestic Influence of International Actors: UNHCR and IOM's Role in Host State Policy Outcomes -- 8. The Post-2015 Migration Paradigm in the Mediterranean -- 9. Conclusion and Avenues Forward.