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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019973403321

Autore

Betts Alexander <1980->

Titolo

Forced migration and global politics / / Alexander Betts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612237614

9781444315868

1444315862

9781282237612

1282237616

9781444315875

1444315870

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

325

325.21

Soggetti

Refugees - Government policy

Refugees - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Forced Migration and Global Politics; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. International Relations Theories; 2. Sovereignty and the State System; 3. Security; 4. International Cooperation; 5. Global Governance; 6. North-South Relations and the International Political Economy; 7. Globalization; 8. Regionalism; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using real-world examples and in-depth case studies, Forced Migration and Global Politics systematically applies International Relations theory to explore the international politics of forced migration. Provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the main debates and concepts in international relations and examines their relevance for understanding forced migrationUtilizes a wide-range of real-world examples and in-depth case studies, including the harmonization of EU asylum and immigration policy and the securitization of asylum since 9/11Explores the r