Migration, refugee policy, and state building in postcommunist Europe /

Migration, refugee policy, and state building in postcommunist Europe /

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Author / Creator:	SHEVEL, OXANA.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:	xv, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern -- 1989- -- Case studies. Refugees -- Government policy -- Former communist countries -- Case studies. Nationalism -- Former communist countries -- Case studies. Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. Nationalism. Post-communism. Refugees -- Government policy. Former communist countries -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- Case studies. Europe, Eastern. Former communist countries. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8537792

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ISBN:	9780521764797 (hardback) 0521764793 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Why do similar postcommunist states respond differently to refugees, with some being more receptive than others? Why do some states privilege certain refugee groups, while other states do not? This book presents a theory to account for this puzzle, and it centers on the role of the politics of nation-building and of the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). A key finding of the book is that when the boundaries of a nation are contested (and thus there is no consensus on which group should receive preferential treatment in state policies), a political space for a receptive and nondiscriminatory refugee policy opens up. The book speaks to the broader questions of how nationalism matters after communism, and under what conditions and through what mechanisms international actors can influence domestic polices. The analysis is based on extensive primary research the author conducted in four languages in the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine"--

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: postcommunism, nationalism, and refugees
2. A theory of refugee politics in 'contested' and 'uncontested' postcommunist states
3. Refugee policy in the Russian Federation
4. Refugee policy in Ukraine
5. Refugee policy in the Czech Republic
6. Refugee policy in Poland
7. Conclusion