Information on "Asylum"
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Citizens Perception on Migration in South Africa
Author: Mandela Mataure
Publisher: Afrobarometer
The Afrobarometer has been tracking public attitudes towards foreigners resident in South Africa since 2008 because of a vigorous public debate on immigration controls, attacks on foreigners from other African states and accusations of xenophobia. More on «Citizens Perception on Migration in South Africa»
December 2012
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10 Dec 2012
Human Rights Violations in the Field of Migration
Author: Yves Pascouau
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This policy brief discusses the protection of human rights in the field of migration policy in Europe. More on «Human Rights Violations in the Field of Migration»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
Author: Michael D Cooper
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This study surveys the current state of law as it relates to persons displaced by natural disaster, with a specific focus on the 27 member states of the European Union plus Norway and Switzerland. More on «Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective»
September 2012
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18 Sep 2012
Obligatory Solidarity: Does the EU Need a Formula for Redistributing Asylum-Seekers Internally?
Author: Roderick Parkes, Natascha Zaun
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
In the wake of EU Council conclusions on “practical solidarity” between EU states, and with a refugee crisis brewing in Syria, debate has reignited about the burden on certain Member States and the need for a system to redistribute asylum-seekers thr... More on «Obligatory Solidarity: Does the EU Need a Formula for Redistributing Asylum-Seekers Internally?»
July 2012
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4 Jul 2012
Schengen and Solidarity: The Fragile Balance Between Mutual Trust and Mistrust
Author: Yves Pascouau
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This paper examines the functioning of the Schengen area. More on «Schengen and Solidarity: The Fragile Balance Between Mutual Trust and Mistrust» -
Jul 2012
Two Boats in the Mediterranean and their Unfortunate Encounters with Europe’s Policies towards People on the Move
Author: Leonhard den Hertog
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper examines two recent events in which people on the move making their way from Libya to Europe across the Mediterranean were either abandoned to die at sea or ‘pushed back’. More on «Two Boats in the Mediterranean and their Unfortunate Encounters with Europe’s Policies towards People on the Move»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Educational Integration of Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children
Publisher: Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD)
This analysis represents the results of a study of the educational integration of refugee and asylum-seeking children (RASC) in member states of the European Union. More on «Educational Integration of Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children»
May 2012
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10 May 2012
Immigration and Asylum Policy: Government Plans and Progress Made
Author: Melanie Gower
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note provides an overview of the British Government’s immigration and asylum policy priorities, and the progress it has made so far in implementing them. More on «Immigration and Asylum Policy: Government Plans and Progress Made» -
May 2012
Refugees and Asylees: 2011
Author: Daniel C Martin, James E Yankay
Publisher: US Government
This report provides information on the number of persons admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum in the United States in 2011. More on «Refugees and Asylees: 2011»
March 2012
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7 Mar 2012
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy
Author: Andorra Bruno
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This paper examines US refugee policy and numbers. Typically, the annual number of refugees that can be admitted into the United States, known as the refugee ceiling, and the allocation of these numbers by region are set by the President after consul... More on «Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy»
