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Migration, refugee policy, and state building in postcommunist Europe

Shevel, Oxana

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\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Post-communism Europe, Eastern 1989- Case studies. / Refugees Government policy Former communist countries Case studies. / Nationalism Former communist countries Case studies. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / General / Former communist countries Emigration and immigration Government policy Case studies.
• ISBN: 9780521764797, 0521764793

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DJK51.S545 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE