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The politics of compassion : immigration and asylum policy /

Through case studies from Australia, Europe and the US, this book explores how emotion is central to understanding the formation of immigration policy. The author looks beyond the 'negative' emotions of fear and hostility to examine the politics of compassion in immigration and asylum poli...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sirriyeh, Ala (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2018.
Series:Global migration and social change.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Preface
  • A Crisis of Compassion
  • The Emotional Politics of Immigration and Asylum
  • Emotion, Colonialism and Immigration Policy
  • The Intolerable Death of Alan Kurdi
  • Victims, Villains and Saviours
  • Withholding Compassion
  • Outrage, Responsibility and Accountability
  • Self-Care and Solidarity: The Undocumented Immigrant Youth Movement
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index