Kosovo's Refugees in the European Union

by van Selm, Joanne

• ISBN13: 9781855676411
• ISBN10: 1855676419
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-13
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

As more than one million displaced Kosovars crossed borders into Albania and the former Yugoslav republics of Macedonia and Montenegro, the E.U. member states reacted with confusion and lack of unity.While political attention focused on the bombing campaign, public attention -- stimulated by media images -- was focused on the misery and suffering of fellow Europeans. This book describes and analyzes the vacillations of seven E.U. member states (Germany, Netherlands, U.K., Sweden, Austria, Italy, France) concerning the management of this European refugee crisis.

Table of Contents

List of tables	vii
List of contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Introduction	1	(23)
Joanne van Selm
Germany: protection for refugees or protection from refugees?	24	(19)
Khalid Koser
The Netherlands: the few who made it `won't be staying'	43	(24)
Joanne van Selm
The United Kingdom: Kosovar Albanian refugees	67	(24)
Elspeth Guild
Sweden: the Kosovars and refugee policy changes - `Isn't it best for everyone if they stay close to home?'	91	(27)
Elisabeth Abiri
Austria: reception of conflict refugees	118	(21)
Irene Stacher
Italy: gateway to Europe, but not the gatekeeper?	139	(23)
Christopher Hein
France: international norms, European integration and state discretion	162	(27)
Sandra Lavenex
Conclusion	189	(21)
Joanne van Selm
Appendix 1: Reception in other states: information relating to other key states involved in the reception of Kosovars	210	(14)
Joanne van Selm
Appendix 2: Tables relevant to all chapters	224	(9)
Index	233