Who Undermines the Welfare State?: Austerity-Dogmatism and the U-Turn in Swedish Asylum Policy

Within the EU, the so-called "refugee crisis" has been predominantly dealt with as an ill-timed and untenable financial burden. Since the 2007-08 financial crisis, the overarching objective of policy initiatives by EU-governments has been to keep public expenditure firmly under control. Th...

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Authors: Scarpa, Simone (Author) ; Schierup, Carl-Ulrik 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2018
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 199-207
Further subjects:B Sweden
B Welfare State
B asylum policy
B austerity
B Refugee
B Crisis
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