The European Refugee Controversy: Civil Solidarity, Cultural Imaginaries and Political Change

In the summer of 2015, a wave of solidarity washed across the European continent as 1.3 million refugees arrived. While many recent studies have explored how ‘ordinary’ men and women, NGOs and governments momentarily reacted to the arrival of refugees, this issue examines whether the arrival of refu...

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Published in:Social Inclusion
Authors: Vandevoordt, Robin (Author) ; Verschraegen, Gert 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2019
In: Social Inclusion
Further subjects:B Civil Society
B Volunteering
B politicisation
B Asylum
B Europe
B refugee protection
B Refugees
B Solidarity
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Summary:In the summer of 2015, a wave of solidarity washed across the European continent as 1.3 million refugees arrived. While many recent studies have explored how ‘ordinary’ men and women, NGOs and governments momentarily reacted to the arrival of refugees, this issue examines whether the arrival of refugees and the subsequent rise of civil support initiatives has also resulted in more structural cultural and political changes. The contributions assembled in this issue all delve into the enduring implications of Europe’s ‘long summer of migration’. They address four sites of change: the dynamics between civil and state actors involved in refugee protection; the gradual politicisation of individual volunteers and organisations; the reproduction of pre-existing cultural imaginaries; and the potential of cities to foster new forms of solidarity.
ISSN:2183-2803
Contains:Enthalten in: Social Inclusion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17645/si.v7i2.2260