Comparative regional protection frameworks for refugees: norms and norm entrepreneurs

Kneebone, Susan

doi:10.1080/13642987.2016.1141499

Cited by 27 publications

(17 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In short, the model augments, enhances, and diversifies the capacity of Japan's refugee regime while mitigating the liberal-democratic paradox of migrant admission. 30 Given the importance of regional contexts for refugee protection (Kneebone 2016), I further suggest that with this policy innovation, Japan can provide much-needed leadership for all countries in the region that are parties to the Refugee Convention and, simultaneously, reluctant receivers of refugees (Barbour 2012). With recognition rates almost as low as those of Japan, South Korea is a prime example; it has previously modified its refugee stance in response to competitive pressure from Japan.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Japan's Liberal-Democratic Paradox of Refugee Admission

Kalicki¹

2019

J of Asian Stud

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In-migration embodies the liberal-democratic paradox: the tension between the right of an individual and the collective will of a polity. This is well illustrated by escalating conflicts over admission of the “special category” of international migrants: refugees. Taking Japan as a notoriously difficult case, this paper analyzes recent developments in Japan's embattled refugee policy and argues that grassroots efforts by civil society provide a way to move beyond the current gridlock of the state-centric paradigm of refugee admission. Specifically, empirical evidence available to date suggests that private refugee sponsorship that enables individuals and community organizations to voluntarily sponsor the resettlement of UN-recognized refugees offers a viable policy instrument in Japan's context. While retaining the democratic communitarian outlook on admission of foreigners, the model injects liberal universalist qualities into immigration policy that are capable of motivating positive change domestically and, potentially, across East Asia at large.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Japan's Liberal-Democratic Paradox of Refugee Admission

Kalicki¹

2019

J of Asian Stud

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…By contrast, other authors state that the principle of 'solidarity' has contributed to 'norm development', which facilitated regional cooperation in refugee protection (Barichello, 2015;Harley, 2014). Furthermore, the language of solidarity creates a branding of 'generosity' that helps states to increase acceptance of refugee protection and responsibility sharing (Kneebone, 2016).…”

Section: Understanding Solidarity In the Context Of Resettlement In Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Limits and Opportunities of Regional Solidarity: Exploring Refugee Resettlement in Brazil and Chile

Espinoza

2018

Global Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper explores the implementation and experience of refugee resettlement in Brazil and Chile by focusing on the main limits and opportunities of regional ‘solidarity’, the principle on which the programme is based. By analysing how the notion of solidarity is understood in the context of resettlement in Latin America, I review the programme at two levels. First, at the regional level, I focus on the programmes in both Brazil and Chile, to assess resettlement as an instrument of international cooperation and responsibility sharing. At the local level, I look at refugees’ residency status and access to rights. I focus here on the resettlement of Colombian and Palestinian refugees in both countries. Exploring resettlement through the lens of solidarity, allows us to understand the nuances and multiple dimensions of resettlement. This is timely, as countries of the Southern Cone of Latin America are identified as ‘emerging resettlement countries’ and expected to increase their resettlement intake. The findings discussed in this paper show that resettlement should aim for a complementary understanding of solidarity in order to improve the quality of the programme, as well as expanding its scope and capacity.

show abstract

“…In the Asia Pacific, the Bali Process aims to deter and combat migrant smuggling and trafficking networks, with minimal focus on complementary access to asylum (Mann 2013;Kneebone 2014). Indeed, in 2015, states in the region initially justified denying access to asylum to 8,000 migrants with the argument that it would further fuel migrant smuggling.…”

Section: Criminalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The last two decades have further seen deterrence policies extended to cooperation with transit and origin states. The Bali Process co-chaired by Australia and Indonesia (Kneebone 2014), the European Union's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (European Commission 2011), and the American-led Merida Initiative (Seelke and Finklea 2015) 3 all embed cooperation on border control in broader foreign policy arrangements regarding transnational crime, development assistance, trade privileges, labor immigration quotas, and visa facilitation.…”

Section: The Rise Of the Deterrence Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These arrangements include joint patrols, disruption of people smuggling operations, and funding of immigration detention networks (Tan 2016). The above-mentioned Bali Process agenda has often been dominated by migration control, framing refugees within a "security/border control paradigm" (Kneebone 2016). In North America, the United States funds a range of migration control activities in Mexico, extending to patrol boats and migration management databases.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation