 | Arguing and Justifying: Assessing the Convention Refugees' Choice of Moment, Motive and Host Country Subjects: Geography; Law; Social Sciences; Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties; International Law - Law; Human Geography; Sociology & Social Policy; Population Geography; Race & Ethnic Studies; This is the first book of its kind to address the crucial issue of why people choose to make Convention refugee claims. It represents a substantial and original contribution primarily to the field of refugee studies but also applicable for a broader readership of political science, international studies, sociology, law, history and women's studies. Furthermore, it theorizes the problems that face refugees by discussing the perception of the possible host countries. The conclusions of the book bear directly upon contemporary issues in refugee studies that suggest refugees move on the basis of (generally) extreme levels of persecution. Robert F. Barsky, Professor, Program in Comparative Literature, Department of French & Italian, Vanderbilt University, USA |
