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ToC: Refugee Survey Quarterly Table of Contents for Emerging Issues in Refugee Policy Around the World March 2014; Vol. 33, No. 1

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Refugee Survey Quarterly Table of Contents for Emerging Issues in Refugee Policy Around the World March 2014; Vol. 33, No. 1

Details of the articles included in this special issue are as follows:

Introduction

 

Introduction: Continuity and Change in Global Refugee Policy
Alexander Betts and Gil Loescher
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 1-7
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Articles

 

Australia’s Little Known In-Country Programme in Latin America
Claire Higgins
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 8-24
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“Our Refugee Policy is Generous”: Reflections on the Importance of a State’s Self-Image
Rebecca Stern
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 25-43
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Who Shall We Help? The Refugee Definition in a Chinese Context
Lili Song
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 44-58
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Lessons Learned from Refugee Return Settlement Policies: A Case Study on Burundi’s Rural Integrated Villages
Sonja Fransen and Katie Kuschminder
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 59-76
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Refugee Cities: Reflections on the Development and Impact of UNHCR Urban Refugee Policy in the Middle East
Patricia Ward
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 77-93
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Media Perceptions: Mainstream and Grassroots Media Coverage of Refugees in Kenya and the Effects of Global Refugee Policy
Colleen Kaleda
Refugee Survey Quarterly 2014 33: 94-11
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New Regional Publications on the United Kingdom

Investigated or ignored? An analysis of race-related deaths since the Macpherson report, by Harmit Athwal and Jon Burnett (Institute of Race Relation.

Since the publication of the Macpherson report in 1999, into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, at least ninety-three people have lost their lives as a result of racially motivated attacks (or attacks with a known or suspected racial element) in the UK, according to research by the IRR. The criminal justice system’s response to these deaths is analysed in a new report: Investigated or ignored? An analysis of race-related deaths since the Macpherson report.

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See Also – Investigated or ignored?

User guide to the Home Office migrant journey
By the UK Home Office.

The user guide is designed to be a useful reference guide with explanatory notes on theissues and classifications which are key to the production and presentation of the Home Office’s migrant journey.

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Migrant journey: fourth report
By the UK Home Office.

This report is the fourth in a series of reports that explore migrants’ journeys through the UK’s immigration system.

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See Also: Migrants’ Rights Network:  Home Office releases new resources on UK immigration.

Employment and occupational skill levels among UK and foreign nationals
By the UK Home Office.
ISBN 978 1 78246 225 5, Occasional Paper 108

Examines employment levels changes, in the context of longer-term labour market trends, recent economic conditions and immigration policy changes.

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