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Europe and the Refugee Response: A Crisis of Values?

European norms and values and the refugee crisis: Issues and challenges Contesting the crisis narrative What are ‘European values’?Which values are at risk?The contributions Notes References Echoes of memories of forced displacement: The case of the Greek island of Lesvos Introduction Narratives A historical parallel A historical account of the Greek-Turkish population exchange Asia Minor memories of the past and the refugee assistance in the present Memory Refugee memory Memory of trauma and its intergenerational transmission Identity and values The idea of belonging Contested memories and contemporary attitudes Conclusion Notes References Against the expansion of racism: The experience of the Camp des Milles The fight against racism and xenophobia The history of the Camp des Milles and its analysis From arguments of exception to policies of extermination, a xenophobic spiral A didactic course in three phases: from history to citizen education Memory of the Holocaust versus the fight for human rights Racism: in search of a definition The return of race Ethnicity and race The biologization of the social The fight against radicalization and the right of asylum Science in conscience Notes References The Moral Panic Button: Construction and consequences Introduction The Moral Panic Button The construction of the MPB in Hungary The Hungarian version of MPB The immediate consequences of the success of the MPB: obedient public opinion, polarization, and xenophobia The long-term consequences of the success of the MPB Notes References Abolishing asylum and violating the human rights of refugees. Why is it tolerated?: The case of Hungary in the EU Introduction Dominating refugees: the abolition of the institution of asylum in Hungary Abolishing asylum Dominating refugees: human rights abuses ‘Let others do the dirty job’ or why Germany turns its eyes from human rights violations at the EU periphery Conclusion Notes References Between closing borders to refugees and welcoming Ukrainian workers Polish migration law at the crossroads Introduction The inflow of foreigners to Poland Refugees and asylum seekers in Poland Short overview of Polish migration policy and its history Attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers after 2015 and its reflection in law and public policies Law and its responses to economic migration to Poland 2015—2018 Values and Polish migration policy after 2015 Notes References Debating deportation detention in Germany: The many faces of the rule of law Introduction Analyzing references to deportation detention - some methodological considerations The ‘local hook’: deportation detention as a local phenomenon in news articles The politicization of deportation detention - a representation of partisan political struggles The value dimension: the many faces of the rule of law A great cluster of values, a small consortium of value agents The invisible European dimension Conclusion Notes References Integration by contract and the ‘values of the Republic’: Investigating the French State as a value promoter for migrants (2003—2016)Introduction A climate of civic anxiety about the survival of the ‘Republican model’Contractual integration: the CAI and the CAIF Mandatory respect for the ‘values of the Republic’: conditional integration ‘Common values’: vague language and a potential confusion of genres Value-based integration: the dangers of homogenization and exclusion Conclusion Notes References Box-ticking exercise or real inclusion?: Challenges of including refugees’ perspectives in EU policy Introduction Power, participation, and co-creation Visible and invisible power Quality of participation: from tokenism to co-creation Co-creation, deep democracy, and reflective capacity Research approach and methods Empirical findings Logistical-organizational challenges Opportunities for co-operation The challenges of co-operation: ticking the box and being taken seriously Challenges in understanding representativeness: the inclusion of different perspectives Actions and absence of reflexivity Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgements Note Being a ‘refuge-city’: Welcoming rhetorics in Paris and Barcelona Introduction Speaking of welcoming The keywords Hospitality, dignity, humanity: the Parisian tryptic Human rights and European solidarity: Barcelona’s priorities Analysis of lexical fields: the importance of values Paris: staying pragmatic Barcelona: for a freer voice Being welcoming, but what for? Understanding the different refuge-cities rhetorics Two cities that do not speak the same language: contextualizing values The aims of humanism Conclusion Notes References Holding course Civil society organizations’ value expressions in the Swedish legislative consultation system before and after 2015 Introduction The CSOs and the legislative processes explored Migration and integration in Sweden Swedish civil society organisations and the political process Civil society organizations’ activities and values pertaining to migration and integration The legislative consultation system Values expressed through the legislative consultation system (2009-2016)Policy field of migration The policy field of integration Concluding discussion Notes References Community-based sponsorship of refugees resettling in the UK: British values in action?Introduction What are British values?Background: revival of resettlement and establishing sponsorship Conceptualizing community sponsorship: values in action Spreading values Tolerance - in short supply in a changing context?Conclusion References Crisis and Willkommenskultur Civil society volunteering for refugees in Germany Refugee support volunteering: leap in numbers, shift in outlooks A question of values?Modes of other-orientation: humanitarianism and care relationships Conclusion: values, humanitarianism and care ethics Notes References Cosmopolitanism at the crossroads: Swedish immigration policy after the 2015 refugee crisis Introduction: game change?Swedish cosmopolitanism Hospitality and the progressive dilemma Postnalional memhership Signs of change The return of the progressive dilemma The new right-left cleavage The re-nationalization of memberships Conclusion: a crisis of values or realities?Note References (Un)Deserving refugees: Contested access to the ‘community of value’ in Italy Introduction Who deserves to be protected?Italian asylum system during and after the European ‘refugee crisis’Who is valuable in the Italian refugee regime?The regime of rights: Citizenship First The regime of deservingness: disciplining access to the community of value The regime of containment: dispossession without protection Conclusions Social workers and asylum seekers as actors of contentious politics Notes References Christian charity as the last line of defense for migrants in Ventimiglia Introduction The creation of a hostile environment: Ventimiglia The denial of housing spaces The opening of the Delle Gianchette Church The reaction of public authorities The heritage of the Delle Gianchette Church The prohibition of food distribution The creation of a division within the active civil society in Ventimiglia The paradoxical situation of local authorities with respect to humanitarian values The instrumentalisation of humanitarian assistance hy the authorities Expulsion from the territory The (lack of) response from Catholic organisations Catholic leadership, between ‘euergesia’ and social justice Conclusions Notes References Proclaiming and practicing pro-immigration values in Poland: A case study of Poznan Introduction The evolution of the Polish government’s attitudes towards refugees ‘Refugees are coming’ - moral panic in the making Responses to the ‘refugee crisis’ and values in the city of Poznan Civil society responses Conclusions Notes References Concluding thoughts

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