The Refugee-Security Dilemma in Europe
Focusing on two of the institutions involved in the range of European activities on conflict prevention and displacement in the wake of the Yugoslav crisis, this article seeks to address the complex interplay of refugee protection and security enhancing strategies. The conclusion to an analysis of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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York University Libraries
1997-12-01
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| Series: | Refuge |
| Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21945 |
| Summary: | Focusing on two of the institutions involved
in the range of European activities
on conflict prevention and
displacement in the wake of the Yugoslav
crisis, this article seeks to address
the complex interplay of refugee protection
and security enhancing strategies.
The conclusion to an analysis of the
mandates and expectations placed upon
the OSCE's High Commissioner on
National Minorities and the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is that the latter is at risk of abrogating
its responsibilities towards
refugees and potentially misinterpreting
the motives of other (actual conflict
prevention) organs in the international
security arena and their impact (or not)
on displacement. The article places this
institutional and conceptual dilemma of
refugee protection and security in the
context of International Relations theories,
and stands squarely against the
view that refugees are themselves a
threat to west European security. |
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| ISSN: | 0229-5113 1920-7336 |