From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities
Abstract In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of “campization” to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-s...
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| description | Abstract In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of “campization” to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-spatial configuration and functions of refugee accommodation in European capital regions. Based on qualitative research concerning case studies for Athens, Berlin, and Copenhagen, I argue that refugee accommodation has increasingly been transformed into large, camp-like structures with lowered living standards and a closed character. This is shown by the structural, functional, and socio-spatial characteristics of the accommodation in the three case studies, as well as the political and administrative objectives that determine the campization of accommodation. The contribution lastly highlights changing notions and forms of containment, exclusion, and temporality as part of campization, and links this process to current trends in asylum and urban development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-758417a85fa4412aa4e3212368686ec32022-12-21T18:48:00ZengSpringerOpenComparative Migration Studies2214-594X2018-03-016112210.1186/s40878-017-0069-8From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European citiesRené Kreichauf0Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit BrusselAbstract In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of “campization” to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-spatial configuration and functions of refugee accommodation in European capital regions. Based on qualitative research concerning case studies for Athens, Berlin, and Copenhagen, I argue that refugee accommodation has increasingly been transformed into large, camp-like structures with lowered living standards and a closed character. This is shown by the structural, functional, and socio-spatial characteristics of the accommodation in the three case studies, as well as the political and administrative objectives that determine the campization of accommodation. The contribution lastly highlights changing notions and forms of containment, exclusion, and temporality as part of campization, and links this process to current trends in asylum and urban development.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40878-017-0069-8CampizationRefugee campsAsylumUrban studiesArrival infrastructuresSocio-spatial exclusion |
| spellingShingle | René Kreichauf From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities Comparative Migration Studies Campization Refugee camps Asylum Urban studies Arrival infrastructures Socio-spatial exclusion |
| title | From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities |
| title_full | From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities |
| title_fullStr | From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities |
| title_short | From forced migration to forced arrival: the campization of refugee accommodation in European cities |
| title_sort | from forced migration to forced arrival the campization of refugee accommodation in european cities |
| topic | Campization Refugee camps Asylum Urban studies Arrival infrastructures Socio-spatial exclusion |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40878-017-0069-8 |
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