Refugees, Citizenship and Social Policy in Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-11
European asylum and refugee policy after the Treaty of Amsterdam: the birth of a new regime?....Pages 12-50
The politics of refugee and asylum policies in Britain: historical patterns and contemporary realities....Pages 51-75
‘Persons persecuted on political grounds shall enjoy the right of asylum — but not in our country’: asylum policy and debates about refugees in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 76-90
The precarious safety of the refugee....Pages 91-104
Refugee resettlement in Europe....Pages 105-131
Asylum seekers and access to social security: recent developments in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium....Pages 132-148
Unaccompanied refugee children: legal framework and local application in Britain....Pages 149-167
Age in Exile: Europe’s older refugees and exiles....Pages 168-186
Refugees in the job market: a case of unused skills in the British economy....Pages 187-210
Asylum seekers, refugees and the future of citizenship in the European Union....Pages 211-231
Back Matter....Pages 232-242