Good Refugees, Bad Refugees: Borders and Belonging in Southeast Europe

Book cover for Bad Refugees: Geopolitics, Stigma, and Forced Migration

Book cover detail, Oxford University Press

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Book Talk
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In person
Address
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Who gets to be a “good” refugee, and who is cast as a threat? What determines whether displaced people are welcomed, tolerated, or turned away? Southeast Europe, historically a crossroads of migration, displacement, and contested national identities, offers a fascinating lens through which to examine these questions.

Drawing on Dr. Mandic's forthcoming book, Bad Refugees: Geopolitics, Stigma and Forced Migration, this talk explores how nationality, ethnicity, geopolitical interests, and public narratives shape distinctions between “deserving” and “undeserving” refugees with particular attention to Southeast Europe. 

 

Topic
citizenship
culture
diaspora
ethnic conflict/relations
human rights
migration
Field
International Relations
Location
Balkans
Eastern Europe
Time Period
Present Day

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