Unpacking the local in the study of the reception of asylum seekers: The case of Luxembourg.

[en] This article explores the significance of local contexts in the reception of asylum seekers by drawing on a qualitative study on the governance and implementation of reception policies in Luxembourg. Whilst contributing to a growing scholarship that has stressed the importance of the local dimension of asylum politics, the article advances the debate by unpacking the local and highlighting its internal multiplicity. It does so by exposing the heterogeneity of reception practices within individual local settings. Such heterogeneity, the article argues, calls into question an understanding of the local as a coherent unit of analysis in the field of asylum governance.

Disciplines :

Human geography & demography

Author, co-author :

VIANELLI, Lorenzo ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning > Team Birte NIENABER

NIENABER, Birte ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Geography and Spatial Planning (DGEO) > Geography and Spatial Planning

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

Unpacking the local in the study of the reception of asylum seekers: The case of Luxembourg.

Publication date :

2024

Journal title :

Geographical Review

ISSN :

0016-7428

Publisher :

Wiley-Blackwell, United States

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Focus Area :

Migration and Inclusive Societies

Development Goals :

11. Sustainable cities and communities

European Projects :

H2020 - 770037 - CEASEVAL - Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further Development

Funders :

Union Européenne

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