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OverviewThe impact of the passage of war refugees on the lives and minds of local residents and officials is the subject of this study. Between 2017 and 2020, Beatrix Futak-Campbell conducted interviews with over fifty people who live and work near the Hungarian-Serbian border. This area was exposed to the unprecedented stream of refugees, most of them seeking safety from the Syrian civil war. The Hungarian government’s hostility to migrants has been widely criticized, and news coverage has tended to reiterate unhelpful characterisations of Hungarian citizens as being anti-migrant, anti-Muslim and racist. The situation is, however, more nuanced. There is a substantial difference between the border police, local communities, and organizations, on the one hand, and national politicians and the international media perception of the refugee ‘crisis’, on the other. Those living and working with migrants at the border were caught between the domestic political situation, the plight of the refugees and the international support the latter receive, and the exigencies of their own livelihoods. This book explores these communities and their own security concerns. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Beatrix Futak-Campbell (Assistant Professor of International Relations and Director of the World Politics degree programme, Leiden University)Publisher: Central European University Press Imprint: Central European University Press ISBN: 9789633866375ISBN 10: 9633866375 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 30 April 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Prologue: 2. The ‘crisis’; what crisis? 3. ‘We have to protect what we have. No one is going to help us’ 4. ‘We knew they didn’t want to stay’ 5. The business of migration 6. At the cusp of protecting European civilization 7. Parallel societiesReviewsAuthor InformationBeatrix Futak-Campbell is Assistant Professor of International Relations and Director of the World Politics degree programme at Leiden University College, Leiden University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |