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A sledgehammer to crack a nut: deportation, detention and dispersal in Europe
- Author:
- SCHUSTER Liza
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 39(6), December 2005, pp.606-621.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Since the increase in the numbers of asylum-seekers arriving in Europe in the early 1990s, European countries of asylum have been implementing new and increased controls over entry and making conditions more difficult for asylum-seekers while they are waiting for a decision on their case. This paper explores the ways in which four European asylum regimes use the deportation, detention and dispersal of asylum-seekers in an attempt to control and exclude them from national societies and territories. Germany, France, Italy and the UK have different migration histories and have introduced different asylum policies at different times; but all have in common the increasingly draconian response to asylum-seekers since the 1990s. The paper looks at the stated rationale for introducing and extending dispersal, deportation and detention. EU governments have introduced these measures, arguing that they will deter "fraudulent" asylum claims. While the number of claims has fallen in the last five years to the lowest level since 1988, there is no evidence that this is due to such policies. It is clear, however, that these policies penalize all asylum-seekers, breach their human rights, damage the receiving societies as a whole, and as such should be abandoned.
A Welsh perspective: the tension between autonomy rights and welfare
- Author:
- CLUCAS Bev
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 218, July 2005, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Looks at the remit for the Children's Commissioner for Wales. Explores the findings of recent research on the tension between different conceptions of rights in the remit of the Commissioner. Discusses whether Will Theory or Interest Theory best fits the role of the Commissioner and the practical implications for children in these opposing conceptions of rights. Explores the reasons for preferring either an autonomy-based or welfare-based interpretation. Examines the tension between autonomy and welfare and questions whether the Commissioner for Wales is a champion for children's autonomy. Argues that there is a tension between the aim of safeguarding and promoting the rights and welfare of children. Finds a lack of clear guidance for the interpretation of "rights" or the balance between autonomy and welfare.
Building regional governance in England: the view from Whitehall
- Authors:
- AYRES Sarah, PEARCE Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 33(4), October 2005, pp.581-600.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Constitutional arrangements in parts of the UK have been transformed by political devolution. In England, however, reliance has been placed on strengthening the regional tier through administrative decentralisation. Drawing on the views of Whitehall civil servants, this article explores how central–regional relations are being recalibrated and how government is building a regional perspective into its activities. We conclude that, in the absence of regional government, Whitehall is pursuing a cautious approach to regional working and greater attention needs to be given to incorporating regional priorities in national spending programmes and developing a more coherent approach to regional strategy making.
Equivocating on reconciliation
- Author:
- GALLOWAY Greta
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 58(3), September 2005, pp.257-274.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article presents the results of a study carried out with the welfare sector in Cairns in 1997 to problematise Gaha's statement though a discourse analysis of welfare workers discussions of reconciliation. It demonstrates the ways in which language operates to maintain Indigenous people's disenfranchisement and oppression within the Australian polity. It cautions against welfare personnel assuming more liberation within their ranks than found within general society.
Joined-up childcare policy needed
- Author:
- STEPHENSON Jo
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 8.6.05, 2005, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Many childcare workers in Scotland have called for a national framework, similar to Englands 10-year strategy to join up services and create clear targets. However, the Scottish Executive have expressed their reservations that this is the right way forward, prefering to keep their options open. This article presents the debate from the perspective of various quarters including the Scottish Executive, City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Out of School Network.
Helping homeless people: delivering the action plan for prevention and effective response. Homelessness monitoring group second report - April 2005
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report reviews the progress made across Scotland in delivering the recommendations of the Homelessness Task Force, in the time since our first report to Ministers was published.
Homes for Scotland's People: A Scottish Housing Policy Statement
- Author:
- SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
- Publisher:
- SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE PUBLICATIONS
- Publication year:
- 2005
Sets out the governments agenda on the housing market and subsidised housing.
A racial equality strategy for Northern Ireland 2005-10
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This strategy provided a framework designed to: tackle racial inequalities in Northern Ireland and to open up opportunity for all; to eradicate racism and hate crime; and together with A Shared Future – Policy and Strategic Framework for Good Relations in Northern Ireland, to initiate actions to promote good race relations. It sets out the long-term, high level vision of the society that Northern Ireland is working to achieve. Six strategic aims are identified: the elimination of racial inequality; equal protection; equality of service provision; participation; dialogue; and capacity building. The strategy also sets out the principles the government will observe in pursuing these aims.
Improving opportunity, strengthening society: the government's strategy to increase race equality and community cohesion
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This strategy sets out one strand of the Government's drive to improve fairness and opportunities for all in Britain; how it will ensure that a person's ethnicity is not a barrier to their success and how it will foster the cohesion necessary to enable people from minority and majority communities to work together for social and economic progress.
The relationship between the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and innovative welfare practices on a local level
- Authors:
- LARRISON Christopher R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 12(2/3), 2005, pp.205-219.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Part of the intention of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) in the United States was to encourage the development of innovative welfare programs on a state and local level. The Act removed stringent federal regulations regarding the design and implementation of cash welfare programs. The freer programmatic environment was to assist local offices in addressing the unique needs of their particular clients as they moved from welfare to work within a time limited setting. In an attempt to examine if this intended piece of the policy was implemented, qualitative data were collected from a statewide sample of local Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) offices in Georgia. The findings indicate that a minority of local offices engaged in innovative behaviours that were significantly different from their pre-PRWORA behaviours. Implications for welfare policy implementation and program development are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).