Actions speak louder than claims: humanitarian corridors, civil society and asylum policies.

Resettlement of refugees in third countries has seen a growing intervention by various civil society actors in the last few years, starting from the Canadian experience. Also in Europe, these sponsorship schemes are developing, despite a general restriction of asylum policies. This paper will analys...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 48; no. 17; pp. 3965 - 3985
Main Authors: Ambrosini, Maurizio, Schnyder von Wartensee, Ilaria
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2022
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          Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
          Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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        Refugee resettlement
        Immigration policy
        Legal status of political refugees
        Civil society
        Right of asylum
        Human rights
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          Refugee resettlement
          Immigration policy
          Legal status of political refugees
          Civil society
          Right of asylum
          Human rights
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        Asylum-seekers
        civil society
        humanitarian corridors
        immigration policy
        solidarity
      ab: Resettlement of refugees in third countries has seen a growing intervention by various civil society actors in the last few years, starting from the Canadian experience. Also in Europe, these sponsorship schemes are developing, despite a general restriction of asylum policies. This paper will analyse a case of civil society's sponsorship, which has been developed in recent years by religious (Christian) institutions, first in Italy, then in other European countries (France, Belgium, Andorra, San Marino and recently Germany), in agreement with governments: what have been called 'humanitarian corridors'. The paper will provide an evaluation of the project referred to arrivals from Ethiopia (more than 300 people), based on documents and interviews with key informants, volunteers and refugees. In particular, it will discuss the present outcomes of the project, together with its relationship with restrictive policies: how the cultural message of the project challenges borders closure for asylum-seekers. Studying such experience, this article also wants to discuss some general questions: What does this reception by CSOs have to do with a neoliberal vision of asylum and human rights? What are the potential benefits and the possible shortcomings of citizens' and communities' engagement in refugee reception?
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