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Idomeni after the closing of the border
Alex Yallop/MSF
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Migrants / refugees

With the cold war over, refugees have lost their status as an instrument of western soft power, whereas with the economic crisis and terrorism, hostility towards migrants is increasing. Prevailing representations of migration movements are convincing a growing proportion of the European population that migrants are a threat and refugees a burden. This file contains a collection of publications (articles, opinion columns, blog articles, press releases, CRASH papers) from 1990 to date, focusing on two themes : 1° the dichotomy between hospitality policy and migration policy, 2° camps approached from a number of different angles.  

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Le camp de La Linière, à Grande Synthe, en Juillet 2016
Charles Habib
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Sheltering, hosting or receiving refugees: the unresolved ambiguities of the La Linière refugee camp
Michaël Neuman
Franck Esnée

Following the dismantlement of the Basroch camp in Grande-Synthe and the resettlement of refugees in the new La Linière camp, in the spring 2016, Michaël Neuman and Franck Esnée wanted to focus their analysis and story on the “camp” – as an object –, its nature and management. This article was originally published in Alternatives Humanitaires #5, in July 2017. 

Woman carries a child in the Grande Synthe camp
Jon Levy
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Temporary palliatives to an ongoing humanitarian need: MSF’s intervention in Dunkirk
Angélique Muller
Michaël Neuman

This article was originally published in Humanitarian Exchange Magazine #67 in September 2016. In this paper, Angélique Muller and Michaël Neuman attempt to explore the lessons learnt through examining the decisions as well as the difficulties MSF encountered in its provision of assistance to migrants in Grande-Synthe.

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