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The Importance of Convention Status: A Case Study of the UK

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Convention status accords refugees social and economic rights and security of residence in European countries of asylum. However, the trend in Europe has been to prevent asylum seekers reaching its borders, to reduce the rights of asylum seekers in countries of asylum and to use temporary protection as a means of circumventing the responsibility of long-term resettlement. This paper will provide a case study of the United Kingdom. It will examine the social and economic rights afforded to different statuses in the areas of social security, housing, employment and family reunion. It will explore the interaction of social and economic rights and security of residence on the experiences of those seeking protection. Drawing on responses to the crisis in Kosovo and on data from a survey of 180 refugees and asylum seekers in London it will show the importance of Convention status and the rights and security the status brings.

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  • Alice Bloch, 2001. "The Importance of Convention Status: A Case Study of the UK," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 6(1), pages 15-24, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:6:y:2001:i:1:p:15-24
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.580
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