Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia : Perspectives from Japan and Taiwan

Refugees and Asylum Seekers in East Asia Perspectives from Japan and Taiwan

This edited volume fills a gap in current research on asylum seekers and refugees. By focusing on two East Asian countries, Japan and Taiwan, this volume offers material for comparison and reflection on an area of the world in which this theme is still relatively underdeveloped. By approaching the t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Momesso, Lara (-)
Other Authors: Ivanova, Polina
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia,
Subjects:
Human rights.
Politics and Human Rights.
Human Rights.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009834836806719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Regulation and legal protection of refugees and asylum seekers in Japan and Taiwan
  • Chapter 1. South Korea's dual asylum system as a model for Taiwan?
  • Chapter 2. How refugee protection is handled in non-UN member states: Lessons for Taiwan
  • Chapter 3. Human rights issues in the Japanese refugee recognition process and the legal progress towards a more inclusive refugee system
  • Chapter 4. Japanese and Taiwanese Approaches to Future Climate Refugees
  • Part II: Social construction of refugees and asylum seekers in Japan and Taiwan
  • Chapter 5. Pictures of “Hong Kongers” in Japan and Taiwan: A text-mining analysis of news media
  • Chapter 6. Kurdish community in Japan and the representation of Kurdish identity and activism on social media
  • Chapter 7. Japan’s refugee policy and public opinion: Nationalism as a factor in Japanese public opinion on refugees
  • Part III: Lived experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in Japan and Taiwan
  • Chapter 8. Asylum seeking as survival strategy: The narratives of Indonesian asylum seekers in Japan
  • Chapter 9. Ethnic strategies of refugee entrepreneurs: Burmese refugees and ethnic business in Tokyo
  • Chapter 10. Refugees by another name: Displaced learners in Japanese higher education.

Similar Items