Refugee History.

Understanding historical and political contexts to contemporary refugee movements.

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Guilt through Punishment: Border Spectacles, State Violence and Public Attitudes towards Refugees and Displaced People

May 25

May 25 Guilt through Punishment: Border Spectacles, State Violence and Public Attitudes towards Refugees and Displaced People

Lebanon rejects the refugee protection regime it helped create

May 18

May 18 Lebanon rejects the refugee protection regime it helped create

The Kindertransport Legacy Campaign

May 11

May 11 The Kindertransport Legacy Campaign

Tess Berry-Hart

Refugees in Europe: A Forty Years' Crisis?

May 4

May 4 Refugees in Europe: A Forty Years' Crisis?

A review by Refugee History’s co-editor Becky Taylor of Matthew Frank and Jessica Reinisch (eds) Refugees in Europe, 1919-59.

Villawood detention centre—past, present, and future

Apr 6

Apr 6 Villawood detention centre—past, present, and future

Benjamin Thomas White

Journey to Asylum – Lost on the Way

Mar 30

Mar 30 Journey to Asylum – Lost on the Way

Volunteers and humanitarian aid in Calais

Mar 23

Mar 23 Volunteers and humanitarian aid in Calais

World War One Displacement: Europe on the Move

Mar 10

Mar 10 World War One Displacement: Europe on the Move

Rebekah Klein-Pejšová

Belgian Refugees in Glasgow: Philanthropy and Faith

Feb 7

Feb 7 Belgian Refugees in Glasgow: Philanthropy and Faith

When the British government expects volunteers to help refugees, it’s back to the 1930s

Jan 30

Jan 30 When the British government expects volunteers to help refugees, it’s back to the 1930s