CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Molnár, Marianna Barbara |
|---|---|
| Title | The implications of the Iraqi Refugee Crisis For the Persistence of Sovereign Borders In a Globalized World |
| Summary | One of humankind’s greatest dilemma of the 21st century is whether sovereignty, which has been gradually transforming due to the increasing effects of globalization keeps sovereign state borders persistent. To find an answer to this question, I examine the implications of the Iraqi refugee crisis for the persistence of sovereign borders in our globalized world. A comparative analysis of eight countries’ foreign policies toward the Iraqi refugees is conducted, which serves as a case study in order to answer the broader theoretical question whether or not sovereign borders remain persistent. The target countries constitute two main groups. The first group contains countries that have triggered the current Iraqi situation: the US and the UK; while the other group contains the immediate neighbors of Iraq, which had no choice in their involvement in the Iraqi refugee crisis. I search for reasons of the inability of the target countries’ acceptance and prolonged rejection and of the factors of negative asylum tendencies in a troubled world of the Iraqis. I find that ‘persistence of sovereign borders’ in our globalized world is entitled for the designation since despite of globalization’s greatest changes states have managed to keep the status quo regarding their sovereignty to decide on who they accept or reject. |
| Supervisor | Papkova Irina |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/molnar_marianna.pdf |
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