Organising flexible housing in the context of international protection: EMN Inform

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The inflow of applicants for international protection can be subject to rapid, substantial changes. Together with other factors, this can lead to pressures on the reception systems of EMN Member and Observer Countries, including their capacity to provide housing. To manage changes in demand for housing, countries need to be able to both quickly upscale their capacity to provide accommodation … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:20 Jan 2023
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Explaining recent trends in international protection in Ireland

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In the first six months of 2022, 6,494 applications for international protection were lodged in Ireland. This marked a significant increase compared to recent years. While there was also an increase in applications across the EU, the increase in Ireland was proportionally larger. Ireland was among a small number of European countries that saw applications rise continuously throughout the first … Read More

Author(s):Emily Cunniffe, Keire Murphy, Emma Quinn, James Laurence, Frances McGinnity, Kayla Rush
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Publication Date:24 Nov 2022
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Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers 2014-2016: EMN Synthesis Report

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Abstract In 2014-2016 Member States experienced an unprecedented influx of incoming applicants for international protection: the number of applications lodged rose to 1,320,000 million in 2015 and 1,260,000 million in 2016, though the scale and peak moments differed greatly between Member States. This EMN study provides an overview of the changes to national strategies, approaches and measures in response to … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:10 Sep 2018
Reference Period:01 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2016
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers 2014-2016: EMN Inform


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In 2014-2016 (Member) States experienced an unprecedented influx of incoming applicants for international protection: the number of applications lodged rose to 1,320,000 million in 2015 and 1,260,000 million in 2016, though the scale and peak moments differed greatly between (Member) States. This Inform summaries the EMN study on Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers 2014-2016. Key points to note: The 2014-2016 … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:10 Sep 2018
Reference Period:01 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2016
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Ireland’s Response to Recent Trends in International Protection Applications

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Abstract The flow of displaced persons into Ireland has been much lower than in many EU Member States. Despite its peripheral geographical location, Ireland did experience an increase in asylum applications in the years that correspond with the EU refugee and migrant crisis: after a sustained period of decreasing asylum applications, 2014 saw a 53 per cent increase over the … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold, Conor Ryan and Emma Quinn
Publisher:Economic and Social Research Institute
Publication Date:06 Jun 2018
Geographic Focus:Ireland
ISBN:978-0-7070-0453-2
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European Migration Network Asylum and Migration Glossary 6.0


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The purpose of the European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary of terms relating to Asylum and Migration is inter alia to improve comparability between EU Member States through the use and common understanding of the terms and definitions contained herein.  The Glossary is intended to serve as a useful European reference document for EMN National Contact Points (NCPs) and their national … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General for Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:15 May 2018
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Children’s Rights and Refugee Law: Conceptualising Children within the Refugee Convention

Abstract Children make up half of the world’s refugees and over 40 per cent of the world’s asylum seekers. However, children are largely invisible in historical and contemporary refugee law. Furthermore, there has been very limited interaction between the burgeoning children’s rights framework, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the 1951 Convention relating to … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold
Publisher:Routhledge
Publication Date:10 Aug 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.routledge.com/Childrens-Rights-and-Refugee-Law-Conceptualising-Children-within-the/Arnold/p/book/9781138052710
ISBN:9781138052710
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Consultations with children and young people living in Direct Provision

Abstract The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) report  Consultations with Children and Young People living in Direct Provision captures the views of children on their lived experiences in Direct Provision. The report was compiled by researchers at the University College Cork School of Law Child Law Clinic. The consultation is one of a series of reports that the … Read More

Author(s):UCC Child Law Clinic
Publisher:Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Publication Date:14 Jul 2017
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/academic/law/childlawclinic/Report_of_DCYA_consultations_with_children_and_young_people_living_in_Direct_Provision.pdf
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Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Programmes in Europe – what works? EMN Synthesis Report

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Abstract This EMN study[1] offers a comprehensive overview of policies and practices on the functioning of resettlement, humanitarian admission programmes and schemes, as well as private sponsorship programmes for refugees in the EU Member States and Norway. In the wake of the humanitarian crisis associated with the ongoing civil war in Syria, Member States have stepped up efforts to provide … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Nov 2016
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Programmes in Europe – what works? EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform summarises the findings from the EMN Study on Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Programmes in Europe – what works? and is based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points[1]. This EMN Inform provides an overview of policies and practices on the functioning of resettlement, humanitarian admission programmes and schemes, as well as private sponsorship programmes for refugees in … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:09 Nov 2016
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Migrants’ movements through the Mediterranean: EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform summaries the main findings of the EMN Policy Brief on migrants’ movements through the Mediterranean[1]. Key points to note: Asylum trends in the EEA from 2009 to September 2015 There were 3.3 million asylum applications to the EEA and Switzerland, during this period. Syrian nationals accounted for the greatest number of asylum applications in the EEA (448,000). … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:23 Dec 2015
Reference Period:01 Jan 2013 to 30 Sep 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Migrants’ movements through the Mediterranean: EMN Policy Brief


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Abstract: This Policy Brief[1] focuses on irregular migratory movements, rather than the regular migration of people using legal mechanisms which are well-established and are measured routinely in published statistics. It is in this context that the current large numbers of asylum seekers, migrants and displaced persons arriving at our borders is a test for the European Union and its Member … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:23 Dec 2015
Reference Period:01 Jan 2013 to 01 Sep 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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Asylum seekers, Ireland, and the return of the repressed

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Abstract In 2014 residents in Direct Provision Centres for asylum seekers staged a series of protests. The protests, which coincided with the appointment of a new Minister for Justice who announced the Irish government’s plans to reform the asylum system, voiced three clear demands. Firstly, the protestors demanded that all asylum centres be closed; secondly, they demanded that all residents … Read More

Author(s):Ronit Lentin
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Publication Date:23 Nov 2015
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09670882.2015.1113009#.VlWQOHbhCUk
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Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors in the EU Member States and Norway: EMN Synthesis Report


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Abstract The study aims to update the findings of the 2008-2009 EMN study Policies on reception, return and integration arrangements for,and numbers of, unaccompanied minors and to provide up-to-date information and comparable data on the numbers and state of protection of unaccompanied minors (UAMs) arriving in Europe. The study has a special focus on the following issues The study[1] aims … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:28 May 2015
Geographic Focus:Europe
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The Role of the Guardian in Determining the Best Interest of the Separated Child Seeking Asylum in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Systems of Guardianship in Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands

Abstract Separated children seeking asylum in Europe have the right to a representative, typically in the form of a guardian, and the right to have their best interests taken into account. These rights are articulated in the Council Directives and Regulations regulating the Common European Asylum System. The original language used around the time of developing the Common European Asylum … Read More

Author(s):Samantha Arnold, Martine Goeman and Katja Fournier
Publisher:Brill
Publication Date:22 Nov 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15718166-12342066
ISBN:1388-364X
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Migrant deportability: Israel and Ireland as case studies

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Abstract This article critiques policies of deportation and deportability – a technology emanating from three seemingly conflicting rationalities: states’ obligations under international human rights regimes, capitalism’s need to facilitate the movement of labour, and the need to reaffirm state sovereignty. After outlining the concept of deportability, we argue that although justified by state actors as an integral part of asylum … Read More

Author(s):Ronit Lentin and Elena Moreo
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:18 Sep 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2014.948477#tabModule
ISBN:null
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What’s Food Got to Do With It? Food Experiences in Direct Provision

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The report is based on a qualitative research study that was undertaken with the aim of gaining greater understanding of the lived reality and food experience of asylum seekers living in direct provision centres in Cork. Several recommendations for the improvement of food conditions are included in the report. The main recommendation is that the Direct Provision system be overhauled, … Read More

Author(s):Keelin Barry
Publisher:Nasc
Publication Date:14 May 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.nascireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/WhatsFoodFINAL.pdf
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Counting the Cost: Barriers to Employment after Direct Provision

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Abstract ‘Counting the Cost: Barriers to Employment after Direct Provision’ examines what happens after people have moved on from the Direct Provision system in Ireland.  This research explores what happens to people after they receive their papers with a particular focus on their employment situation. Between February and April 2014 the Irish Refugee Council interviewed 20 people living across Ireland … Read More

Author(s):Sue Conlan
Publisher:Irish Refugee Council
Publication Date:07 May 2014
Reference Period:01 Jan 2014 to 30 Apr 2014
Geographic Focus:Ireland
URL:http://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/counting-the-cost_Final-Draft.pdf
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Parenting in Direct Provision: Parents’ Perspectives Regarding Stresses and Supports

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Abstract The Irish direct provision system for asylum seekers is acknowledged as providing a very challenging and exclusionary living environment for adults and children. To date, there has been little research focused specifically on the ways in which the direct provision environment impacts on the parenting role. This qualitative study explores the experiences of parenting in direct provision from the … Read More

Author(s):Helen Uchechukwu Ogbu, Bernadine Brady and Louise Kinlen
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Online
Publication Date:23 Apr 2014
Geographic Focus:null
URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13575279.2013.875462#tabModule
ISBN:null
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The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in different Member States: EMN Inform


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This EMN Inform summarises the findings from the EMN Study “The Organisation of Reception Facilities for Asylum Seekers in different Member States“, based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points in 23 Member States and Norway.  This EMN Inform provides an overview of good practices by Member States for flexible, efficient reception facilities whilst maintaining quality of reception conditions. Download: … Read More

Author(s):European Migration Network
Publisher:Directorate General Home Affairs, European Commission
Publication Date:07 Feb 2014
Geographic Focus:Europe
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