Protection in Europe for refugees from Syria
By Cynthia Orchard and Andrew Miller
Supervised by Professor Dawn Chatty
RSC Policy Briefing 10
September 2014
http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/publications/protection-in-europe-for-refugees-from-syria
This report considers the response of European countries to the refugee crisis in the Syrian region. The authors provide an overview of the European reaction generally, brief summaries of the responses of selected countries (Germany, Sweden, Norway, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy), and a more in-depth case study of the UK. Whilst they applaud both the humanitarian efforts to assist refugees and the resettlement that is ongoing, they believe that the primary aim of the European response – to contain the crisis in the countries neighbouring Syria and to reinforce Europe's borders – is unsustainable. They recommend that European countries implement a Comprehensive Plan of Action for refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria, comprising three main components: activation of a regional temporary protection regime, expanded resettlement, and the development of other legal routes of entry into European countries. This publication was supervised by Professor Dawn Chatty.
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