POLS 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Turkish Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, French Revolution
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It involves exile beyond the state [or would-be state"s] borders. Does not include the expulsion of illegitimate citizens. Not expulsion if people leave because of fighting/violence or poor economic/social circumstances. Also not groups who have lost wars who decide to leave. Very contested notion in most cases because losing side says they were expelled winning side claims they left. Palestinians expulsion from israel also highly contested subject. Expulsion applies to those who are sent out of the territory of their state. Most often the majority group of the state will be moved into the area from which people. Internal expulsions are when people are moved within a state for a particular purpose. were expelled. Reasons: strategy of resolving conflict, used for strategic policy purposes, used to assimilate minority groups, used to control groups, used to kill people (e. g. armenian genocide).