POLA01H3 : week 8 politics.doc
9 Dec 2014
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Reading journal template week 8 by: hamza ibrahim. This article written by hansen seeks to explain how forced migration and refugees are closely associated with the creation of the nation state and its borders. Article also explains how the asylum system threatens the existence of borders, states, and the international refugee system. Argument 1 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences): Article explains that through creation of borders of nation states it has created a relationship and has led to the production of refugee movements. Through borders limits are defined as to what citizens can be fully protected within the nation state sovereignty while allowing asylum seekers through their borders. This article also argues that the asylum determination system threatens the nation state, its borders and the international refugee system that is used worldwide. An asylum seeker is one who seeks and gains asylum in another border or state most likely a liberal democratic country.
