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A Tamil Asylum Diaspora - Sri Lankan Migration, Settlement and Politics in Switzerland (Hardcover, New)
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A Tamil Asylum Diaspora - Sri Lankan Migration, Settlement and Politics in Switzerland (Hardcover, New)
Series: Forced Migration
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During twelve years of ethno-nationalist secessionist violence in
the north and east of Sri Lanka, insurrection in the south, and
island-wide state repression, many Tamils were forced to seek
political asylum overseas. At least 200,000 Tamils, primarily from
the Jaffna Peninsula, have escaped to Europe of whom ca. 25,000
(the largest group relative to the population) have settled in
Switzerland, the focus of this study. The author examines the
conditions in Sri Lanka that led to the flight, the phases and
technicalities of the emigration and resettlement in Switzerland.
Based on anthropological fieldwork and on completely new archival
material, the author not only looks at the development of the Tamil
community in all its diversity but also at the impact of federal
and cantonal policy and practice, at the economic situation and
broader changes in Switzerland which led to demands for reforms to
the country's asylum and immigration rules. In this respect,
Switzerland set an example that other governments were soon to
follow.
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