"Knocking on Doors that Never Open": Examining Discourses of Rejected Asylum Seekers from Kosova

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atmire.migration.oldid5693
dc.contributor.advisorWalsh, Christine
dc.contributor.authorKusari, Kaltrina
dc.contributor.committeememberDrolet, Julie
dc.contributor.committeememberChowdhury, Tanvir Turin
dc.contributor.committeememberLorenzetti, Liza
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-04T21:40:25Z
dc.date.available2017-07-04T21:40:25Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study examined the experiences of rejected asylum seekers from Kosova in order to contribute to the paucity of literature on rejected asylum seekers. Grounded in postcolonial theory and through a Critical Discourse Analysis of interviews with rejected asylum seekers and Kosova’s Repatriation Strategy, the study examined dominant discourses which shape the repatriation process in Kosova. The main findings illustrate the European Union (EU)-Kosova power imbalance and the pervasiveness of the EU as ‘exclusive’ discourse is crucial in shaping experiences of repatriation and the identities of rejected asylum seekers. These findings add to the body of existing repatriation literature and provide important implications for reparation policies as well as social work theory, practice, and education.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKusari, K. (2017). "Knocking on Doors that Never Open": Examining Discourses of Rejected Asylum Seekers from Kosova (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26706en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3919
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySocial Work
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Social Sciences
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.subject.otherRejected Asylum Seekers
dc.subject.otherGlobal North/South
dc.subject.otherKosova
dc.subject.otherPostcolonialism
dc.subject.otherCritical Discourses Analysis
dc.subject.otherRepatriation
dc.subject.otherEuropean Union
dc.title"Knocking on Doors that Never Open": Examining Discourses of Rejected Asylum Seekers from Kosova
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Work (MSW)
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