Lokale oplossingen voor problemen in de asielopvang: de vluchtelingencrisis als 'window of opportunity'

Translated title of the contribution: Local solutions in the reception of asylum seekers: the 'refugee crisis' as a window of opportunity

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Abstract

During the recent ‘refugee crisis’, governments have been confronted with various problems concerning asylum reception. In several locations in the Netherlands, as well as elsewhere in Europe and beyond, new local forms of experimenting around the issue of asylum reception have begun. One example is Utrecht’s ‘Plan Einstein’. In Overvecht, a district of the city, an office building has been converted into an asylum shelter, where 400 asylum seekers live together with 38 non-refugee youngsters from Utrecht. The Centre runs courses and activities, offered to both asylum seekers (including those who do not yet have a residence status) and local residents. Employing the concepts of ‘multilevel governance’ and ‘experimental governance’, this article indicates why this initiative was able to be realized at this location and at this time.
Translated title of the contributionLocal solutions in the reception of asylum seekers: the 'refugee crisis' as a window of opportunity
Original languageDutch
Article number4
Pages (from-to)74-85
Number of pages11
JournalTijdschrift over Cultuur & Criminaliteit
Volume2017
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • asylum reception
  • local turn
  • Plan Einstein
  • experimental governance

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