{"product_id":"reconfiguring-refugees-9781479827961","title":"Reconfiguring Refugees","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows how domestic identity narratives and political polarization shape the sociopolitical response to refugees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe United States once played a major role in global refugee resettlement, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all refugees resettled worldwide. However, in recent years, it has dramatically cut refugee admissions and implemented discriminatory policies on refugee protection. These policies have been justified amid intensifying xenophobic rhetoric against specific groups.\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Alise Coen explains why the monumental shift around refugee resettlement occurred, particularly in response to the high-profile conflict in Syria. She shows how refugeesand broader global migration debatesbecame contentious political issues in the US, revealing the many ways in which refugees have been increasingly weaponized as partisan symbols by Democrats and Republicans. The book calls attention to the power of rhetoric and identity narratives, and shows how the language\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409068597591,"sku":"9781479827961","price":62.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479827961.jpg?v=1730505318","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reconfiguring-refugees-9781479827961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}