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"Burden-Sharing": The International Politics of Refugee Protection
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Burden-Sharing
The International Politics of Refugee Protection
Eiko R. Thielemann
Department of Government & European Institute
London School of Economics and Political Science
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Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
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Keywords: public goods, externalities, burden-sharing, free-riding, trade, refugee protection.
Abstract: By its very nature, refugee protection tends to be a matter of international politics as it affects the relationship between countries of origin and destination (host) countries. It frequently also affects the relations between one destination country and another, as national policy responses to forced migration can produce significant externalities for other states. Under-provision in the supply of transnational collective goods such as refugee protection is often viewed as a logical consequence of resulting free-riding opportunities. Such under-provision is widely recognized as a central problem of international governance in a variety of issue areas. But why do some states accept what appear to be disproportionate and inequitable burdens when providing transnational collective goods? This paper argues that public goods analysis can be applied to the analysis of refugee protection. It shows that analyzing forced migration from a public goods perspective offers new ways to assess the efficiency and equity of regional and global refugee protection regimes that can inform the ongoing reform debates in this area.
Paper prepared for the 47
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Annual Convention of the International Studies Association,
San Diego, CA, March 22-25 2006
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Burden-Sharing
The International Politics of Refugee Protection
Eiko R. Thielemann
Department of Government & European Institute
London School of Economics and Political Science
&
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
Keywords: public goods, externalities, burden-sharing, free-riding, trade, refugee protection.
Abstract:
By its very nature, refugee protection tends to be a matter of international politics as it affects the
relationship between countries of origin and destination (host) countries. It frequently also
affects the relations between one destination country and another, as national policy responses to
forced migration can produce significant externalities for other states. Under-provision in the
supply of transnational collective goods such as refugee protection is often viewed as a logical
consequence of resulting free-riding opportunities. Such under-provision is widely recognized as
a central problem of international governance in a variety of issue areas. But why do some states
accept what appear to be disproportionate and inequitable burdens when providing transnational
collective goods? This paper argues that public goods analysis can be applied to the analysis of
refugee protection. It shows that analyzing forced migration from a public goods perspective
offers new ways to assess the efficiency and equity of regional and global refugee protection
regimes that can inform the ongoing reform debates in this area.
Paper prepared for the 47
th
Annual Convention of the International Studies Association,
San Diego, CA, March 22-25 2006
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