Frowin Rausis
Visiting Fellow
Frowin Rausis is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva and a research associate with the National Center of Competence in Research of migration and mobility studies nccr – on the move. His research examines the global diffusion of (i)liberal asylum policies, the role of international organisations in migration governance, as well as cooperation and contestation in migration diplomacy.
During his visiting fellowship Frowin will work on his forthcoming book The Invention of Safe Countries. The book examines the patterns, motives, and justifications underpinning the emergence and global spread of safe country policies. Although these policies take different forms, they generally function to reduce or shift state responsibility in refugee protection. Drawing on several self-compiled datasets covering all 193 UN member states from the French Revolution to the present, it traces the spread of national asylum frameworks and safe country policies over time. In-depth case studies, based on archival research, analysis of government documents, and expert interviews, examine the emergence and diffusion of these policies in Denmark, South Africa, and Switzerland. The book shows that safe country policies have not only spread widely across the Global North but are increasingly being adopted in the Global South, generating new patterns of inequality among states that host the majority of the world’s refugees.
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