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U.S. war resisters' quest for refuge in Canada : a comparative study of Vietnam and Afghanistan/Iraq War resisters' migration experiences / Sarah J. Grünendahl.

9783658378400 (electronic bk.)
3658378409 (electronic bk.)
9783658378394
3658378395

Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2022.

English

1 online resource (xvii, 297 pages) : illustrations (some color).

10.1007/978-3-658-37840-0 doi

F1035.A5

304.8/71073

When U.S. war resisters turned to Canada as refuge during the Vietnam War and the Afghanistan/Iraq Wars, they not only hoped to forestall deployment to a combat zone but also to build new lives and make a new home abroad. In her empirical study, Sarah J. Grünendahl explores and juxtaposes how well the two war resister 'generations' have been able to establish themselves after all and to what extent they partake in Canadian society. The comparison is instructive for migration and refugee studies altogether: The war resisters in the sample, unlike many other migrant populations, did not have to contend with language and cultural barriers in their destination country, given similarities between the United States and Canada. Sarah J. Grünendahl's research thus allows for an analysis of the effects of residency on migrants' adaptation and participation in the receiving society, isolated from these two common barriers. Further, the study sheds light on how refugees and non-citizens can employ civic engagement to claim a place for themselves and overcome societal exclusion. About the author Sarah J. Grünendahl is research assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Cultural Studies at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf and earned her doctorate in Political Science at the University of Siegen. Her research interests include migration and refugee studies, the effects of legal status on migrants' incorporation, and the nexus between societal participation, place (attachment) and identity.

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Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik. 2567-3157

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