The refugee crisis has been one of the most heavily debated issues of the present times. While supporters view the crisis as a humanitarian issue, there are many others who consider it to be more economic and political in nature. The article chosen for analysis describes the response of different countries in the European Union to the migrant crisis (Smale, 2016). It also presents varying and often conflicting views of members of countries as to what may be a solution to this situation on hand. It demonstrates how the situation has led to widespread disagreement between the EU members, while emphasizing that the outcome of this dispute is one that would have wide reaching repercussions not only for the refugees, but also for the countries that have made the decision whether or not to help the refugees.
Though the article is diverse in its theoretical underpinnings, it may be effectively analyzed using the concept of values and identity, more specifically with respect to collective and organizational identity, and social constructivist philosophy. The model of systems thinking, as described by Senge’s principles, may also be a useful tool to understand the intentions and positions of various countries, as well as working towards a possible solution to the issues being considered in the article.
The nature, construction and role of identity in society has always been useful in understanding and solving social issues. Identification has been described as a fundamental mechanism
Saul’s article recognizes that the Syrian refugee crisis exists amidst citizen sponsorship, Aboriginal judgement, and disorder within EU countries’ immigrant policies. According to Saul, democracy in Canadian politics grants citizenship to immigrants without any obstacles. Canada’s immigration policies are transparent because they are balanced with civic participation. Saul thinks that multiculturalism is a forceful catalyst towards establishing equality and integrity for the refugees. In the first point, Saul does not agree that refugees should be privately sponsored and assisted by the government. In the second point, Saul indicates that Canada’s national identity is the product of the encounter between the Aboriginals and European settlers, which has resulted in citizenship. By entering the Inuit circle, immigrants can establish themselves as a strong unit not by having roots outside Canada, but by living with Canadian intellect. The immigrants should mold to nature because this is the way the Aboriginals have defined their understandings of life. As Sifton has noted, “the … government … made presentations … to potential immigrants, presenting beautiful images of the Rocky Mountains and thriving settled farmland” (475). In the last point, Saul comments on the European prejudices that are
In addition to the issue of national security, another factor that accounts for the controversy on the refugee crisis is the perplexing relationship between economic stability and the basic standards of humanity. Many Europeans are living under precarious conditions and thus, they lack the time and money to spare. Consequently, many Europeans think of Muslim migrants less as refugees but as “competitors with similar levels of prospects” (“Eastern Europe's Crisis of Compassion”). The concern over economic instability is also plays a role in the Turkish accession to the European Union (EU). Many Europeans are anxious about Turks immigrating to Europe in search of jobs when the unemployment rate in Europe is already so high. Moreover, Europeans
Roles of leadership have been around since the beginning of time, humans have developed from these roles, power and authority. History is filled with examples where people have abused the power they were given to make a positive difference. One of the most _______events in history was the result of an abuse of power. :Insert quote:
“Somehow I feel that the European Union is expecting us the activists and volunteers - to take care of the refugees situation. They should solve this instead of waiting to act at the last minute, only because they can no longer ignore the problem in front of their faces. This is a shame,” says Andrea Francesco Ermanno
If we have proven in the following ways how it hurts the economy, that is can cause social division and hurting them violently, or dividing your own country and slowing down lawmaking we win this case. This resolution would go against its function and since the government is the actor it cannot go against its own functions. A government should not prioritize the humanitarian needs of refugees over its national interests because doing so can one repress the economies of participating nations and two overpopulate schools.
With economic backlash, unemployment and inflation adding to the populist polarization against accepting refugees to their countries, USA has deter from its pioneering role in the crisis mitigation with the Trump administration enforcing a selective ban on Muslims travelling to USA and scaling down refugee assistance programme. A frontline country like Germany under the leadership of Angela Markel is also weighing down its prospects after measuring the political sentiments in the country with the upcoming elections kept in the mind. Europe cannot go on responding to this crisis with a piecemeal or incremental approach way beneath their full
America is known by many as the home of the free. While this may be something many Americans identify to be true, the struggle for freedom in Syria is a battle that is displacing many citizens of that region. Throughout the media, there are reports of political leaders taking different stands and positions on the Syrian refugee crisis and displacement in the Middle East. More recently, the voices of today’s officials have been heard saying things like, keep immigrants out we need to keep potential terrorist away, keep our country safe, and stop immigrants from using America’s resources. Each one of these arguments can be justified and deserves attention, but everyone needs to consider what will happen to these refugees if help is refused
In 2015, the Syrian civil war has displaced more than 4 million to refugee camps in neighbouring countries like Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. Refugees have since began their journey, seeking rumoured employment opportunities and social benefits in destination countries, on boats or pay smugglers without any guarantee on safety and welfare. The influx of refugees on EU’s shores stunned its members with pressures of uncontrolled migration and rising political, security and social issues. The current crisis exposed EU’s incompetence in creating swift and unanimous decision from its states to deal with the mass of refugees. Political rifts among its governments have forced self-serving resolutions in order to prevent the crisis from escalating any
Last week, I attended a workshop on refugee issues held at Carleton University. To my surprise, the workshop did not go as I had anticipated.
Sometimes entertainment can reflect real-world events or situations. The song, “Colors of the Wind”, taken from the film, “Pocahontas”, may depict an issue that society faces today. As an explanation for this, the Native Americans at the time were seen as savages, and the song is trying to explain how they are not the savages the English think they are. From this, it may be concluded that the song may relate to the conflicts the Syrian refugees face, and the views that the developed countries have upon them.
Granting a substantial amount of refugees access to a country cannot come without substantial consequence. By offering access to asylum, one is exposing the country to the problems such as crime, economic issues, social issues, and other issues that the refugees bear and only creating more problems and worsening already rampant problems. This topic isn’t saying to stop any flow of refugees, but instead of allowing anyone who wants refuge in, precautions need to be taken in order to prevent these problems. Allowing large amounts of refugees into a country without vetting or regulation, causes more problems than it solves.
Evolution; the biological term for change over time. However, this word extends to much more than simply a bird’s beak getting longer over generations. This principle can also be associated with the growth of a person, but in a much more metaphysical fashion. To give an example, throughout this performance task, I have evolved as a writer, student, and team member. This is clearly exemplified through the steps my team and I took to complete this essay.
The pioneering seminars for this course identified and introduced the groupings of the multiplicity of theories, which exist in the world of International Relations today. The study of International Relations like any other academic field of study makes use of theories and frameworks through which the field is conceptualized; therefore, one must be careful when grouping these theories even further, by paying attention to the individual similarities and differences which are found within these theories and how they complement or contrast each other. According to International Relations by Joshua Goldstein, Jon Pevehouse and Sandra Whitworth (hereof known as Goldstein et al.), “one way to look at the variety of theories is to distinguish
Syria went from beaches to bombs. From deserts to disaster. From mountains to machine guns. How could a nation rip it’s own seams out? How could one conflict displace almost 4 million people? There are two theories as to how the refugee crisis started. Both of them beginning a very long time ago, as far back as World War 1. Just knowing how the conflict begun is still not enough to offer a concrete plan to end the crisis. An analysis of the Syrian refugee crisis concludes that although there are many solutions that could bring ease to the refugees, most would disrupt the nature of other cultural systems or states and Syria, as it stands today, is relatively young and shaking out the folds and re-balancing their ideals is to be expected and repeated.
Member’s Day at UN 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference was a very interesting conference. The Panel that I liked the most was the Refugee Crisis that is why I want to focus only in that Panel. I think is very important to see how the pressure increases to the US accept more Syrian Refugees. The International Red Cross and thousands of people want Syrian refugees to come to the US so far, the US has accepted only 2,000 Syrian refugees according to Sana Mustafa, European countries are grappling with the crisis: Germany has accepted 2,000,000 refugees. Of the four million Syrian refugees who