This title was first published in 2001. Taking a multilevel perspective on the Europeanization of refugee policies, this innovative work highlights the entanglement between domestic asylum reforms. Essential reading for scholars of European integration, asylum and refugee policy.

Contents: Introduction; Refugees, the state and European integration; Post-World War II refugee regimes; The communitarization of refugee policies; The Europeanization of refugee policies in Germany and France; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.