Solidarity and the 'refugee Crisis' in Europe

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New forms of solidarity are being shaped as a response to the European “refugee crisis.” The state―in the form of national governments―has not been able to implement any viable or sustainable solution to the crisis, but the solidarity movement has been very visible and active in European countries. This book offers a conceptualization of three types of solidarity: autonomous, civic, and institutional solidarity. This framework is applied to three case studies, illustrating the emergence of different forms of solidarity: the City Plaza Hotel in Athens, the Danish “friendly neighbors,” and Barcelona as refuge city.


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New forms of solidarity are being shaped as a response to the European “refugee crisis.” National governments have not been able to implement any sustainable solution to the crisis, but the solidarity movement has been very active. This book offers a conceptualization of three types of solidarity―autonomous, civic, and institutional solidarity―and applies it to three case studies, which illustrate the emergence of different forms of solidarity: the City Plaza Hotel in Athens, the Danish “friendly neighbors,” and Barcelona as refuge city.





Óscar García Agustín is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Global Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark.





Martin Bak Jørgensen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Global Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark.




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Óscar García Agustín is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Global Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark.
Martin Bak Jørgensen is Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Global Studies at Aalborg University, Denmark.