Year
2024
Season
Spring
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA)
Department
Political Science & Public Administration
NACO controlled Corporate Body
University of North Florida. Department of Political Science and Public Administration
First Advisor
Dr. E. Kyle Romero
Second Advisor
Dr. Pamela Zeiser
Department Chair
Dr. Nicholas Seabrook
College Dean
Dr. Kaveri Subrahmanyam
Abstract
Xenophobia has oscillated in intensity in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe since the late eighteenth century. This pattern of fear of immigrants and refugees being harbingers of violence and criminal activity establishes itself throughout the modern history of the United States, Canada, and Western Europe despite much evidence to the contrary. In the twentieth century, the prevailing argument surrounding the creation of xenophobia centered around economics. This divergence from twenty-first century patterns can be attributed to the Global War on Terror increasing alienation of refugees and immigrants through mythmaking and the structural securitization of immigration in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. In these states, xenophobia, particularly Islamophobia, has continued to rise among both governments and individuals since September 11th through the misuse of popular culture, security rationalization, and the making of terrorism into a unified enemy. This paper will look primarily at the effects of the unintended consequences of the Global War on Terror increasing xenophobia and Islamophobia on U.S., Canadian, and European refugee policy.
Suggested Citation
Lopez, Chloe, "Xenophobia, the global war on terror, and refugee policy in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe" (2024). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 1249.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/1249
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