Protest Movements in Asylum and Deportation

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of protests against asylum and deportation policies in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland over the past 25 years.

It covers three types of mobilization: solidarity protests, refugee activism campaigning for residence rights and inclusion, and restrictive protests against the reception of asylum seekers.

The book offers a longitudinal analysis of protest events and in-depth case studies to provide comparative insights into these movements.

It sheds light on actors, repertoires, and the effects of protest activities, and gives a profound understanding of the mechanisms and constellations that contribute to protest success.

This book is a major contribution to empirically informed theoretical reflections on collective contestation in the fields of refugee studies and social protest movements.