Refugee crisis: Three perspectives on the makings of a crisis

The notion of a ‘refugee crisis’, so heavily judgment-driven and emotionally charged, has, through its continuous repetition, achieved so far three objectives: the impression of consensus, the reproduction of societal norms and stereotypes, and the evasion of political and social critique. The contributions in this blog attempt to deconstruct this notion, stripping it from its homogeneity and self-evidentness. The three descending voices reject axiomatic reasoning and place the notion of ‘refugee crisis’ next to questions of solidarity, protection, and securitisation.