Rebecca Hamlin is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College.
Hamlin (Grinnell College) provides a comprehensive overview of the refugee process in three countries ... As immigration and refugee numbers stay constant or rise, this exploration of the rationale, if one can be defined, may help assist in understanding this complicated process. W. R. Pruitt, Elmira College, CHOICE This book makes an important and original contribution to the scholarly literature, especially the literature on refugees but also the broader literature on the administrative state. It shows how consequential different institutional arrangements and legal/political cultures can be. I know of no other research that has opened up the black box of the state to examine the inner dynamics of the process of refugee determination. Hamlin does so in a way that is persuasive and illuminating. Anyone who works on refugees, whether in political science or law, will want to read this book. Joseph H. Carens, University of Toronto Hamlin gives us a highly original account of the politics of asylum-seeking, focusing on constitutional law and administrative practice in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. An excellent piece of scholarship and a timely book, Let Me Be a Refugee will quickly become a classic and a must-read for anyone interested in refugee policy. James F. Hollifield, Tower Center, SMU