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- ‘Vulnerability’ in Decisions on International Protection in Austria - Journal article published in Refugee Survey Quarterly
The article “‘Vulnerability’ in Decisions on International Protection in Austria: A Contribution to Equality?”, written by Margit Ammer and Monika Mayrhofer, analyses the application of the concept of vulnerability in Austrian court decisions on international protection.
01.08.2025 - Vulnerability, Inequality and Non-Discrimination - Journal article published in The International Journal of Human Rights
The article “The concept of vulnerability and its relation to the concepts of inequality and discrimination – a review article”, written by Monika Mayrhofer, focuses on the question of how vulnerability is conceptualised in relation to the concepts of equality and non-discrimination.
25.04.2025 - Journal article on the concept of vulnerability published in Frontiers in Sociology
The article “The concept of vulnerability and its relation to equality in the context of human rights: cases from climate change, anti-discrimination and asylum”, written under the leadership of Monika Mayrhofer, was published in February in the journal Frontiers in Sociology - Sociology of Law.
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