Protracted Refugee Situations

Domestic and International Security Implications
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-46669-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Adelphi series

Protracted refugee populations not only constitute over 70% of the world's refugees but are also a principal source of many of the irregular movements of people around the world today. The long-term presence of refugee populations in much of the developing world has come to be seen by many host states in these regions as a source of insecurity.In response, host governments have enacted policies of containing refugees in isolated and insecure camps, have prevented the arrival of additional refugees and, in extreme cases, have engaged in forcible repatriation. Not surprisingly, these refugee populations are also increasingly perceived as possible sources of insecurity for Western states. Refugee camps are sometimes breeding grounds for international terrorism and rebel movements. These groups often exploit the presence of refugees to engage in activities that destabilise not only host states but also entire regions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Loescher, Gil

Milner, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTIONThe significance of protracted refugee situations; Chapter 1 Chapter OneDefining the problem; Chapter 2 Chapter TwoSecurity implications of protracted refugee situations; Chapter 3 Case studies: contemporary protracted refugee populations in Africa and Asia; Chapter 4 Towards solutions for protracted refugee situations;

Über Autor(innen)

Gil Loescher is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford and was formerly Senior Fellow for Migration and Forced Displacement at the IISS. He is the author of The UNHCR and World Politics: A Perilous Path (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001) and Refugee Movements and International Security, Adelphi Paper 268, (London: Brassey’s for the IISS, 1992) as well as over a dozen authored and edited books. James Milner is a doctoral student at St Antony’s College, Oxford and is a specialist on refugee policy, Africa and development. Loescher and Milner have co-authored recent articles in International Affairs and Conflict, Development and Security.