Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
Over two-thirds of the world's refugees are struggling to survive in camps and urban communities in remote and insecure parts of the world. The vast majority of them have been in exile for many years or even generations. This is an affront to the dignity of millions of people deprived of a range of basic human rights and a failure for the international refugee regime. In addition, protracted refugee situations can be a driving force of ongoing grievances, instability, and insurgency.
This volume presents a range of analyses and cases of protracted refugee situations. It explores the sources, nature, and consequences of these situations and the record of the international community's attempts to find durable solutions. The volume presents new thinking to address protracted refugee situations that incorporates security and development--as well as humanitarian--actors and attempts to reconcile the policy difficulties that have obstructed progress for many years.
Synopsis
Over two-thirds of the worlds refugees are trapped in protracted refugee situations, struggling to survive in remote and insecure parts of the world. This volume, bringing together a collection of eminent scholars and practitioners, presents a range of analyses and cases of protracted refugee situations. It explores the sources, nature and consequences of these situations, and the record of the international communitys attempts to find durable solutions. On this basis, the volume presents new thinking to address protracted refugee situations which incorporates security and development as well as humanitarian actors and attempts to reconcile the policy difficulties which have obstructed progress for many years.