Description
Product ID: | 9781785339448 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Forced Migration |
Title: | Refugee Resettlement |
Subtitle: | Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance |
Authors: | Author: 
Adele Garnier, Liliana Lyra Jubilut, Kristin Bergtora Sandvik |
Page Count: | 330 |
Subjects: | Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & political asylum, Sociology and anthropology, Sociology & anthropology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The first of its kind, this volume explores refugee resettlement as a form of humanitarian governance; it offers a detailed understanding of resettlement practices, from the selection of refugees to their long-term integration in resettling states, and highlights the relevance of a lifespan approach to resettlement analysis. Examining resettlement practices worldwide and drawing on contributions from anthropology, law, international relations, social work, political science, and numerous other disciplines, this ground-breaking volume highlights the conflicts between refugees’ needs and state practices, and assesses international, regional and national perspectives on resettlement, as well as the bureaucracies and ideologies involved. It offers a detailed understanding of resettlement, from the selection of refugees to their long-term integration in resettling states, and highlights the relevance of a lifespan approach to resettlement analysis. |
Imprint Name: | Berghahn Books |
Publisher Name: | Berghahn Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-07-24 |