The End of the Refugee Cycle? : Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction

Richard Black

ISBN 10: 1571817158 / ISBN 13: 9781571817150

Verlag: Berghahn Books, 1999

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - At the start of the 1990s, there was great optimism that the end of the Cold War might also mean the end of the 'refugee cycle' - both a breaking of the cycle of violence, persecution and flight, and the completion of the cycle for those able to return to their homes. The 1990s, it was hoped, would become the 'decade of repatriation.' However, although over nine million refugees were repatriated worldwide between 1991 and 1995, there are reasons to believe that it will not necessarily be a durable solution for refugees. It certainly has become clear that 'the end of the refugee cycle' has been much more complex, and ultimately more elusive, than expected. The changing constructions and realities of refugee repatriation provide the backdrop for this book which presents new empirical research on examples of refugee repatriation and reconstruction. Apart from providing up-to-date material, it also fills a more fundamental gap in the literature which has tended to be based on pedagogical reasoning rather than actual field research. Adopting a global perspective, this volume draws together conclusions from highly varied experiences of refugee repatriation and defines repatriation and reconstruction as part of a wider and interrelated refugee cycle of displacement, exile and return. The contributions come from authors with a wealth of relevant practical and academic experience, spanning the continents of Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781571817150

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The End of the Refugee Cycle? : Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1571817158
• ISBN-13: 9781571817150
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 229B x 152 H x 16 T Millimeter Breite: 229 mm, Höhe: 152 mm, Tiefe: 16 mm
• Gewicht: 421 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

At the start of the 1990s, there was great optimism that the end of the Cold War might also mean the end of the "refugee cycle" - both a breaking of the cycle of violence, persecution and flight, and the completion of the cycle for those able to return to their homes. The 1990s, it was hoped, would become the "decade of repatriation." However, although over nine million refugees were repatriated worldwide between 1991 and 1995, there are reasons to believe that it will not necessarily be a durable solution for refugees. It certainly has become clear that "the end of the refugee cycle" has been much more complex, and ultimately more elusive, than expected. The changing constructions and realities of refugee repatriation provide the backdrop for this book which presents new empirical research on examples of refugee repatriation and reconstruction. Apart from providing up-to-date material, it also fills a more fundamental gap in the literature which has tended to be based on pedagogical reasoning rather than actual field research. Adopting a global perspective, this volume draws together conclusions from highly varied experiences of refugee repatriation and defines repatriation and reconstruction as part of a wider and interrelated refugee cycle of displacement, exile and return. The contributions come from authors with a wealth of relevant practical and academic experience, spanning the continents of Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richard Black is Lecturer in Human Geography at the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, where he moved in 1995 from King's College, London.