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Forced Migration
An Integrative Perspective for the 21st Century
9781035310302 Edward Elgar Publishing
Building on existing debates in international organizations, policy and academia, this insightful book argues for a broader transnational perspective on the concept of forced migration and its multiple contexts and catalysts. It analyzes the different social groups of forced migrants, treating them neither as passive victims nor as activist heroes, but as social actors under highly constrained conditions.
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Building on existing debates in international organizations, policy and academia, this insightful book argues for a broader transnational perspective on the concept of forced migration and its multiple contexts and catalysts. It analyzes the different social groups of forced migrants, treating them neither as passive victims nor as activist heroes, but as social actors under highly constrained conditions.
Using an interdisciplinary, longitudinal approach to forced migration as a social practice, Ludger Pries and Rafael Bohlen show the multiple causes of the issue, and how the responsibility for refugee protection is usually externalized. They present a fresh life-course perspective on forced migration, exploring the everyday lives and social spaces of those who live with the protracted uncertainty of livelihoods and belonging that it generates. Finally, the book explores a wide range of possible responses to the challenges of forced migration at the policy, organizational, and civil society levels.
Forced Migration is a fascinating and essential reading for social scientists studying and researching migration studies, forced displacement, and human rights. It will also appeal to practitioners, activists, and politicians involved in refugee response and state policy.
Using an interdisciplinary, longitudinal approach to forced migration as a social practice, Ludger Pries and Rafael Bohlen show the multiple causes of the issue, and how the responsibility for refugee protection is usually externalized. They present a fresh life-course perspective on forced migration, exploring the everyday lives and social spaces of those who live with the protracted uncertainty of livelihoods and belonging that it generates. Finally, the book explores a wide range of possible responses to the challenges of forced migration at the policy, organizational, and civil society levels.
Forced Migration is a fascinating and essential reading for social scientists studying and researching migration studies, forced displacement, and human rights. It will also appeal to practitioners, activists, and politicians involved in refugee response and state policy.
Critical Acclaim
‘Fuelled by political conflicts, demographic pressures and climate change, the level of forced migration is increasing dramatically. The old dichotomy between political refugees and economic migrants is now redundant. The authors have faced this issue head-on, providing conceptual clarity and a far-reaching analysis that makes a major contribution to migration studies.’
– Robin Cohen, University of Oxford, UK
‘Utilizing a range of case studies and in-depth literature reviews, Pries and Bohlen examine the increasing intricacy and interconnected contexts of forced migrations. This volume, extensively researched and academically rigorous, will prove to be an invaluable companion for readers seeking a comprehensive understanding of this global challenge.’
– María Dolores París Pombo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico
– Robin Cohen, University of Oxford, UK
‘Utilizing a range of case studies and in-depth literature reviews, Pries and Bohlen examine the increasing intricacy and interconnected contexts of forced migrations. This volume, extensively researched and academically rigorous, will prove to be an invaluable companion for readers seeking a comprehensive understanding of this global challenge.’
– María Dolores París Pombo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico
Contents
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction to Forced Migration: it is time for a wider
perspective
2 The multiple causing contexts of forced migration
3 Who is affected by forced migration?
4 Forced migrants as agents in transnational spaces
5 Ambiguities of time and space in forced migration
6 States and international organizations between human
rights and NIMBY
7 Non-state collective actors and civil society
Bibliography
Index
Preface
1 Introduction to Forced Migration: it is time for a wider
perspective
2 The multiple causing contexts of forced migration
3 Who is affected by forced migration?
4 Forced migrants as agents in transnational spaces
5 Ambiguities of time and space in forced migration
6 States and international organizations between human
rights and NIMBY
7 Non-state collective actors and civil society
Bibliography
Index
