The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
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| Anteprima |
Refugee
and Forced Migration Studies has grown from being a concern of a
relatively small number of scholars and policy researchers in the 1980s
to a global field of interest with thousands of students worldwide
studying displacement either from traditional disciplinary perspectives
or as a core component of newer programmes across the Humanities and
Social and Political Sciences. Today the field encompasses both rigorous
academic research which may or may not ultimately inform policy and
practice, as well as action-research focused on advocating in favour of
refugees' needs and rights. This authoritative Handbook critically
evaluates the birth and development of Refugee and Forced Migration
Studies, and analyses the key contemporary and future challenges faced
by academics and practitioners working with and for forcibly displaced
populations around the world. The 52 state-of-the-art chapters, written
by leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers working in
universities, research centres, think tanks, NGOs and international
organizations, provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the
key intellectual, political, social and institutional challenges arising
from mass displacement in the world today. The chapters vividly
illustrate the vibrant and engaging debates that characterize this
rapidly expanding field of research and practice.
