Refugees and Forced Migration in the Horn and Eastern Africa Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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Synopsis

This volume sheds new light on the refugees and forced migration at the Horn of Africa and East Africa. Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, it traces historical, structural, and geopolitical factors to reveal the often brutal uprooting of people in a region that hosts more than three million refugees and almost six million internally displaced persons (IDPs). By doing so, it enriches our understanding of the socio-economic, geopolitical and humanitarian causes and implications of migration and population displacement.The book is divided into five parts, focusing on different drivers of involuntary displacement and people’s uprooting: The first part covers geopolitical conflicts rooted partly in the colonial and Cold War geographies. The second part then focuses on security aspects and conflicts, while the third looks at encampment and refugee policies as well as refugee agencies. Part four highlights issues of forced repatriation and human trafficking. Lastly, part five analyzes the dynamics of refugee camps.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2019
Series:
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
Author:
Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt, Leah Kimathi, Michael Omondi Owiso
ISBN:
9783030037215
Related ISBNs:
9783030037208
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-12-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies