Binding: Paperback
Description: At a time when global debates about the movement of people have never been more heated this book provides readers with an accessible student - friendly guide to the subject of forced migration. Readers of this book will learn who forced migrants are where they are and why international protection is critical in a world of increasingly restrictive legislation and policy. The book outlines key definitions ideas concepts points for discussion theories and case studies of the various forms of forced migration. In addition to this technical grounding the book also signposts further reading and provides handy Key Thinker boxes to summarise the work of the field's most influential academics. Drawing on decades of experience both in the classroom and in the field this book invites readers to question how labels and definitions are used in legal policy and practice responses and to engage in a richer understanding of the lives and realities of forced migrants on the ground. Perfect for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in courses related to migration and diaspora studies Introducing Forced Migration will also be valuable to policy - makers practitioners journalists volunteers and aid workers working with refugees the internally displaced and those who have experienced trafficking.
Title: Introducing Forced Migration
Author(s): Hynes Patricia
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138055483
Pages: 220 Pages, 5 Tables, Black And White; 27 Line Drawings, Black And White; 4 Halftones, Black And Whit
Publication Date: 3/31/2021
Series: Rethinking Development
Category: Politics & Government