The urbanization of forced displacement : UNHCR, urban refugees, and the dynamics of policy change / Neil James Wilson Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Neil James Wilson, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's refugee and forced migration studies ; 6.

McGill-Queen's refugee and forced migration studies ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

International agencies.

International relief.

Refugees--Government policy.

Refugees.

Refugees--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 328 pages)

Place of Publication:

Montreal & Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Investigating how the world’s largest humanitarian organization responded to the global movement of refugees to cities.UNHCR, the world’s largest humanitarian organization charged with assisting displaced people globally, estimates over 60 per cent of refugees now live in urban areas. This book explores how UNHCR’s approach to urban displacement has changed since the 1990s through an in-depth study of how UNHCR works and conceives its role in global politics today.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Key UNHCR urban documents

1 Introduction: The urbanization of forced displacement

2 Conceptualizing policy change

3 Policy-making in the United Nations

4 UNHCR and urban refugees: avoiding dependency, 1994-97

5 UNHCR and urban refugees: decorating our bookshelves.1998-2003

6UNHCR and urban refugees: beyond sprawling camps, 2004-09

7 UNHCR in an urban world

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Crawford, Neil James Wilson The Urbanization of Forced Displacement

ISBN:

0-2280-0818-2

0-2280-0935-9

9780228009351 (electronic book)

9780228008187

OCLC:

1257312537