Urban refugees : challenges in protection, services and policy
edited by Koichi Koizumi, Gerhard Hoffstaedter
Bok Engelsk 2015
| Omfang | XVI, 278 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | "Urban refugees now account for over half the total number of refugees worldwide. Yet to date, far more research has been done on refugees living in camps and settlements set up expressly for them. This book provides crucial insights into the worldwide phenomenon of refugee flows into urban settings, repercussions for those seeking protection, and the agencies and organizations tasked to assist them. It provides a comparative exploration of refugees and asylum seekers in nine urban areas in Africa, Asia and Europe to examine issues such as status recognition, international and national actors, housing, education and integration. The book explores the relationship between refugee policies of international organisations and national governments and on the ground realities and demonstrates both the diverse of circumstances in which refugees live, and their struggle for recognition, protection and livelihoods"--
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| ISBN | 9781138546448. - 9781138839809
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