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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780495103321

Titolo

Refugee manipulation [[electronic resource] ] : war, politics, and the abuse of human suffering / / editors, Stephen John Stedman and Fred Tanner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8157-8089-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StedmanStephen John

TannerFred

Disciplina

325/.21

Soggetti

Refugees

Civil war

Humanitarian assistance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Refugees as Resources in War; 2 Ain't Enough Blanket: International Humanitarian Assistance and Cambodian Political Resistance; 3 The Geopolitics of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan; 4 The Use and Abuse of Refugees in Zaire; 5 Legal and Normative Dimensions of the Manipulation of Refugees; 6 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since World War II, refugee organizations have faced a recurrent challenge: the manipulation of refugees by warring parties to further their own aims. Some armies in civil wars, facing military defeat, use refugees as assets to establish the international legitimacy of their cause, treat refugee camps as sanctuaries and recruitment pools, and limit access to refugees to ensure that they will not repatriate. Focusing on the geopolitical security environment surrounding militarized camps and the response of humanitarian agencies, the contributors to this volume examine the ways armed groups mani