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Author Lischer, Sarah Kenyon, 1970-

Title Dangerous sanctuaries : refugee camps, civil war, and the dilemmas of humanitarian aid / Sarah Kenyon Lischer
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [2004]
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Description xii, 204 pages ; 25 cm
Series Cornell studies in security affairs
Cornell studies in security affairs.
Contents 1. Refugee crises as catalysts of conflict -- 2. Political incentives for the spread of civil war -- 3. Afghan refugees : three decades of political violence -- 4. From refugees to regional war in Central Africa -- 5. Demilitarizing a refugee army : Bosnian Muslim renegade refugees -- 6. Collateral damage : the risks of humanitarian responses to militarized refugee crises
Summary "To understand the role of refugees in the spread of conflict, Sarah Kenyon Lischer systematically compares violent and nonviolent crises involving Afghan, Bosnian, and Rwandan refugees. Lischer argues against the conventional socioeconomic explanations for refugee-related violence - abysmal living conditions, proximity to the homeland, and the presence of large numbers of bored young men. Lischer instead focuses on the often-ignored political context of the refugee crisis. She suggests that three factors are crucial: the level of the refugees' political cohesion before exile, the ability and willingness of the host state to prevent military activity, and the contribution, by aid agencies and outside parties, of resources that exacerbate conflict. Lischer's political explanation leads to policy prescriptions that are sure to be controversial: using private security forces in refugee camps or closing certain camps altogether
With no end in sight to the brutal wars that create refugee crises, Dangerous Sanctuaries is vital reading for anyone concerned with how refugee flows affect the dynamics of conflicts around the world."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Refugees -- Services for
Humanitarian assistance.
LC no. 2004018219
ISBN 0801442850 cloth alkaline paper
0801442850 cased