Overview

Internal displacement has become one of the most pressing geo-political concerns of the twenty-first century. There are currently over 45 million internally displaced people worldwide due to conflict, state collapse and natural disaster in such high profile cases as Syria, Yemen and Iraq. To tackle such vast human suffering, in the last twenty years a global United Nations regime has emerged that seeks to replicate the long-established order of refugee protection by applying international law and humanitarian assistance to citizens within their own borders. This book looks at the origins, structure and impact of this new UN regime and whether it is fit for purpose.

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Author:   Frederick Laker
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781800731646

ISBN 10:   1800731647
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   01 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, Figures, Maps and Tables Introduction Part I: The History of the IDP Regime Chapter 1. The Origins of the Internal Displacement Regime (1930-1950): The Genesis of Refugee Politics Chapter 2. The Emergence of the Internal Displacement Crisis (1980-2010): The Role of UNHCR Chapter 3. The Evolution of IDP Truths: (Re)Creating Knowledge, Numbers, Labels and Sovereignty Chapter 4. The Construction of IDP Norms: Duplicating and Diluting the 1951 Refugee Convention Part II: The Structure of the IDP Regime Chapter 5. The Nature, Logic and Effects of the IDP Regime: Discursive Reproductions of Power, Privilege and Paternalism Part III: The Impact of the IDP Regime Chapter 6. Uganda and the IDP Regime: The Political Economy of War and Displacement Chapter 7. The IDP Regime and Camp as Heterotopia: Space, Discourse and Power Chapter 8. The IDP Regime: Clustering Power and Converging Interests in IDP Camps Chapter 9. The IDP Regime in Overlapping Vicious Cycles: Hiding the Suffering and Death of People in Plain View Conclusion: Rethinking Internal Displacement Bibliography Index

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Crucially, this manuscript places the problems of internal displacement and IDP protection in their historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual contexts. * Zachary A. Lomo, University of British Columbia

Crucially, this manuscript places the problem of internal displacement and IDP protection in their historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual contexts. * Zachary A. Lomo, University of British Columbia

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Frederick Laker is Lecturer in International Relations at King's College London.

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