The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection

Author:   Alexander Betts (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Gil Loescher (University of Oxford, UK) ,  James Milner (Carleton University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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Pages:   194
Publication Date:   21 November 2011
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection


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Author:   Alexander Betts (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Gil Loescher (University of Oxford, UK) ,  James Milner (Carleton University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9780415782838


ISBN 10:   041578283
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   21 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9781138697300
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. The Origins of International Concern for Refugees 2. UNHCR in The Cold War, 1950-1991 3. UNHCR in The Post-Cold War Era 4. The Politics and Practice of UNHCR’s Mandate 5. UNHCR as a Global Institution 6. New Challenges. Conclusion: Towards the Future

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'An important contribution' - Claudia Seymour, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK


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Gil Loescher is Visiting Professor, Refugee Studies Centre, and Senior Research Associate, Centre for International Studies at the University of Oxford, and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of several books on refugees and international relations, including The UNHCR and World Politics. Alexander Betts is Hedley Bull Research Fellow in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where he is Director of the MacArthur Foundation-funded Global Migration Governance project. He has worked at UNHCR headquarters and is author of the forthcoming book North-South Impasse: the International Politics of Refugee Protection. James Milner is currently Assistant Professor at Carleton University's Department of Political Science, having been aaSSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Munk Centre for InternationalaStudies, University of Toronto, and a Trudeau Scholar at the University of Oxford.

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