Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development: A Critical History

Evan Easton-Calabria's critical history of refugee self-reliance assistance brings new dimensions to refugee and international development studies. The promotion of refugee self-reliance is evident today, yet its history remains largely unexplored, with good practices and longstanding issues often missed. Through archival and contemporary evidence, this book documents a century of little-known efforts to foster refugee self-reliance, including the economic, political, and social motives driving this assistance. With five case studies from Greece, Tanzania, Pakistan, Uganda, and Egypt, the book tracks refugee self-reliance as a malleable concept used to pursue ulterior interests. It reshapes understandings of refugee self-reliance and delivers important messages for contemporary policy making.

• | Author: Evan Easton-Calabria
• | Publisher: Bristol University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 12, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 250 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1529219094
• | ISBN-13: 9781529219098