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The Myth of Self-Reliance: Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp
Naohiko Omata
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Description for The Myth of Self-Reliance: Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp
Hardback. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana. Series: Forced Migration. Num Pages: 180 pages, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 1HFDL; JFFD; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research conducted over several years, this volume challenges the reputation of a 'self-reliant' model given to Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana and sheds light on considerable economic inequality between refugee households. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana.
For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research conducted over several years, this volume challenges the reputation of a 'self-reliant' model given to Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana and sheds light on considerable economic inequality between refugee households. The Myth of Self-Reliance provides valuable insights into refugees' experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana.
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Forced Migration
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335648
SKU
V9781785335648
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Naohiko Omata
Naohiko Omata is Senior Research Officer at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Based on extensive research in West Africa, Naohiko has published widely on refugee livelihoods, rights and repatriation including articles in the Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Community Development Journal. Previously, he worked as a practitioner and consultant for UNDP, ... Read more
Reviews for The Myth of Self-Reliance: Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BBC THINKING ALLOWED ETHNOGRAPHY AWARD Excellent in every respect... The work fills a major gap in the refugee studies literature, as there has been no previous book-length account of this particular refugee population or the topic under review (how refugees cope in the absence of humanitarian assistance). Unlike some anthropological ... Read more