Refugee Self-Management and the Question of Governance
The author considers the organization of refugee camps as "communities" or "institutions" and takes the position that refugee camps are too institutional in character to establish or maintain traditional community-based supports. The implications that such definitions hold for ca...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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York University Libraries
1997-06-01
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| Series: | Refuge |
| Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21915 |
| Summary: | The author considers the organization
of refugee camps as "communities" or
"institutions" and takes the position
that refugee camps are too institutional
in character to establish or maintain
traditional community-based supports.
The implications that such definitions
hold for camp governance and for the
situation of refugee women, in particular,
are discussed and the problematics
for refugee self-governance are focused
on the complex organizational boundaries
drawn between UNHCR, NGOs
and the camp refugees. A gendered
framework is pivotal to the analyses. |
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| ISSN: | 0229-5113 1920-7336 |