Mitigating Misery - An Inquiry Into the Political and Humanitarian Aspects of U.S. and Global Refugee Policy

With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations.

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By Robert F. Gorman

Summary

With over seventeen million refugees inhabiting the globe today, this book addresses this dramatic 20th century phenomenon and several of the issues it raises. Gorman examines how refugee situations arise and the way in which they are addressed by the various global actors: governments, U.N. agencies, and private voluntary organizations.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Gorman, Robert F Gorman, Robert F. Gorman
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780819191762
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-9176-2
• No. of pages: 362
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Migration, Einwanderung und Auswanderung, Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte, Politische Bildung und Zivilgesellschaft, Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, Internationale Institutionen, Entwicklungsstudien, Hilfe und Hilfsprogramme