Political Refugees - A New Perspective

Political Refugees: A New Perspective tells the story of Iranian political refugees through case studies and coauthor Armin Danesh's own personal narrative. All the refugees featured in this book were politically engaged and suffered as a consequence, but their stories demonstrate the human capacity to be transformed through crisis.

About the author

Armin Danesh is an existential-phenomenological psychotherapist who was a political refugee from Iran. He is a director of a Human Rights organisation and the chairman of a mental health charity. He has been working for refugees over three decades. He also supervises practitioners and teaches phenomenology.

Summary

The book offers an original contribution to the literature on refugees, challenging their ‘victim’ status and celebrating their agency.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Assiter, Assiter Alison, Armin Danesh, Armin Assiter Danesh
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781538161388
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6138-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics & citizenship, Therapy for refugees;Trauma, PTSD and refugees;womens rights