United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) - The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection

Zusatztext Praise for previous edition:'An important contribution' –Claudia Seymour, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK Informationen zum Autor Alexander Betts is University Lecturer in Refugee Studies and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. He has worked at UNHCR headquarters and is the author of Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (2009). Gil Loescher is Visiting Professor, Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books on refugees and international relations, including The UNHCR and World Politics (2001). Alexander Betts is University Lecturer in Refugee Studies and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. He has worked at UNHCR headquarters and is the author of Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (2009). Klappentext This revised and expanded 2nd edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. Zusammenfassung This revised and expanded 2nd edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Origins of International Concern for Refugees 2. UNHCR in The Cold War, 1950-1991 3. UNHCR in The Post-Cold War Era 4. The Politics and Practice of UNHCR’s Mandate 5. UNHCR as a Global Institution 6. New Challenges. Conclusion: Towards the Future

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• Authors: Alexander Betts, Alexander (University of Oxford Betts, Betts Alexander, Gil Loescher, James Milner, Milner James
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.11.2011
• EAN: 9780415782821
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78282-1
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Global Institutions
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees, International institutions, Central / national / federal government policies, Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & Political Asylum, Central government policies, United Nations & Un Agencies