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This book explores the role of "home" in the lives of displaced people, including voluntary and forced migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people and temporary workers.
For displaced people, home is something lost, longed for and sometimes found anew. It is a community of people in an environment of relationships and a physical dwelling that provide a sense of safety, security, hope and belonging. Much of the efforts of refugees, migrants and exiles are devoted to rebuilding a home, through a combination of personal effort and collaboration with the political and social environment of the host community. Maria Sophia Aguirre and Antonio Argandoña bring together an interdisciplinary collection of contributors to analyse these challenges through the lenses of economics, law, sociology, psychology, communications, management and political science. The book offers numerous suggestions for assistance aimed not only at the short-term problems of displaced people but also at ensuring their human dignity.
This volume will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of the sociology of migration and of public policy related to the handling of migrants.
List of contents
Introduction Part 1: Analysis of Experience: Listening 1. Families Seeking Peace and Dignity: The Search for "Home" among Forced Migrants and Refugees 2. Making a Digital Home?: Homeliness at Times of Digital Co-presences and Absences 3. Home Life and Familial Experiences of Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers with Young Children in the United States Part 2: Practices that Effectively Assist in the Reconstruction of Home 4. Syrian Experiences of Forced Displacement: Resettlement and Remaking Home in Canada 5. The Case of Venezuelan International Migrants and How a Friendly Colombian Migration Policy Fostered Integration into Society 6. Investing for Inclusion: How Refugee Lens Investing Can Facilitate the Inclusion of the Forcibly Displaced into Local Host Communities Part 3: Policy Recommendations 7. The Concept of "Home" in Human Rights Discourse with Special Reference to the Needs of Displaced Persons 8. Building Home in U.S. Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Policies and Initiatives
About the author
Maria Sophia Aguirre is Ordinary Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the Catholic University of America.
Antonio Argandoña is Emeritus Professor of Economics and Business Ethics at the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
Summary
This book explores the role of “home” in the lives of displaced people, including voluntary and forced migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, and temporary workers.
