Abstract:Abstract This chapter begins by asking a number of key questions about the political concepts surrounding repatriation: Who is a refugee? What is a refugee – or refugee’s – “problem”? The chapter surv...Abstract This chapter begins by asking a number of key questions about the political concepts surrounding repatriation: Who is a refugee? What is a refugee – or refugee’s – “problem”? The chapter surveys previous writings on repatriation, before considering contemporary policy approaches to “solving” refugee crises. It contends that a central point of conflict is that while states view their refugee “problem” in physical terms, as an unwanted foreign influx onto national territory, refugees’ problems are political. They the ability to access rights through citizenship. The rest of the chapter explores key political concepts underpinning the refugee protection regime and considers why the international community presents repatriation as the “ideal” solution to exile. The chapter concludes that the international community’s fixation on the idea of a simple return “home” actually masks the political dimensions of repatriation as a process intended to restore citizens’ rights.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-09-05
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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