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024 7 _a10.7591/9781501700408
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781501700408
035 _a(DE-B1597)481722
035 _a(OCoLC)984657053
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082 0 4 _a362.878
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aLischer, Sarah Kenyon
_eautore
245 1 0 _aDangerous Sanctuaries :
_bRefugee Camps, Civil War, and the Dilemmas of Humanitarian Aid /
_cSarah Kenyon Lischer.
264 1 _aIthaca, NY :
_bCornell University Press,
_c[2016]
264 4 _c©2016
300 _a1 online resource (222 p.) :
_b4 maps, 7 tables, 1 line drawing
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 0 _aCornell Studies in Security Affairs
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tTables and Maps --
_tAcknowledgments --
_t1. Refugee Crises as Catalysts of Conflict --
_t2. Political Incentives for the Spread Of Civil War --
_t3. Afghan Refugees --
_t4. From Refugees to Regional War in Central Africa --
_t5. Demilitarizing a Refugee Army --
_t6. Collateral Damage --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aSince the early 1990s, refugee crises in the Balkans, Central Africa, the Middle East, and West Africa have led to the international spread of civil war. In Central Africa alone, more than three million people have died in wars fueled, at least in part, by internationally supported refugee populations. The recurring pattern of violent refugee crises prompts the following questions: Under what conditions do refugee crises lead to the spread of civil war across borders? How can refugee relief organizations respond when militants use humanitarian assistance as a tool of war? What government actions can prevent or reduce conflict? To understand the role of refugees in the spread of conflict, Sarah Kenyon Lischer systematically compares violent and nonviolent crises involving Afghan, Bosnian, and Rwandan refugees. Lischer argues against the conventional socioeconomic explanations for refugee-related violence—abysmal living conditions, proximity to the homeland, and the presence of large numbers of bored young men. Lischer instead focuses on the often-ignored political context of the refugee crisis. She suggests that three factors are crucial: the level of the refugees' political cohesion before exile, the ability and willingness of the host state to prevent military activity, and the contribution, by aid agencies and outside parties, of resources that exacerbate conflict. Lischer's political explanation leads to policy prescriptions that are sure to be controversial: using private security forces in refugee camps or closing certain camps altogether. With no end in sight to the brutal wars that create refugee crises, Dangerous Sanctuaries is vital reading for anyone concerned with how refugee flows affect the dynamics of conflicts around the world.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024)
650 0 _aHumanitarian assistance.
650 0 _aRefugees
_xServices for.
650 4 _aInternational Studies.
650 4 _aPolitical Science & Political History.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International).
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.7591/9781501700408
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781501700408
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