This book represents a pioneering attempt to reveal the diverse realities of refugees' economic survival in a protracted refugee camp through the collation and analysis of original and up-to-date empirical materials.
Based on multi-sited fieldwork in West Africa over several years, the book provides valuable insights into refugees' lived experiences of repatriation after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status - both crucial but under-researched issues in the existing scholarship.
By following the same refugee households over several years, including their post-refugee lives, the book provide a historical account of what it is like to be a protracted refugee in the Global South.
· The book integrates both qualitative and quantitative data, allowing more comprehensive analysis of refugees' economic lives with compelling narratives and detailed numerical evidence.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Maps
Introduction: Buduburam: An Exemplary Refugee Camp?
Chapter 1. 'Guests Who Stayed Too Long': Refugee Lives in a Protracted Exile
Chapter 2. Economic Lives in Buduburam
Chapter 3. The Household Economy in the Camp
Chapter 4. Roots of Economic Stratification: A Historical Perspective
Chapter 5. Repatriation to Liberia: The 'Best' Solution for Refugees?
Chapter 6. The 'End' of Refugee Life? When Refugee Status Ceases
Chapter 7. Developing a Better Understanding of Livelihoods, Self-Reliance and Social Networks in Forced Migration Studies
Epilogue: Buduburam in 2015
References
Index
