The Myth of Self-Reliance

Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78533-564-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 36, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Forced Migration

For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research, this volume challenges the reputation of a ‘self-reliant’ model given to Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana and sheds light on considerable economic inequality between refugee households.By following the same refugee households over several years, The Myth of Self-Reliance also provides valuable insights into refugees’ experiences of repatriation to Liberia after protracted exile and their responses to the ending of refugee status for remaining refugees in Ghana.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Omata, Naohiko

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

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

Über Autor(innen)

Omata, Naohiko
Naohiko Omata is Associate Professor at the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Based on extensive research in Sub-Saharan Africa, Naohiko has published widely on refugee livelihoods, rights and repatriation including a co-authored book Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development (2016) and articles in the Journal of Refugee Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Community Development Journal. Previously, he worked as a practitioner and consultant for UNDP, UNHCR and international and local NGOs in various Sub-Saharan African countries.