Refugee Policy in Sudan 1967-1984

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-57181-708-2
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 497 g

Reihe: Forced Migration

Based on the work of Ahmed Karadawi, Refugee Policy in Sudan discusses Sudanese government policy towards the refugee flows from Ethiopia into the Eastern Region of Sudan in theperiod 1967 to 1984, arguing that there were two underlying assumptions behind successive governments' policies: that refugees were considered a security threat and a socio-economic burden. In response,the policies incorporated the Organization of African Unity norms, which offered a platform to depoliticise the refugees, equally with the international conventions relating to refugees, which assured the externalization of responsibility and access to aid. This prescription, however, ignored the dynamism of the conflict that continued to generate refugees - and, as numbers accumulated in Sudan, the international aid regime did not act as a willing partner of the government. The consequences of a sizeable refugee population revealed a serious conflict of priorities, not only within the Sudanese government of the day, but also between the government and aid donors - thus, the objectives of the government policy were seriously undermined.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodward, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps

List of Tables

Foreword

Author's Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Sudan, Its Eastern Region, and the Refugees

Chapter 2. The Emergence of a Centralised Refugee Policy during the Second Parliamentary Regime 1965-1969

Chapter 3. The Changing Nature of the Refugee Influxes 1970-1980

Chapter 4. Competing Interests within the Sudanese Bureaucracy and Their Consequences for Refugee Policy

Chapter 5. The Role and Limitations of Assistance to Refugees: UNHCR and COR, 1975-1978

Chapter 6. Refugees as an International Responsibility: The Sudanese Initiative of 1980 and Its Consequences

Chapter 7. The Active Role of UNHCR in the Development of Refugee Policy: The Promotion of Voluntary Repatriation as an Option

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Woodward, Peter
Peter Woodward received his Ph.D. on Condominium and Sudanese Nationalism from the University of Reading where he is currently Professor of Politics. He has written a number of books on Sudan and has worked in a Sudanese school as part of the Voluntary Service Overseas project.