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Refugees, the state and the politics of asylum in Africa / James Milner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: St. Antony's series | St. Antony's seriesPublication details: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; Oxf ord : In association with St. Antony's College, 2009.Description: xv, 235 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780230215047 (hbk.)
  • 0230215041 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 325/.21096  22
Contents:
Understanding the state and asylum in Africa -- A history of asylum in Africa -- The principle and practice of burden sharing with Africa - - Host state security and refugee movements in Africa -- Kenya -- Tanza nia -- Guinea -- The politics of asylum in Africa.
Summary: "How do African states respond to the mass arrival and prolonged pre sence of refugees? This book answers this question by drawing on recent case studies and examining the politics behind refugee policy in Afric a. The implications of this approach are important not only for the stu dy of asylum in Africa, but also for the future of refugee protection"- -Provided by publisher.
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Books - Open Access Books - Open Access Faculty of Social Sciences Library- FSS FSS 325.2 1096 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 001156671

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-219) and index.

Understanding the state and asylum in Africa -- A history of asylum in Africa -- The principle and practice of burden sharing with Africa - - Host state security and refugee movements in Africa -- Kenya -- Tanza nia -- Guinea -- The politics of asylum in Africa.

"How do African states respond to the mass arrival and prolonged pre sence of refugees? This book answers this question by drawing on recent case studies and examining the politics behind refugee policy in Afric a. The implications of this approach are important not only for the stu dy of asylum in Africa, but also for the future of refugee protection"- -Provided by publisher.

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