The SSL ‘Book of the Month’ feature highlights a book in our collection that has been chosen by one of our Subject Consultants. This may be a recent addition to our stock or an existing item that we would like to share with you.
April’s book of the month was selected by Sarah Rhodes, Subject Consultant for International Development, Forced Migration, African and Commonwealth Studies.
The Oxford Handbook of Refugee & Forced Migration Studies
Edited by Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh et al.
Oxford University Press, 2016
Available at HV640.OXF 2014 & HV640.OXF 2016 and as an eBook via SOLO.
Why was it chosen?
It was chosen in light of the war in Ukraine and the unprecedented movement of people, both within the country and fleeing across borders. This handbook considers the links between the academic study of forced migration and the advocacy necessary to help those forcibly displaced not only in Europe but worldwide.
Book Overview
This authoritative Handbook critically evaluates the birth and development of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, and analyses the key contemporary and future challenges faced by academics and practitioners working with and for forcibly displaced populations around the world. The 53 state-of-the-art chapters, written by leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers working in universities, research centres, think tanks, NGOs and international organizations, provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the key intellectual, political, social and institutional challenges arising from mass displacement in the world today. The chapters vividly illustrate the vibrant and engaging debates that characterise this rapidly expanding field of research and practice.
Reviews
‘The chapters of this Handbook carefully examine all the key elements for the protection of refugees, displaced persons, migrants and other people on the move, identifying both obstacles and opportunities that are relevant to our work and should rightly be contemplated by students of forced migration’
Forward by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
How can I access it?
This title is available as an eBook via SOLO. Oxford University staff and students can access the title remotely using their SSO. A hard copy can be found on our New Books Display Area (around the corner from our Issue Desk) and on the shelves at HV640.OXF 2014 and HV640.OXF 2016.
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