Displacement Economies in Africa
Paradoxes of Crisis and Creativity
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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-1841Contributor(s)
Hammar, Amanda (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
Large-scale displacement - whether caused by war, state-related political or development projects, different forms of political violence, structural crisis, or even natural disasters - evokes many stereotyped assumptions about those forcibly displaced or emplaced. At the same time there is a problematic lack of attention paid to the diversity of actors, strategies and practices that reshape the world in the face (and chronic aftermath) of dramatic moments of violent dislocation. In this highly original volume, based on empirical case studies from across sub-Saharan Africa, the authors reveal the paradoxical effects, both intended and unexpected, that displacement produces, and that manifest themselves in displacement economies.
Keywords
Displaced persons; Refugees; Economic conditions; Labour mobility; Forced migration; Social conflicts; Case studies; Africa south of Sahara; LivelihoodWebshop link
https://bloomsbury.com/9781780 ...ISBN
9781780324906, 9781780324890, 9781780324883, 9781780324913, 9781350219717Publisher website
https://nai.uu.se/Publication date and place
Uppsala; London, 2014Imprint
Zed BooksSeries
Africa Now,Classification
Migration, immigration and emigration
Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples
Armed conflict
Sub-Saharan Africa