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Beyond Charity International Cooperation and the Global Refugee Crisis. A Twentieth Century Fund Book

Loescher, Gil
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780195102949
Publisert
1996
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
431 gr
Høyde
155 mm
Bredde
233 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Loescher, Gil

Biographical note

Gil Loescher is Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Advisory Board of International Experts to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. He is co-editor of Refugees and International Relations (Oxford, 1989).

Beyond Charity International Cooperation and the Global Refugee Crisis. A Twentieth Century Fund Book

Loescher, Gil
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk
Loescher, Gil
Heftet / 1996 / Engelsk
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`an important new book ... enormously detailed. Jonathan Power

`Comprehensive ... astonishing study.' The Sunday Times

`comprehensive, academic ... astonishing study of the global refugee crisis ... This is one of the first comprehensive overviews of a global crisis which has tended to reveal itself piecemeal' Sunday Times

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`Loescher presents a balanced and well-documented account of the world refugee crisis and the international mechanisms currently in place for dealing with it.' Foreign Affairs

`excellent new book ... Loescher provides a consistent and convincing political analysis of the historical evolution of the international refugee regime and its contemporary limitations ... Beyond Charity is a valuable addition to the literature on refugees and humanitarian assistance, which will be of particular value to the growing number of academics and students now focusing on these issues ... a coherent examination of the global refugee crisis and a balanced assessment of the contribution which UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies can make in their efforts to respond.' Refugee Survey Quarterly

`Beyond Charity contains all the qualities we have come to expect in a book on refugees by Gil Loescher: thorough research, mastery of a broad range of facts ... As a history and analysis of international post-First World War refugee policy, it is unsurpassed. As a guide to future policy it is challenging and controversial. In all, it is one of the most important books ever to appear on the issue of the global refugee problem and responses to it ... He has laid out more cogently than any other scholar in the field both the evolution of current refugee instruments and their structural weaknesses.' Journal of International Affairs

`Gil Loescher has written a fine book and makes a convincing case for enlightened self-interest in future refugee policy.' International Affairs

`Gil Loescher has written a fine book and makes a convincing case for enlightened self-interest in future refugee policy.' International Affairs

`Beyond Charity comprehensively charts the trends in the massive displacements of peoples through the violence and conflict associated with decolonization, national liberation struggles and post-independence civil strife.' International Relations

'... timely book ... Beyond Charity comprehensively charts the trends in the massive displacements of peoples ... comprehensive analysis of refugee problems,' Angela Penrose. Save the Children Fund. International Relations Vol XII, No 2, Aug '94

`This is an essential book for scholars, students, and libraries ... The fundamentals are stated in admirably clear prose and based on carefully researched facts ... this is a fine book, at once informative and creative.' American Political Science Review

...a valuable survey of the contemporary legal and international institutional framework...an important book and a valuable resource fort eaching and research. Future students of the subject will start here.

Political Studies

The introductory text for those interested in refugee affairs ... Whether for the undergraduate or graduate student, for the lay person or the professional aid worker, this book is always readable. It concisely presents the causes and consequences of refugee movements ... The book is far-reaching in its international examples ... an important book, far-reaching in its implications.

Journal of Refugee Studies

With more than 18 million refugees worldwide, the refugee problem tops the agenda in intergovernmental meetings and has fostered an intense debate regarding what political changes are necessary in the international system to provide effective solutions in the 1990s and beyond. In the past, refugees have been perceived largely as a problem of international charity, but as the end of the Cold War triggers new refugee movements across the globe, governments are being forced to develop a more systematic approach to the refugee problem. Beyond Charity provides the first extensive overview of the world refugee crisis today, asserting that refugees are a political issue and must be dealt with as such. Gil Loescher argues persuasively that a central challenge in the post Cold-War era is to develop a comprehensive refugee policy that preserves the right of asylum while promoting greater political and diplomatic efforts to address the causes of flight. He presents the contemporary crisis in a historical framework and explores the changing role of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees. Loescher suggests short-term and long-term reforms that address both the current refugee crisis and its underlying causes. The book also details the ways governmental structures and international organizations could be strengthened to assume more effective assistance, protection, and political mediation functions. Beyond Charity clarifies the complex issues surrounding the global refugee crisis and offers directions for more effective approaches to refugee problems at present and in the future.
Les mer
Too often in the past refugees have been perceived as a problem of international charity. This book argues that refugee problems are political issues, and must be treated as such. It presents an overview of refugee problems and assistance programs since World War II, outlining reforms to address the refugee crisis and its underlying causes.
Les mer
`an important new book ... enormously detailed. Jonathan Power
"The most comprehensive and balanced analysis of an issue of increasing importance both for national security and for world politics."--Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University "An essential book for scholars, students, and libraries."--American Political Science Review"R "Professor Loescher's book is the most comprehensive and balanced analysis of an issue of increasing importance both for national security and for world politics. Anyone who wants to find out about the directions of the global refugee crisis, about the mechanisms that have tried to cope with it in the past and today, and about what ought to be done, should read this impressive work."--Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University "For years, Gil Loescher has written tellingly on refugees as a problem for governments the world over, and on policies the major powers might pursue to cope with the ever-growing tides of desperate people. In Beyond Charity he brings all his previous work together into a masterful account of the international refugee "regime" and its strengths and (mostly) weaknesses. It is a book that should be read by students of international relations hoping to understand the many and complex facets of the refugee problem. Even more, it should be read by policy makers in search of solutions."--Richard H. Ullman, Princeton University "Gil Loescher, already our leading specialist on refugees, has now written the most informative and important book on this subject of growing international concern. Beyond Charity not only provides an authoritative guide to the dimensions and complexities of the refugee challenge, but persuasively sets forth a new approach resting on preventive, rather than reactive or philanthropic diplomacy. No one conerned with refugees can afford to ignore Loescher's well-reasoned argument."--Richard Falk, Princeton University "In Beyond Charity Dr. Loescher lays out for all to see the inescapable logic that humane effective responses to the world's refugees are not only right but are in our own self interest. Policy makers take note: Walling out the world doesn't work; responding constructively to human reality may."--Roger Winter, Director, U.S. Committee for Refugees "A timely and comprehensive work, this is a major contribution to understanding the politics and practice of refugee policy. By writing about the limits of action (in terms of political, social, cultural and economic factors) and the short- and long-range measures that might help address various aspects of the problem, Loescher offers a thoughtful, sober, and pragmatic assessment."--Peter I. Rose, Smith College "A good read...enormously detailed."--Jonathan Power, Syndicated Columnist "A solid addition to refugee studies, its historical overview being especially useful."--National Catholic Reporter "Very few persons know more about refugee affairs than Gil Loescher of Notre Dame University. Loescher has now put in one volume most of the basics, and some new ideas, about this perplexing and important subject....This is an essential book for scholars, students, and libraries....This is a fine book, at once informative and creative."--International Relations "An important new book."-- onathan Power
Les mer
Gil Loescher is Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Advisory Board of International Experts to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. He is co-editor of Refugees and International Relations (Oxford, 1989).
Les mer

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`an important new book ... enormously detailed. Jonathan Power

`Comprehensive ... astonishing study.' The Sunday Times

`comprehensive, academic ... astonishing study of the global refugee crisis ... This is one of the first comprehensive overviews of a global crisis which has tended to reveal itself piecemeal' Sunday Times

Se alle

`Loescher presents a balanced and well-documented account of the world refugee crisis and the international mechanisms currently in place for dealing with it.' Foreign Affairs

`excellent new book ... Loescher provides a consistent and convincing political analysis of the historical evolution of the international refugee regime and its contemporary limitations ... Beyond Charity is a valuable addition to the literature on refugees and humanitarian assistance, which will be of particular value to the growing number of academics and students now focusing on these issues ... a coherent examination of the global refugee crisis and a balanced assessment of the contribution which UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies can make in their efforts to respond.' Refugee Survey Quarterly

`Beyond Charity contains all the qualities we have come to expect in a book on refugees by Gil Loescher: thorough research, mastery of a broad range of facts ... As a history and analysis of international post-First World War refugee policy, it is unsurpassed. As a guide to future policy it is challenging and controversial. In all, it is one of the most important books ever to appear on the issue of the global refugee problem and responses to it ... He has laid out more cogently than any other scholar in the field both the evolution of current refugee instruments and their structural weaknesses.' Journal of International Affairs

`Gil Loescher has written a fine book and makes a convincing case for enlightened self-interest in future refugee policy.' International Affairs

`Gil Loescher has written a fine book and makes a convincing case for enlightened self-interest in future refugee policy.' International Affairs

`Beyond Charity comprehensively charts the trends in the massive displacements of peoples through the violence and conflict associated with decolonization, national liberation struggles and post-independence civil strife.' International Relations

'... timely book ... Beyond Charity comprehensively charts the trends in the massive displacements of peoples ... comprehensive analysis of refugee problems,' Angela Penrose. Save the Children Fund. International Relations Vol XII, No 2, Aug '94

`This is an essential book for scholars, students, and libraries ... The fundamentals are stated in admirably clear prose and based on carefully researched facts ... this is a fine book, at once informative and creative.' American Political Science Review

...a valuable survey of the contemporary legal and international institutional framework...an important book and a valuable resource fort eaching and research. Future students of the subject will start here.

Political Studies

The introductory text for those interested in refugee affairs ... Whether for the undergraduate or graduate student, for the lay person or the professional aid worker, this book is always readable. It concisely presents the causes and consequences of refugee movements ... The book is far-reaching in its international examples ... an important book, far-reaching in its implications.

Journal of Refugee Studies

With more than 18 million refugees worldwide, the refugee problem tops the agenda in intergovernmental meetings and has fostered an intense debate regarding what political changes are necessary in the international system to provide effective solutions in the 1990s and beyond. In the past, refugees have been perceived largely as a problem of international charity, but as the end of the Cold War triggers new refugee movements across the globe, governments are being forced to develop a more systematic approach to the refugee problem. Beyond Charity provides the first extensive overview of the world refugee crisis today, asserting that refugees are a political issue and must be dealt with as such. Gil Loescher argues persuasively that a central challenge in the post Cold-War era is to develop a comprehensive refugee policy that preserves the right of asylum while promoting greater political and diplomatic efforts to address the causes of flight. He presents the contemporary crisis in a historical framework and explores the changing role of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees. Loescher suggests short-term and long-term reforms that address both the current refugee crisis and its underlying causes. The book also details the ways governmental structures and international organizations could be strengthened to assume more effective assistance, protection, and political mediation functions. Beyond Charity clarifies the complex issues surrounding the global refugee crisis and offers directions for more effective approaches to refugee problems at present and in the future.
Les mer
Too often in the past refugees have been perceived as a problem of international charity. This book argues that refugee problems are political issues, and must be treated as such. It presents an overview of refugee problems and assistance programs since World War II, outlining reforms to address the refugee crisis and its underlying causes.
Les mer
`an important new book ... enormously detailed. Jonathan Power
"The most comprehensive and balanced analysis of an issue of increasing importance both for national security and for world politics."--Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University "An essential book for scholars, students, and libraries."--American Political Science Review"R "Professor Loescher's book is the most comprehensive and balanced analysis of an issue of increasing importance both for national security and for world politics. Anyone who wants to find out about the directions of the global refugee crisis, about the mechanisms that have tried to cope with it in the past and today, and about what ought to be done, should read this impressive work."--Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University "For years, Gil Loescher has written tellingly on refugees as a problem for governments the world over, and on policies the major powers might pursue to cope with the ever-growing tides of desperate people. In Beyond Charity he brings all his previous work together into a masterful account of the international refugee "regime" and its strengths and (mostly) weaknesses. It is a book that should be read by students of international relations hoping to understand the many and complex facets of the refugee problem. Even more, it should be read by policy makers in search of solutions."--Richard H. Ullman, Princeton University "Gil Loescher, already our leading specialist on refugees, has now written the most informative and important book on this subject of growing international concern. Beyond Charity not only provides an authoritative guide to the dimensions and complexities of the refugee challenge, but persuasively sets forth a new approach resting on preventive, rather than reactive or philanthropic diplomacy. No one conerned with refugees can afford to ignore Loescher's well-reasoned argument."--Richard Falk, Princeton University "In Beyond Charity Dr. Loescher lays out for all to see the inescapable logic that humane effective responses to the world's refugees are not only right but are in our own self interest. Policy makers take note: Walling out the world doesn't work; responding constructively to human reality may."--Roger Winter, Director, U.S. Committee for Refugees "A timely and comprehensive work, this is a major contribution to understanding the politics and practice of refugee policy. By writing about the limits of action (in terms of political, social, cultural and economic factors) and the short- and long-range measures that might help address various aspects of the problem, Loescher offers a thoughtful, sober, and pragmatic assessment."--Peter I. Rose, Smith College "A good read...enormously detailed."--Jonathan Power, Syndicated Columnist "A solid addition to refugee studies, its historical overview being especially useful."--National Catholic Reporter "Very few persons know more about refugee affairs than Gil Loescher of Notre Dame University. Loescher has now put in one volume most of the basics, and some new ideas, about this perplexing and important subject....This is an essential book for scholars, students, and libraries....This is a fine book, at once informative and creative."--International Relations "An important new book."-- onathan Power
Les mer
Gil Loescher is Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Advisory Board of International Experts to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. He is co-editor of Refugees and International Relations (Oxford, 1989).
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780195102949
Publisert
1996
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
431 gr
Høyde
155 mm
Bredde
233 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter
Loescher, Gil

Biographical note

Gil Loescher is Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Advisory Board of International Experts to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva. He is co-editor of Refugees and International Relations (Oxford, 1989).

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