Refugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis

Abstract

AbstractRefugee Solutions in the Age of Global Crisis: Human Rights, Integration, and Sustainable Development addresses the question of what to do about the global refugee crisis. One in every 95 people on the planet has been forcibly displaced from their home, and the collective response is woefully inadequate. Through comparative case study, this book provides the first comprehensive policy analysis of all three durable solutions in the context of the global refugee crisis. The durable solutions were designed more than 70 years ago to find permanent homes for refugees . Last year, fewer than two percent of refugees found their way to any of these solutions. Reforming yesterday’s solutions requires understanding how they have been used, how they have failed, and how they can be improved. The durable solutions of voluntary repatriation, local integration, and third country resettlement are rarely if ever considered together. Contemporary comparative case studies of the Somali Voluntary Repatriation Program, the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement, and the Arizona Refugee Empowerment Project illustrate these refugee solutions. This book is global in scope as the case studies focus on refugee policies and populations from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. This book offers implications for improving refugee solutions to promote human rights through integration and sustainable development. This is vital to counter the rising tide of restrictionist, anti-refugee sentiment and policies.