Browsing The Inter-University Committee on International Migration by Title
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Management of Internal Displacement in Nigeria
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2006-10)This research examined the management of IDP’s (internally displaced persons) in Nigeria based on the February/May 2000 communal conflict at Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, as an example and a focus for the study. The research ... -
Militarized Refugee Populations: Humanitarian Challenges in the Former Yugoslavia
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 199-08)This paper examines the conditions under which refugee flows cause conflict to spread across borders. In order to develop propositions, the paper studies a group of Bosnian Muslim refugees who formed an army to retake their ... -
Missed Opportunities: The Role of the International Community in the Return of the Rwandan Refugees from Eastern Zaire, July 1994 - December 1996
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 1998-06)July 1994, the horror of the genocide in Rwanda was overtaken by pictures of an unprecedented exodus of Rwandan Hutus, led into Zaire by the iron and bloody hands of their leaders. The refugee emergency phase that started ... -
North Korea: Scenarios from the Perspective of Refugee Displacement
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-02)Some 10,000 to 300,000 citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are currently reported to be living illegally in the Northeastern provinces of China. Based on bilateral treaties between the two countries, ... -
Protecting Internally Displaced Persons in Kosovo
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 1999-05)In early September 1998 a New York Times correspondent in Prishtina reported: As many as 40,000 ethnic Albanians, mostly women, children and old men, were trapped today on a dirt road south of here in western Kosovo as ... -
Refugee Reintegration in Rural Areas: Land Distribution in Ban Pha Thao, Lao PDR
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2003-03)The successful reintegration of refugee groups in rural areas often depends on people’s access to and control over productive land resources. The acquisition of land and the preservation of secure use rights depend on ... -
Refugee Rights and Wrongs: Global Cultural Diffusion among the Congolese in South Africa
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2003-09)Every day the media is filled with examples of the ways in which contemporary social, economic, and political life transcends national borders. Some researchers argue that these dynamics attest to the emergence of a global ... -
Refugee-Related Political Violence: When? Where? How Much?
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2001-12)Lack of information about the nature and extent of refugee involvement in political violence has long hindered researchers and policymakers. This paper presents new time series data in order to analyze the frequency, ... -
Remittances to Cuba: An Evaluation of Cuban and US Government Policy Measures
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2002-09)Since the commencement of hostilities between Cuba and the US in the early 1960s, both governments have repeatedly attempted to influence private family money transfers across borders. This study undertakes a retrospective ... -
Returning International Labor Migrants from Bangladesh: The Experience and Effects of Deportation
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2004-07)This paper reports on the findings of a study of former or returned international migrant workers from Bangladesh. The analysis focuses on the economic situation and return experiences of those who had been deported or ... -
The Role of Microcredit in Conflict and Displacement Mitigation: A Case Study in Cameroon
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2004-01)This research, generously supported by the Mellon-MIT Inter-University Program on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Forced Migration, sought to explore the question of whether the revolving fund of a small credit ... -
A "Safety-First" Approach to Physical Protection in Refugee Camps
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 1999-05)Many refugee camps today are places of insecurity and outright danger, both for refugees and relief workers, and, by virtue of their destabilizing effect, for those living around the camps. Camps are an essential element ... -
Stressors, Supports, and the Social Ecology of Displacement: Psychosocial Dimensions of an Emergency Education Program for Chechen Adolescents Displaced in Ingushetia, Russia
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2003-07)This study explores the psychosocial benefits of an emergency education intervention serving adolescents displaced by the war in Chechnya. Interviews with 55 Chechen adolescents living in spontaneous settlements in Ingushetia, ... -
"To Resolve the Ukrainian Question Once and for All": The Ethnic Cleansing of Ukrainians in Poland, 1943-1947
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2001-11)The end of the cold war has brought a new approach to the historical study of the early postwar period. So long as the cold war lasted, the actors of its histories were states: the superpowers in the first instance, and ... -
Towards an Understanding of the Root Causes of Forced Migration: The Political Economy of "Natural" Disasters
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2004-04)Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected ... -
We Left Our Keys with Our Neighbours: Memory and the Search for Meaning in Post-Partitioned India
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2004-11)In mainstream Indian and Pakistani nationalist master-narratives, Partition is a contested terrain. For India, it signifies independence and the end-note of a non-violent anti-colonial movement; for Pakistan, it embodies ... -
When Is International Protection No Longer Necessary? The "Ceased Circumstances" Provisions of the Cessation Clauses: Principles and UNHCR Practice, 1973-1999
(Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2001-06)The challenges posed by situations of mass influx and protracted refugee emergencies have prompted a reexamination of the international asylum regime established by the 1951 Convention and subsequent instruments. This has ...