{"id":12917,"date":"2019-06-19T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=12917"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:56:42","slug":"world-refugee-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/world-refugee-day-2019","title":{"rendered":"WORLD REFUGEE DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United Nations\u2019 (UN) World Refugee Day<\/a> is observed on June 20 each year. This event draws public\u2019s attention to the millions of refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict and persecution. For more information please visit www.un.org<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

This year Berghahn Books turns 25! To mark this important milestone, we are offering 25% off all books<\/strong>. For print titles, please add the coupon code BB25<\/strong>. For eBooks, the discount is automatic.<\/h4>\n

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\"RefugeesREFUGEES WELCOME?<\/a>
\nDifference and Diversity in a Changing Germany
\nEdited by Jan-Jonathan Bock and Sharon Macdonald<\/p>\n

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Combining in-depth anthropological studies with more long-term analyses, this volume examines the responses to and implications of the arrival in 2015 and 2016 of over one million asylum seekers and refugees in Germany \u2013 widely seen as the most major and contested social change in the country since reunification.<\/p>\n

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\"InIN PURSUIT OF BELONGING<\/a>
\nForging an Ethical Life in European-Turkish Spaces
\nSusan Beth Rottmann<\/p>\n

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In Pursuit of Belonging<\/em> is an ethnography of Turkish migrants\u2019 struggle for understanding, intimacy and appreciation when they return from Germany to their Turkish homeland. Drawing on an established tradition of life story writing in anthropology, Rottmann conveys the struggle to forge an ethical life by relating the experiences of a second-generation German-Turkish woman named Leyla.<\/p>\n

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\"CompetingCOMPETING POWER<\/a>
\nLandscapes of Migration, Violence and the State
\nNarmala Halstead<\/p>\n

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Drawing from ethnographic material based on long-term research, this volume considers competing forms of power at micro- and macro-levels in Guyana, where the local is marked by extensive migration, corruption, and differing levels of violence.<\/p>\n

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\"MobileMOBILE URBANITY<\/a>
\nSomali Presence in Urban East Africa
\nEdited by Neil Carrier and Tabea Scharrer<\/p>\n

Volume 20, Integration and Conflict Studies<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The increased presence of Somalis has brought much change to East African towns and cities in recent decades, change that has met with ambivalence and suspicion, especially within Kenya. This volume demystifies Somali residence and mobility in urban East Africa, showing its historical depth, and exploring the social, cultural and political underpinnings of Somali-led urban transformation.<\/p>\n

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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF BORDER DRAWING<\/a>
\nArranging Legality in European Labor Migration Policies
\nRegine Paul<\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/em>The Political Economy of Border Drawing is an interesting and relevant read for anyone interested in migration management and policies in Europe. The book contains key statistics on legal migration in each country and clearly summarizes each chapter\u2019s main analytical points and findings, making it very reader-friendly. It can be recommended for both academic scholars and policy practitioners seeking better understanding of the methods and management of labor migration.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 International Migration Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Forced Migration<\/em><\/a><\/strong> Series<\/h4>\n

This series, published in association with the Refugees Studies Centre<\/a>, University of Oxford, reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the field and includes within its scope international law, anthropology, sociology, politics, international relations, geopolitics, social psychology and economics.<\/p>\n

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\"RefugeeVolume 38 Available in Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n

REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT<\/a>
\nPower, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance
\nEdited by Ad\u00e8le Garnier, Liliana Lyra Jubilut, and Kristin Bergtora Sandvik<\/p>\n

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Examining resettlement practices worldwide and drawing on contributions from anthropology, law, international relations, social work, political science, and numerous other disciplines, this ground-breaking volume highlights the conflicts between refugees\u2019 needs and state practices, and assesses international, regional and national perspectives on resettlement, as well as the bureaucracies and ideologies involved.<\/p>\n

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\"Gender,Volume 37 New in Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n

GENDER, VIOLENCE, REFUGEES<\/a>
\nEdited by Susanne Buckley-Zistel and Ulrike Krause<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026an excellent read and contribution to the fields of refugee and gender studies\u2026[that] should be a required reading for graduate students and scholars of (forced) migration and policymakers working with displaced populations.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Gender & Society<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"TheVolume 36, SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BBC THINKING ALLOWED<\/em><\/a> ETHNOGRAPHY AWARD<\/p>\n

THE MYTH OF SELF-RELIANCE<\/a>
\nEconomic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp
\nNaohiko Omata<\/p>\n

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\u201cExcellent in every respect\u2026 The work fills a major gap in the refugee studies literature, as there has been no previous book-length account of this particular refugee population or the topic under review (how refugees cope in the absence of humanitarian assistance). Unlike some anthropological accounts of refugee situations, the study is a delight to read, bereft of unnecessary theory and maintains a consistent focus on the refugees themselves.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Jeff Crisp<\/strong>, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford<\/p>\n

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\"MigrationVolume 35 In Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n

MIGRATION BY BOAT<\/a>
\nDiscourses of Trauma, Exclusion and Survival
\nEdited by Lynda Mannik<\/p>\n

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“The volume will be of particular interest to scholars working on migration and borders, but, by providing ample case studies of historical and contemporary representations of migration by boat, it also will appeal to academics interested in media and communication studies.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"MakingVolume 34, FINALIST FOR THE AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION 2016 BETHWELL A. OGOT BOOK PRIZE<\/p>\n

MAKING UBUMWE<\/a>
\nPower, State and Camps in Rwanda’s Unity-Building Project
\nAndrea Purdekov\u00e1<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a book that deserves to be widely read. [It] will appeal to both Rwanda and African Studies scholars and is a must-read for graduate students preparing to do \ufb01eldwork in Rwanda. Scholars working in development studies, peace and con\ufb02ict studies, comparative politics and cultural anthropology will be rewarded for a careful read.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Journal of Modern African Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In recognition of World Refugee Day, Berghahn Journals is offering\u00a0FULL ACCESS\u00a0to related articles until June 28.<\/h4>\n

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\"AIA<\/a>OPEN ACCESS!<\/em><\/h4>\n

Anthropology in Action: Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Coming Together in the So-Called Refugee Crisis:\u00a0A Collaboration Among Refugee Newcomers, Migrants, Activists and Anthropologists in Berlin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Anthropological Journal of European Cultures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The End of the European Honeymoon?: Refugees, Resentment and the Clash of Solidarities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Conflict and Society: Advances in Research<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur Future Is Already in Jeopardy\u201d: Duress and the Palimpsest of Violence of Two CAR Student Refugees in the DRC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Boy on the Beach: The Fragility of Canada’s Discourses on the Syrian Refugee “Crisis”<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Syrian Diasporans as Transnational Civil Society Actors: Perspectives from a Network for Refugee Assistance<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"European<\/a><\/p>\n

European Judaism: A Journal for the New Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Volume 50, Issue 2<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Welcome to Britain\u2019 Refugees Conference: In Memory of Eleanor Rathbone<\/p>\n

Refugees: Two Personal Histories<\/p>\n

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Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Themed Section: Nonrecording States (Vol. 2017, Issue 77)<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n

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Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Avoiding Poison: Congolese Refugees Seeking Cosmological Continuity in Urban Asylum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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