A Refugee Camp Conundrum: Geopolitics, Liberal Democracy, and Protracted Refugee Situations

A theoretical model of identity shift in protracted refugee situations

Refugees are increasingly spending time displaced from their home countries—either in camps or other arrangements. This prompts questions about the role of a traditional, territorially-based notion of national identity during long-term displacement. Do refugees separated from home for generations still retain their national identities? Using an algorithm based on attitude shifts, we developed a...

Refugee Camp Economies

Development During Crisis: Promoting Asset-Building in Protracted Refugee Situations - Spring 2007 - MIT International Review

Public health equity in refugee situations

Addressing increasing concerns about public health equity in the context of violent conflict and the consequent forced displacement of populations is complex. Important operational questions now faced by humanitarian agencies can to some extent be clarified by reference to relevant ethical theory. Priorities of service delivery, the allocation choices, and the processes by which they are arrive...

Contraceptive use: knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of refugee youths in Oru Refugee Camp, Nigeria.

Refugee youths are vulnerable persons who have a need for contraception, yet face challenges that limit its use. Data on perceptions, knowledge, access and attitudes toward contraceptive use were collected from 208 refugee youths living in Oru refugee camp, Nigeria. Findings revealed that respondents experience difficulty gaining access to family planning services, which are not available in th...