6 research outputs found
Disappearing across the border : circular return and the social dynamics of secrecy and concealment between Ugandaâs Nakivale Refugee Settlement and eastern DRC
Going home? A systematic review of the literature on displacement, return and cycles of violence
Broadening the scope of scolarly research on the repatriation of refugees is a necessity
Almost twenty years on from the decade of voluntary repatriation, Jolien Tegenbos and Koen Vlassenroot explore how scholarly understanding of the process of âreturnâ has evolved and how it has largely been determined by policy priorities
Broadening the scope of scholarly research on the repatriation of refugees is a necessity #LSEreturn
Almost twenty years on from the decade of voluntary repatriation, Jolien Tegenbos and Koen Vlassenroot explore how scholarly understanding of the process of 'return' has evolved and how it has largely been determined by policy priorities. This article is part of our #LSEReturn series, exploring themes around Displacement and Return
'Ils sont rentrĂ©s chez eux' : the political dimensions of displacement and âspontaneous returnâ in Faradje, northeast DRC
Moving onward? Secondary movers on the fringes of refugee mobility in Kakuma refugee Camp, Kenya
This article examines the migration-asylum nexus in the microcosm of Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya by focusing on refugees and asylum seekers who move onward from a first refuge, in Central-East Africa. By drawing on qualitative ethnographic field research in Kakuma, the article outlines how such âsecondary movementsâ cause many anxieties, as the distinction between refugees and migrants is blurred by motivations that are not exclusively protection related. Based on a Foucauldian analysis of power and discourse, we arguethat this creates a contested social and semantic space wherein all actors struggle to uphold the rigid distinction. Additionally, by combining the strengths of migration studiesâ consideration for policy categories and mobility studiesâ holistic perspective toward migration, the article aims to further deepen academic interaction between two literature traditions in order to enhance our understanding of how mobility is âshapedâ and âlivedâ by people in wartime situations