The Search for Home among Forced Migrants and Refugees: People on the Move (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Synopsis

This book explores the role of "home" in the lives of displaced people, including voluntary and forced migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people and temporary workers. For displaced people, home is something lost, longed for and sometimes found anew. It is a community of people in an environment of relationships and a physical dwelling that provide a sense of safety, security, hope and belonging. Much of the efforts of refugees, migrants and exiles are devoted to rebuilding a home, through a combination of personal effort and collaboration with the political and social environment of the host community. Maria Sophia Aguirre and Antonio Argandoña bring together an interdisciplinary collection of contributors to analyse these challenges through the lenses of economics, law, sociology, psychology, communications, management and political science. The book offers numerous suggestions for assistance aimed not only at the short-term problems of displaced people but also at ensuring their human dignity. This volume will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of the sociology of migration and of public policy related to the handling of migrants.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040225677

Related ISBNs:

9781040225660, 9781003473992, 9781032754390

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

11/08/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Maria Sophia Aguirre and Antonio Argandoña

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Maria Sophia Aguirre

Edited by:

Antonio Argandoña