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Caught Between Borders

Response Strategies of the Internally Displaced

Birgitte Refslund Sorensen editor Marc Vincent editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pluto Press

Published:20th Oct '01

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Internally displaced persons are those who have been forced to flee their homes and who do not cross an internationally recognised border. Unlike refugees, they have no organisation to deal with their plight. Very little is known about how people respond to the experience of displacement.

This is the first book to put together information on the networks that people have evolved for coping in such situations. Examining those people who have become IDPs as the result of violence and war, it uses case studies from different countries, different settings and different phases of displacement.

The authors identify cross-cultural patterns of coping strategies, examine whether these strategies are effective and highlight to what extent they are dependent upon culture or the experience of displacement. This is a practical handbook that will help international organisations formulate their relief plans to support - rather than inadvertently damage - existing coping mechanisms.

Case studies include Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Burma, Colombia, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Sudan and Uganda.

'One of the first extensive studies that brings together information on the methods and networks that individuals and communities have evolved for coping in such situations. Provides a rich, descriptive account' -- International Peacekeeping

ISBN: 9780745318196

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 588g

336 pages