From the forword: This book gives a contemporary picture of the global character of the refugee problem. It should help to allay the false optimism which has hindered an adequate approach to the problem in recent times, despite the World Refugee Year 1959/60 and the new funds for the UN High...

Between normative aspirations and national interests, forced migrants often become pawns in host states' negotiations with internal and external actors. Focusing on North Africa, the Middle East, and the Horn of Africa, this paper offers an analytical framework to better understand forced...

Unsere Welt ändert sich rasant. Während die Globalisierung der Weltwirtschaft immer schneller voranschreitet, sich Technik, Wissenschaft und Massenkultur nach globalen Standards über den Erdball verbreiten, verharrt die politische Welt in nationalstaatlichem Denken. Die bestehenden...