Dongen, van, Lieke
(2017)
Living in Turmoil: refugees in Cairo-Egypt.
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
In this thesis I address the importance of context on the production of current perceptions of refugees. Most studies regarding forced migration focus on refugees in developed countries. Nevertheless, more than 80% of the refugees in the world are settled in under-developed countries. Thereby, the studies that do exist regarding refugees in developing countries tend to give primary attention to those refugees who are accommodated in camps. They tend to ignore that actually most of the refugee population is living in urban areas in the developing world, and Africa in particular. The problems surrounding large influxes of refugees in developing countries are altogether different than in the urban areas of developed countries. The most significant difference is that the capacity in providing for refugees is severely limited in developing countries. The relation between such a host society and the refugee population will be studied in this thesis. Cairo, Egypt will be used as a case study to explore an urban area in an under-developed country as a context for refugees to forge a livelihood in. Instead of looking exclusively at domestic policies affecting refugees or looking exclusively at the influence of international policies on refugees, in this research I consider both. The role of international, local and community based actors will be explored where contradictions between policies and realities are considered. Together these actors form the context in which refugees need to forge a livelihood in.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Buitelaar, M.W. | M.W.Buitelaar@rug.nl | | | | Wilson, E.K. | E.K.Wilson@rug.nl | | |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2016- 2017 |
| Date of delivery: |
10 Nov 2017 |
| Last modified: |
10 Nov 2017 09:42 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/299 |
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