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Title
The UNHCR and disaster displacement in the 21st century : an organizational analysis / Sinja Hantscher.
ISBN
9783030196899 (electronic book)
3030196895 (electronic book)
9783030196882
3030196887
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019].
Copyright
©2019
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-19
Call Number
JV6346
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.87
Summary
This book offers an in-depth case study on the leading international refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and its approach to environmentally displaced persons. The author examines the UNHCR on the basis of expert interviews and content analysis in order to highlight why and how the organization is addressing the issue. The analysis draws on organizational as well as security theory, offering readers a better understanding of the connection between the two. The book appeals to scholars in the fields of migration and organizational studies, as well as policymakers and professionals working in international organizations.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Series
Contributions to political science.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030196882
Introduction: Disaster Displacement
Environmental Changes and the Competing Perspectives on Environmentally Displaced Persons
Theoretical Background: Organizational Theories and the Research on International Organizations
Research Design: Operationalizing Security Theory and Organizational Theory
The UNHCR and Environmentally Displaced Persons
Conclusion: Putting the UNHCR's EDP-Approach into Context.
