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"Helping Familiar Strangers unravels the motivations and dynamics that inform acts of helping, with a specific focus on refugee diaspora humanitarianism. . . . Olliff's argument is convincing and well-grounded."—Antonio De Lauri, author of The Politics of Humanitarianism



Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
1. Humanitarianism and the international refugee regime
2. The ecology of refugee diaspora humanitarianism
3. Forces that compel
4. Modalities: governance and economies
5. Modalities: mobility, (in)visibility, knowledge, and networks
6. Implications and imaginings
7. Helping familiar strangers
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography

Helping Familiar Strangers

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 6 December 2022
      ISBN-13 9780253063564
      978-0253063564
      ISBN-10 0253063566
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      Law Public international law: humanitarian law Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      "Helping Familiar Strangers unravels the motivations and dynamics that inform acts of helping, with a specific focus on refugee diaspora humanitarianism. . . . Olliff's argument is convincing and well-grounded."—Antonio De Lauri, author of The Politics of Humanitarianism



      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      List of Abbreviations
      1. Humanitarianism and the international refugee regime
      2. The ecology of refugee diaspora humanitarianism
      3. Forces that compel
      4. Modalities: governance and economies
      5. Modalities: mobility, (in)visibility, knowledge, and networks
      6. Implications and imaginings
      7. Helping familiar strangers
      Epilogue
      Appendix
      Bibliography

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