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Book SynopsisEvan Easton-Calabria’s critical history of refugee self-reliance assistance brings new dimensions to refugee and international development studies. The promotion of refugee self-reliance is evident today, yet its history remains largely unexplored, with good practices and longstanding issues often missed. Through archival and contemporary evidence, this book documents a century of little-known efforts to foster refugee self-reliance, including the economic, political, and social motives driving this assistance. With five case studies from Greece, Tanzania, Pakistan, Uganda, and Egypt, the book tracks refugee self-reliance as a malleable concept used to pursue ulterior interests. It reshapes understandings of refugee self-reliance and delivers important messages for contemporary policy making. The first chapter is available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Why Refugee Self-Reliance? Chapter 2: Self-Sufficiency out of Necessity: Refugee Self-Reliance Assistance in Interwar Greece Chapter 3: Socialism and Self-Reliance: Refugee Self-Reliance Assistance in Post-Colonial East Africa Chapter 4: Warriors of Self-Reliance: Refugee Self-Reliance Assistance in Cold War Pakistan Chapter 5: Dignity in Informality? Urban refugee self-reliance assistance in Kampala, Uganda Chapter 6: Livelihoods 2.0? Refugee Self-Reliance and the Digital Gig Economy Chapter 7: Conclusion
