Theorization in the sociology of migration and the field of refugee studies has been retarded
by a path-dependent division that we argue should be broken down by greater mutual …

This article examines voluntariness in migration decisions by promoting the
acknowledgement of forced and voluntary migration as a continuum of experience, not a …

Since the end of the Cold War, conflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping and
peacebuilding have risen to the top of the international agenda. The third edition of this …

Over fifty years ago governments established the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect the world's refugees. The UNHCR was …

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists,
librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe …

This article analyses how European governments and civil society actors engage diasporas
in Europe as agents for the development of their countries of origin. Through a critical …

Deportation, understood as the physical removal of someone against their will from the
territory of one state to that of another, has moved to the forefront of academic and policy …

From the refugee camps of the Lebanon to the relative prosperity of life in the USA, the
Palestinian diaspora has been dispersed across the world. In this pioneering study, Helena …

Of the estimated 12 million refugees in the world, more than 7 million have been confined to
camps, effectively" warehoused," in some cases, for 10 years or more. Holding refugees in …

This review considers sociological perspectives and research on the outcomes and
implications of forced and refugee migration for migrants and communities of settlement …