Rethinking Refugees: Beyond State of Emergency

by Nyers; Peter

• ISBN13: 9780415952323
• ISBN10: 0415952328
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-12-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Rethinking Refugees: Beyond State of Emergencyexamines the ways in which refugees have been made objects of the complex discourse, practices, and strategies of humanitarianism making visible the link between our knowledge of refugees and questions about the changing status of political power, space, and identity. The author draws upon post-structural analytical tools to develop a critique of humanitarianism and to sketch a bio-political framework for understanding the relationship between the humanity of refugees and their capacity, or lack thereof, for political voice and action.Rethinking Refugeesis a radically fresh approach to understanding refugees, their movements, and their place within an increasingly globalized international politics.

Author Biography

Peter Nyers is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Body Politics in Motion	p. ix
Emerging or Emergency Identities?	p. 1
On Humanitarian Violence	p. 25
Fearful Subjects: Reason and Fear in the UN Refugee Definition	p. 43
Human Hospitality/Animal Animosity: Canadian Responses to Refugee Crises at the Millennium	p. 69
Evasive Maneuvers: Refugee Warrior Communities Recast the Political	p. 97
Conclusion Rethinking Refugeeness: Dangers and Prospects	p. 123
Notes	p. 133
Bibliography	p. 159
Index	p. 175
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