Refugees in Extended Exile - 9781138669734

Taylor & Francis

Refugees in Extended ExileLiving on the Edge\nAuthor(s): Jennifer Hyndman, Wenona Giles\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138669734, 978-1138669734\nSynopsis\nThis book argues that the international refugee regime and its temporary humanitarian interventions have failed. Most refugees across the global live in protracted conditions that extend from years to decades, without legal status that allows them to work and establish a home. It is contended that they become largely invisible to people based in the global North, and cease to remain fully human subjects with access to their political lives. Shifting the conversation away from the salient discourse of solutions and technical fixes within state-centric international relations, the authors recover the subjectivity lost for those stuck in extended exile. \n\nThe book first argues that humanitarian assistance to refugees remains vital to peoples survival, even af.