Gil Loescher (–2020)

Autore di The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection (Global Institutions)

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Gil Loescher is a Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford and Professor of International Relations at the University of Notre Dame.

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection (Global… (1707) 20 copie

Beyond Charity: International Cooperation and the Global Refugee Crisis A Twentieth Century Fund Book (1993) 17 copie

Refugees: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (2019) 15 copie

Refugees in International Relations (2010) 13 copie

Calculated Kindness (1986) 12 copie

Refugees and international relations (1989) 9 copie

The UNHCR and world politics : a perilous path (2001) 8 copie

Protracted Refugee Situations: Domestic and International Security Implications (Adelphi series) (2005) 7 copie

Human Rights (1985) 5 copie

Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications (2008) 5 copie

The Chinese Way (1974) 4 copie

Refugee Movements and International Security (Adelphi Papers) (1992) 2 copie

The Global Refugee Problem: U.S. and World Response (Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Scien) (1983) 2 copie

The World's Refugees: A Test of Humanity (1982) 2 copie

Refugees and the asylum dilemma in the West (1992) 1 copia

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Data di morte: 2020-04-28
Sesso: male

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Refugees: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short… di Gil Loescher

Gil Loescher was an expert on refugees and had been severely injured in the bombing of the UN building in Bagdad. Sadly, he passed away just as this book was about to be published.

Although the book provides a good introduction to the topic of refugees, this reader felt that the topic treatment was too sketchy to fully understand. Nevertheless, it provides plenty of value. For example, the book begins with a definition of terms used for migrants with a brief history of the UN agencies and conventions that address the refugee problem. He also provides some quantitative information about how many refugees there are. The best chapters are toward the end as he describes the variety of agencies that work with refugees and notes what needs to be improved.… (altro)

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M_Clark | Jan 21, 2024 |

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