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

Alexander Betts

This revised and expanded 2nd edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: Nov 23rd, 2011
  • Pages: 218
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.56in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9780415782821
  • Categories: GeneralPublic Policy - Social Services & WelfareGeneral

About the Author

Alexander Betts is University Lecturer in Refugee Studies and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. He has worked at UNHCR headquarters and is the author of Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (2009).

Gil Loescher is Visiting Professor, Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books on refugees and international relations, including The UNHCR and World Politics (2001).

Alexander Betts is University Lecturer in Refugee Studies and Forced Migration at the University of Oxford. He has worked at UNHCR headquarters and is the author of Protection by Persuasion: International Cooperation in the Refugee Regime (2009).

Praise for this book

Praise for previous edition:

'An important contribution' - Claudia Seymour, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK