A Critical Anti-Racist Interrogation of Voluntary/Forced Repatriation Theory: The Intersections of African Refugees’ Dilemma

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  • MacDonald E. Ighodaro University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21283

Keywords:

African refugees, voluntary repatriation, forced repatriation, intersectionality, critical anti-racism, refugee protection

Abstract

The author examines the historical/theoretical voluntary repatriation framework, which asserts that refugees should only repatriate to their country of origin on a voluntary basis when the socio-political and ethnic situation that initiated their problem comes to an end. This theory articulates durable protection and resettlement initiatives for refugees in general. Also, the above theory is contrasted with the present re-articulated forced repatriation theories, which state that refugees should repatriate to unsafe conditions in their country of origin. Furthermore, the study interrogates the intersectionality of African refugees’ dilemma and the apprehensions of refugees’ host countries, and conceptualizes the specific ideology that legitimizes the forced repatriation of refugees, and the impacts of accepting the emerging theory using a critical anti-racist framework.
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Published

2002-08-01

How to Cite

Ighodaro, M. E. (2002). A Critical Anti-Racist Interrogation of Voluntary/Forced Repatriation Theory: The Intersections of African Refugees’ Dilemma. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 21(1), 49–60. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21283

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