Refugees in Diaspora: From Durable Solutions to Transnational Relations

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  • Nicholas Van Hear University of Oxford

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https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21338

Keywords:

transnationalism, refugees, diaspora, durable solutions

Abstract

When people flee conflict or persecution, a common pattern is for most to seek safety in other parts of their country, for a substantial number to look for refuge in a neighbouring country or countries, and for a smaller number to seek asylum in countries further afield, perhaps on other continents. If displacement persists and people consolidate themselves in their territories of refuge, complex relations will develop among these different domains of what we may call the “refugee diaspora”: that is, among those at home, those in neighbouring territories, and those spread further afield. Each of these domains corresponds to some extent to one of the sites associated with the three “durable solutions” that UNHCR is charged with pursuing for refugees: integration in the country of first asylum, resettlement in a third country, or return to the homeland. Taking its cue from the burgeoning literature on diasporas and transnationalism, this paper explores whether the notion of “durable solutions” can be squared with the transnational character of refugees. It offers a simple schema for considering diaspora and transnational relations, and suggests that transnationalism might be considered in itself as an “enduring” if not a “durable” solution to displacement.
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Published

2006-11-01

How to Cite

Van Hear, N. (2006). Refugees in Diaspora: From Durable Solutions to Transnational Relations. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 23(1), 9–15. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21338

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