Managing and Containing Displacement after the Cold War: UNHCR and Somali Refugees in Kenya

Authors

  • Jennifer Hyndman Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21936

Keywords:

Kenya, Somali refugees, UNHCR, containment, refugee camps, preventive protection, geography

Abstract

This paper argues that distinct patterns of managing human displacement have emerged since the end of the Cold War. Using the case of Somali refugees in Kenya, the author illustrates what some of these strategies are: the deployment of "preventive zones" on the Somalian side of the border; the designation of prima facie refugee status which restricts Somali refugees to camps, and the reduction of opportunities for resettlement abroad. All of these serve to regionalize displacement in camps, for the most part, without providing a sustainable solution to the social and political crisis at hand.

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Published

1997-11-01

How to Cite

Hyndman, J. (1997). Managing and Containing Displacement after the Cold War: UNHCR and Somali Refugees in Kenya. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 16(5), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21936

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