Refugee Movements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18945596 |
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| Authors | Courtland Robinson (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosr039.pub3 |
| OpenAlex | W4400504389 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Refugee movements are defined as the involuntary migration of people across international borders as a result of generalized conflict and disorder, or more particularized threats of persecution and physical insecurity. The concept of “refugee” is generally treated as one category within a broader typology of forced migration, which includes involuntary movements both within and across international borders and encompasses other categories such as internally displaced persons, development‐displaced persons, climate‐displaced persons, and survivors of human trafficking. As of the end of 2021, the number of refugees was estimated at 27.1 million people, including 4.6 million Venezuelans displaced abroad. The Syrian Arab Republic produced 6.8 million refugees, followed by 2.7 million refugees from Afghanistan, 2.4 million refugees from South Sudan, and 1.2 million refugees from Myanmar. Of these, just under half are female and about 41 percent are under the age of 18. About 5 percent of refugees are older adults (aged 60 and older), under half of whom are women. In early 2022 war in Ukraine led to 6 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing to other countries, with another 7 million internally displaced
Archaeology · Geography · Political science · Refugee · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
| Highly cited | No |
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