Incapsulating hands

On the (in)dependence of young adults in the UNHCR's Maratane Refugee Camp

Bibliographic Data

ID3628741
AuthorsJ Auerbach (0000-0001-9064-1474, University of Cape Town, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume36
Issue2
Pages366-379
Publication date2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Dynamics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0253-3952 • E-ISSN: 1940-7874
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02533952.2010.483827
OpenAlexW2004267760
LanguageEN
References cited25

Drawing on research with a small group of young women and men in Maratane Refugee Camp, Mozambique, this paper argues that youth envisage themselves as incapsulated in the camp’s physical and ideological boundaries. It shows that the United Nations’ (UN) mandate of finding durable solutions to international problems is difficult to achieve when young people envisage themselves as reliant or dependent on the UN. It argues that greater attention needs to be given to the mentoring of young people within the UN system, so that they are equipped with viable and realistic life expectations and skills

Ideology · Mandate · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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