Securitization and Forced Migration in Kenya

A Policy Transition from Integration to Encampment

Bibliographic Data

ID4122222
AuthorsBilly Agwanda (0000-0002-8915-6057, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume48
Issue3
Pages723-743
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation and Development Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/padr.12483
OpenAlexW4221094324
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited53

This article explores forced migration and policy transition in East Africa using the case study of Kenya-a key regional destination for forced migrants. Using a descriptive and historical approach to highlight the dynamics of forced migration (1990-2021), the study emphasizes on what factors underlie the change of policy from integration to encampment. The author argues that central to this transition are discourses on national security, domestic, and regional politics. Using the theory of securitization, the study finds that assumptive blames on forced migrants expose them to greater vulnerabilities, while failure to recognize the challenges facing host states also undermines the management of forced migrants. The author concludes that the principles of global cosmopolitanism should underlie response and that when critical national interests necessitate stricter limitations on the extent to which forced migrants can enjoy certain rights and freedoms, then the international community must strive to play a greater role to minimize risks to both host nations and forced migrants

Economics · Forced migration · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Securitization · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Global Security and Public Health · International Development and Aid · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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