States, international organisations and the refugee
Reflections on the complexity of managing the refugee crisis in the Horn of Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5053735 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Assefaw Bariagaber (Seton Hall University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 597-619 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x99003158 |
| OpenAlex | W2099940483 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article explores the complexity of managing refugee issues, particularly refugee repatriations, taking the Horn of Africa as a case. I argue that refugee repatriation endeavours are complex because their success depends on at least four actors, each with different - indeed often conflicting - interests. I examine the proposition that as the number of actors involved in a given issue area increases so does the likelihood of less-than-successful outcomes. This is particularly true if resource-poor actors are included in the decision-making process, and, because of the need to extract maximum benefits and/or minimise maximum losses, usually operate under the assumption of zero-sum situations. This assumption narrows their range of responses and hampers their ability to engage in mutually beneficial exchange relationships. As a result, repatriations, which are necessarily consensus-based, become more difficult to accomplish successfully as evidenced in the Horn of Africa
French horn · Political science · Process (computing) · Proposition · Public relations · Refugee · Repatriation · Resource (disambiguation) · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
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| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |