The Global Refugee Crisis

Regional Destabilization & Humanitarian Protection

Bibliographic Data

ID9685482
AuthorsSarah Kenyon Lischer (0000-0002-4807-723X, International Humanitarian University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume146
Issue4
Pages85-97
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDaedalus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/daed_a_00461
OpenAlexW2759166369
LanguageEN
Citations received12

In addition to being a tragic output of civil war, large-scale displacement crises often become enmeshed in the politics, security, and economics of the conflict. Refugee and internally displaced populations thus exacerbate concerns about regional destabilization. The Syrian refugee crisis, for example, is deeply entwined with civil and international conflict. Neighboring host states of Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon bear the brunt of the crisis, while European states seek to prevent further encroachment by Middle Eastern asylum seekers. Policy-makers often mistakenly view host state security and refugee security as unrelated–or even opposing–factors. In reality, refugee protection and state stability are linked together; undermining one factor weakens the other. Policies to protect refugees, both physically and legally, reduce potential threats from the crisis and bolster state security. In general, risks of conflict are higher when refugees live in oppressive settings, lack legal income-generation options, and are denied education for their youth. The dangers related to the global refugee crisis interact with many other threats that emanate from civil wars and weak states, such as fragile governments, rebel and terrorist group activity, and religious or ethnic fragmentation

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Internally displaced person · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Refugee crisis · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Terrorism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

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