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The Concerned Women of Buduburam : refugee activists and humanitarian dilemmas /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holzer, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Refugees > Liberia.
Refugee camps > Ghana.
Refugees > Political activity > Ghana.
Humanitarian assistance > Ghana.
Humanitarian assistance.
Refugee camps.
Refugees.
Refugees > Political activity.
Ghana.
Liberia.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the midnight hour in this refugee crisis
  • Achieving everyday life in humanitarian crisis
  • Civic engagement in the refugee camp
  • Bifurcated governmentality
  • The Concerned Women protests
  • Refugee dissent as a social problem
  • Legitimacy in repression's aftermath
  • Conclusion : compassionate authoritarianism.