Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers insights and policy-relevant perspectives to improve refugees' social well-being and integration, exploring what it means to experience dehumanization and proposing responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new possibilities for change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 490 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2024
Publisher: AU Press

Refugees face unique challenges and are frequently subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Refugees Face Unique Challenges and Dehumanization

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees: An Urgent Need

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Transdisciplinary Approach to Resisting Dehumanization

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Scholars from the Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Practitioners and Refugees

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Rich and Multidimensional Responses

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Shared Humanity and New Possibilities for Change

Refugees face unique challenges and are often subjected to dehumanization by politicians, the media, and the general public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees offers timely insights and policy-oriented perspectives to enhance refugees' social well-being and integration. A transdisciplinary approach is employed, involving scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, as well as practitioners and refugees, to explore the phenomenon of dehumanization. They examine how refugees' experiences of dehumanization inform both epistemological and practical approaches to humanizing (or re-humanizing) refugees before, during, and after resettlement. By addressing these critical issues, contributors provide rich and multifaceted responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new avenues for change.

Weight: 630g
Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781771994101