The UNHCR and the Afghan Crisis: The Making of the International Refugee Regime

The UNHCR is present in over 130 countries and takes care of 90 million people, and this book examines its deployment and agents. It provides analysis of Afghan refugee policies from an original position, with the author being both an agency official and an anthropologist, and articulates multiple levels of analysis, including micropolitics, institutions, and multi-scalar power relations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 326 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2023
Publisher: Berghahn Books

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a global organization that provides assistance and protection to millions of refugees and other displaced individuals worldwide. With a presence in over 130 countries, the UNHCR takes care of approximately 90 million people. This book aims to examine the deployment and agents of the UNHCR, providing insights into its internal functioning and the policies it implements. Through a series of case studies, the book explores the Afghan refugee crisis during the 2000s, focusing on the offices in Geneva and Kabul that were responsible for managing the situation. The author, who is both an agency official and an anthropologist, offers an original perspective on Afghan refugee policies, analyzing them from multiple levels of analysis, including the micropolitics of practices, the institution itself, and the multi-scalar power relations that shape its environment. The book provides valuable insights into the challenges faced by the UNHCR in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to refugees and other displaced individuals, and highlights the importance of international cooperation and collaboration in addressing these complex issues.

Weight: 614g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805391685