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Repatriation, Insecurity, and Peace

A Case Study of Rwandan Refugees

Editors:

  1. Masako Yonekawa

    1. Department of Economics and Informatics, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Tsukuba, Japan

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  2. Akiko Sugiki

    1. Faculty of Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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  • Examines how the United Nations’ refugee policies, such as forced repatriation and cessation of refugee status, have impacted refugees, particularly their psychology, which tends to be overlooked

  • Describes the situation of the present Rwandan refugees in various African countries, including the eastern DR Congo, where the majority of them have lived for 20 years with no protection, as well as Zambia and Uganda

  • Discusses both theory and practice, especially from the refugees’ point of view

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxii
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  7. Where is Rwanda’s Peace?

    • Ilyayo
    Pages 91-103

  8. Correction to: Repatriation, Insecurity, and Peace

    • Masako Yonekawa, Akiko Sugiki
    Pages C1-C1

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 105-115
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About this book

This book analyzes three major issues related to refugees: repatriation and its accompanying concerns – peace and security. Since the late 1980s, repatriation has been considered the most appropriate solution for refugees. This applies if the home country is peaceful, but often repatriation takes places in conflict situations, which can lead to national and human insecurity problems. 
  
Rwanda is one of the countries where the question of repatriation has become highly controversial since the 1990s. The United Nations maintains that Rwanda has changed significantly since the 1994 genocide, and today enjoys an essential level of peace and security. This explains why the UN has promoted repatriation and recommended the cessation of Rwandan refugee status, yet the vast majority of refugees have refused to return to the country. 
  
Providing insights from researchers, former UN staff members, journalists, and, most importantly, former Rwandan refugees themselves into both the theory and practice of refugees' repatriation as well as the security and peace issues, this book appeals to postgraduate students, academics, policymakers, and practitioners working for international organizations and NGOs.
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Keywords

  • Repatriation
  • Peace
  • Security
  • Rwandan Refugees
  • Human Rights
  • Cessation of Refugee Status
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics and Informatics, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Tsukuba, Japan

    Masako Yonekawa

  • Faculty of Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akiko Sugiki

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About the editors

Masako Yonekawa,  Tsukuba Gakuin University

Akiko Sugiki,  Keio University
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Repatriation, Insecurity, and Peace

  • Book Subtitle: A Case Study of Rwandan Refugees

  • Editors: Masako Yonekawa, Akiko Sugiki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2850-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2849-1Published: 28 July 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2852-1Published: 29 July 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2850-7Published: 27 July 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXII, 115

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Peace and Conflict Studies, African Politics, Human Rights

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