Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees

Edited by Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Michael Frishkopf, Reza Hasmath, and Anna Kirova
Categories: Social Sciences, Immigration, Emigration & Transnationalism, Political Science, Public & Social Policy
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Paperback : 9781771994101, 490 pages, May 2024
Ebook (PDF) : 9781771994118, 420 pages, May 2024
Ebook (EPUB) : 9781771994125, 420 pages, May 2024
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Refugees face distinct challenges and are often subject to dehumanization by politicians, media, and the public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees provides urgent insights and policy-relevant perspectives to improve refugees’ social well-being and integration. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, scholars from the social sciences, arts, and humanities, alongside practitioners and refugees, explore what it means to experience dehumanization. They consider 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 important issues, contributors marshall rich and multidimensional responses that draw upon our shared humanity and reveal new possibilities for change.