1st Edition
Rethinking Refugee-Host Relations Cultural Proximity and Historical Links
About the Author
Preface
1. Understanding Refugee-Host Relations of Categorisation and Othering
2. Refugees in Uganda: Policy, History, Politics and Development
3. Cultural Proximity and Refugee-Host Relations
4. Social Identity and Conflict
5. Economic Impacts of Refugees
6. Land Use Conflict
7. Conclusion: Culture, History and Host-Refugee Relations
Index
Biography
Joseph Musasizi is a researcher and teaching associate in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is a sociologist with research interests in migration, integration, intergroup relations, and theories of identity and intergroup relations. Joseph’s recent publication is Understanding the Dynamics of Refugee Impact on Employment: Evidence from Northern Uganda.
Dharma Arunachalam is Professor of Sociology at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. His current research focuses on immigration, cultural diversity, integration and social cohesion in Australia. He recently co-authored a research monograph Identity and Belonging among Chinese Australians: Phenotype, Ethnic Language and Cultural Values and is currently working on another monograph on Indians in Australia.
Helen Forbes-Mewett is Professor of Sociology at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on human security in relation to immigration, transnational education, cultural diversity and integration. She is the author of five books, all relating to mobile populations. Most recently, she co-authored a research monograph Identity and Belonging Among Chinese Australians: Phenotype, Ethnic Language and Cultural Values.
