Orchard, Phil, 1976-

A Right to flee : refugees, states, and the construction of international cooperation / Dr. Phil Orchard, Lecturer in International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Queensland. - xiii, 297 pages : charts ; 24 cm

Introduction : A Right to Flee -- Structures, Agency, and Refugee Protection -- Refugees and the Emergence of International Society -- The 19th Century : A Laissez-Faire Regime -- The Interwar Refugee Regime and the Failure of International Cooperation -- American Leadership and the Emergence of the Post-War Regime -- The Norm Entrepreneurship of UNHCR -- The Non-Entree Regime -- Refugees and State Cooperation in International Society.

"This book began over a decade ago, in 2001, when I began working on the issue of internal displacement at the United Nations. I was surprised at the time by International Relations scholars' neglect of internally displaced persons (IDP) as an international issue. As I began my PhD, I realized that deeper questions existed around the basic state practices that underpin policies towards both IDPs and refugees"--

9781107076259

2014010864


Internally displaced persons--Protection--International cooperation.
Refugees--Protection--International cooperation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General.

HV640 / .O74 2014

325/.21