Forced Displacement and NGOs in Asia and the Pacific (Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies)

This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the dynamics of conflict and climate induced forced displacement and organisational response across Asia and the Pacific.

The Asia Pacific region hosts some of the largest numbers of displaced people on the planet, with some of the fewest protections available and sparse frameworks for advancing rights, livelihood, and policy. The region maintains the lowest number of signatory states to international refugee protection covenants, and the majority of national protection and support systems are ad hoc, precarious, and unpredictable. Civil society has very often filled in the gaps but, with the rise of nationalist rhetoric, civil society space has been shrinking. Drawing upon the expertise of academics, practitioners, historians, theorists, policy makers, political scientists, economists, and the voices of affected communities across the region, this book examines both key case studies and larger regional trends.

This book is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners looking to understand the complexities of responses to refugees and forced migrants in the Asia Pacific Region.

Gül İnanç holds a joint appointment as a faculty at School of Art, Design and Media, NTU Singapore and as founding co-director at the Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies at University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Themba Lewis is Asia Manager at the Mixed Migration Center, a Trustee at AMERA International, and holds graduate degrees in Refugee Studies from the University of Oxford and the American University in Cairo.