Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction: Refugee and Forced Migration Studies in Transition / Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Gil Loescher, Katy Long and Nando Sigona -- Pt. 1. Approaches: Old and New -- Ch. 2. Histories of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies / Jerome Elie -- Ch. 3. International Law, Refugees and Forced Migration / Guy Goodwin Gil -- Ch. 4. Political Theory, Ethics and Forced Migration / Matthew Gibney -- Ch. 5. International Relations and Forced Migration / Alexander Betts -- Ch. 6. Anthropology and Forced Migration / Dawn Chatty -- Ch. 7. Sociology and Forced Migration / Finn Stepputat and Ninna Nyberg Sorensen -- Ch. 8. Livelihoods and Economics in Forced Migration / Karen Jacobsen -- Ch. 9. Geographies of Forced Migration / Michael Collyer -- Pt. 2. Shifting Spaces and Scenarios of Displacement -- Ch. 10. Encampment and Self-settlement / Oliver Bakewell -- Ch. 11. Urban Refugees and IDPs / Loren Landau -- Ch. 12. Protracted Refugee Situations / James Milner. Ch. 13. Internal Displacement / Walter Kalin -- Ch. 14. Refugees, Diasporas and Transnationalism / Nick Van Hear -- Ch. 15. Forced Migrants as Illegal Migrants / Stephan Scheel and Vicki Squire -- Pt. 3. Legal and Institutional Responses to Forced Migration. Ch. 16. Human Rights and Forced Migration / Jane McAdam -- Ch. 17. UNHCR and Forced Migration / Gil Loescher -- Ch. 18. UNRWA and Forced Migration / Susan Akram -- Ch. 19. State Controls: Borders, Refugees and Citizenship / Randall Hansen -- Ch. 20. Securitisation and Forced Migration / Anne Hammerstad -- Ch. 21. Protection Gaps / Volker Turk and Rebecca Dowd -- Ch. 22. Statelessness / Alice Edwards and Laura Van Waas -- Ch. 23. Humanitarian Reform: from Co-ordination to Clusters and Beyond / Simon Russell and Vicky Tennant -- Ch. 24. Refugees and Humanitarianism / Michael Barnett -- Pt. 4. Root Causes of Displacement -- Ch. 25. Conflict and Crisis-induced Displacement / Sarah Lischer -- Ch. 26. Development-induced Displacement / Christopher McDowell -- Ch. 27. The Environment-mobility Nexus / Roger Zetter and James Morrissey -- Ch. 28. Trafficking and Smuggling / Bridget Anderson -- Pt. 5. Lived Experiences and Representations of Forced Migration -- Ch. 29. Memories, Narratives and Representations of Forced Migration / Nando Sigona -- Ch. 30. Children and Forced Migration / Jason Hart -- Ch. 31. Gender and Forced Migration / Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh -- Ch. 32. Older Displaced Persons / Claudio Bolzman -- Ch. 33. Disability and Forced Migration / Mansha Mirza -- Ch. 34. Health and Forced Migration / Alaistair Ager -- Ch. 35. Religion and Forced Migration / David Hollenbach. Ch. 36. Media, Refugees and other Forced Migrants / Terence Wright -- Pt. 6. Rethinking Durable Solutions -- Ch. 37. Rethinking Durable Solutions / Katy Long -- Ch. 38. Local Integration / Lucy Hovil. Ch. 39. "Voluntary" Repatriation and Reintegration / Laura Hammond -- Ch. 40. Resettlement / Joanne Van Selm -- Ch. 41. Burden Sharing and Refugee Protection / Martin Gottwald -- Pt. 7. Regional Studies: Current Realities and Future Challenges -- Ch. 42. Forced Migration in West Africa / Marion Fresia -- Ch. 43. Forced Migration in Southern Africa / Jonathan Crush and Abel Chikanda -- Ch. 44. Forced Migration in East Africa and the Great Lakes / Gaim Kibreab -- Ch. 45. Forced Migration in the Middle East and North Africa / Sari Hanafi -- Ch. 46. Forced Migration in Broader Central Asia / Alessandro Monsutti and Bayram Balci -- Ch. 47. Forced Migration in South Asia / Paula Banerjee -- Ch. 48. Forced Migration in South East Asia and East Asia / Kirsten McConnahie -- Ch. 49. Forced Migration in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific / Anne McNevin -- Ch. 50. Forced Migration in South America / Jose H. Fischel De Andrade -- Ch. 51. Forced Migration in Central America and the Caribbean / Megan Bradley -- Ch. 52. Forced Migration in North America / Susan Martin -- Ch. 53. Forced Migration in Europe / Roland Bank.

Refugee and Forced Migration Studies has grown from being a concern of a relatively small number of scholars and policy researchers in the 1980s to a global field of interest with thousands of students worldwide studying displacement either from traditional disciplinary perspectives or as a core component of newer programmes across the Humanities and Social and Political Sciences. Today the field encompasses both rigorous academic research which may or may not ultimately inform policy and practice, as well as action-research focused on advocating in favour of refugees' needs and rights.

This authoritative Handbook critically evaluates the birth and development of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, and analyses the key contemporary and future challenges faced by academics and practitioners working with and for forcibly displaced populations around the world. The 52 state-of-the-art chapters, written by leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers working in universities, research centres, think tanks, NGOs and international organizations, provide a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the key intellectual, political, social and institutional challenges arising from mass displacement in the world today. The chapters vividly illustrate the vibrant and engaging debates that characterize this rapidly expanding field of research and practice.