As the millennium approaches, war, political oppression, desperate poverty, environmental degradation and disasters are increasing the world's millions of force

Providing nuanced accounts of how the social identities of men and women, the context of displacement and the experience or manifestation of violence interact,

This book aims to further the understanding of migration processes and policies in a European context with a particular focus on evaluating integration and the

This book probes the economic forces and social processes responsible for shaping the everyday existence for refugees as they move through exile."--Jacket.

In recent years, several influential commentators have stated or strongly implied that the advanced industrial democracies are today being overwhelmed by a host