POLS 3320 Lecture 16: Protecting Civilians and Aiding Relief

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3320
• Professor: Craig Johnson

Document Summary

A growing mandate: from convention refugees to internally displaced populations (idps) Durable solutions : a shift from resettlement, during the first three decades of the unhcr, the vast majority of refugees were fleeing soviet countries. In favour of repatriation: by the 1970s (i. e. after vietnam), receiving countries were becoming much less willing to accept large waves of refugees. Getting into politics: attacking the root causes of displacement, reforming the refugee regime, refugees moving after they have been recognized in first country of asylum , unhcr efforts to get states to accept refugees regardless of their status. Rogue states : foreign policy outlook, perceived threat to international order and stability, e. g. North korea, iran, saddam"s iraq: solved through force, sanctions and deterrence. Failed states : states that lack the requisite authority and legitimacy to govern effectively, e. g. Somalia, rwanda, afghanistan, iraq after 2003, syria today: solved through state building.