School of Social and Political Sciences: Recent submissions
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Refugees as Educators: The Potential for Positive Impact on Educational Systems
Published 2012-01-01Book chapter -
The Paradoxical Power of Precarity: Refugees and Homeland Activism
Published 2013-01-01This paper offers a theoretical treatment of the argument that refugees who live in situations of varying precarity are uniquely positioned for transnational political action focused on reforming the home country from which ...Article -
"We are the victims of the separation": A report on Bhutanese refugees remaining in Nepal
Published 2014-01-01In the early 1990s tens of thousands of Lhotshampas, ethnic Nepalese from the southern region of Bhutan, fled their homeland through India and sought refuge in Nepal. More than 100,000 refugees lived in camps in eastern ...Other -
Displaced but not Disempowered: Bhutanese Refugees and Grassroots Activism
Published 2019-01-01In the early 1990s, about 80,000 ethnic Nepalis fled their home country of Bhutan and found refuge in Nepal. For more than a decade, activists from the refugee community used a variety of tactics to try to reverse the ...Article