Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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"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 ...Open AccessOther -
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 ...Open AccessArticle -
Urbanity, Precarity, and Homeland Activism. Burmese Migrants in Global Cities.
Published 2013-01-01This article interrogates the link between urbanity and ‘precarity of place’ for non-citizen populations, relying on evidence drawn from the transnational homeland activities of Burmese migrants in two global cities (Bangkok ...Open AccessArticle -
Leaving in Droves from the Orange Groves: The NepaliBhutanese Refugee Experience and the Diminishing of Dignity
Published 2017-01-01Refugee situations can pose a threat to dignity due to the loss of land and livelihood. This chapter however argues that dignity is dynamic, and that autonomy and normalcy can play a role in restoring dignity at different ...Open AccessBook chapter -
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 ...Open AccessArticle