Books by Elizabeth G. Ferris

The civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million people-more than half the country's population - from their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II. This volume looks beyond the ever-increasing numbers of Syria's uprooted population to consider the long-term economic, political, and social implications of this movement of people.

?Ferris has written more than a book on Central American refugees. She presents succinctly the domestic political situations, foreign policies, and refugee policies of Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, the US, and Nicaragua. Ferris's thesis--that national political traditions, foreign policy orientations, domestic economic conditions, and the relative numbers of refugees arriving in each country are the principal determinants of refugee policy--is explored and affirmed. In addition, the conditions that create refugee flow in the various Central American countries are examined. Ferris points out that refugees are not one homogenous group, but can be classed as political exiles, urban refugees, or peasants. An excellent introduction to the political conditions, foreign policies, and refugee policies of these countries. There is no comparable work on Central American refugees.?-Choice

Examines inconsistent ways in which protection is defined and applied. For example, why do certain groups receive international protection while other equally needy groups do not? Ferris argues that the protection paradigms currently in use are inadequate to meet the challenges of the future, such as climate change, protracted displacement, and the changing nature of warfare.