Refugee Governance in the Arab World

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Forced displacement and migration remain at the forefront of global political debates, and the Arab region has played an oversized role in hosting refugees. Yet a paucity of literature exists on how the region has contributed to shaping the international refugee regime.
This anthology presents the first comprehensive study of how Arab states interact with the international refugee regime. It presents a wide range of case studies and offers a multidisciplinary perspective bringing together historical, political, legal, sociological, and anthropological approaches. The anthology explores how Arab states have created norms and practices of refugee governance beyond - and not necessarily aligned with - international refugee law. It also analyses how Arab states, as norm challengers, have negotiated, contested, and reframed international practices, agreements, and processes. In doing so, the book 'de-exceptionalizes' the Arab region, casting states and societies as norm shapers with an impact on global refugee politics beyond the Arab world.