Book Launch: The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South By Ola G. El-Taliawi
May 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
| Cost: | Free |
The event time is in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
How governments in the Global South respond to mass refugee movements.
Mass refugee movements represent a complex policy problem to host governments as they challenge existing socio-economic and political structures. While scholarship on refugee migration tends to centre on the Global North, most refugees actually reside in the Global South, where the capacity to provide assistance is limited.
Shifting the focus from sensationalist rhetoric about mass migration to the North, The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South provides a comparative analysis of Lebanon’s and Jordan’s responses to the Syrian refugee movement, one of the largest displacements in modern history. Through extensive interviews and process tracing, Ola El-Taliawi uncovers the complex realities of refugee hosting and the hard choices governments make in light of this challenge. Building on the concept of complexity, El-Taliawi employs a unique methodology and analytical approach, painting a nuanced picture of asylum provision and identifying a spectrum of refugee hosting models.
More than ever, we need a better understanding of the unique politics of refugee policymaking in the Global South. This incisive book offers key insights for effective governance and reform of the global refugee regime.
Providing evidence-based policy analysis, Ola El-Taliawi makes a very strong case that coordination and participatory planning between civil society actors and government institutions is essential for delivering an effective and coherent crisis response. – Nergis Canefe, editor of Transitional Justice and Forced Migration: Critical Perspectives from the Global South
Join the author for this timely discussion with leading experts in the field.
