Refugees and the Regional Dynamics of Peacebuilding |
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| Authors: | Milner James |
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| Institution: | * James Milner, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Canada. This article draws on previous research undertaken by the author under the auspices of "The PRS Project: Towards Solutions to Protracted Refugee Situations", University of Oxford, available at: http://www.prsproject.org (last visited 12 Feb. 2009), and the United Nations University (UNU) project "Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Security and Human Rights Implications". Elements of this article are previously appeared in G. Loescher and J. Milner, Protracted Refugee Situations: Domestic and Security Implications, Adelphi Paper No. 375, London, Routledge, 2005; G. Loescher, J. Milner, E. Newman and G. Troeller, "Protracted refugee situations and the regional dynamics of peacebuilding", Conflict, Security and Development, 7(3), 2007; and G. Loescher and J. Milner, "A framework for responding to protracted refugee situations", in G. Loescher, J. Milner, E. Newman and G. Troeller (eds.), Protracted Refugee Situations: Political, Human Rights and Security Implications, Tokyo, UNU Press, 2008. The author is especially grateful to Gil Loescher for his ongoing support and encouragement. |
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| Abstract: | This article examines the relationship between refugees andthe regional dynamics of peacebuilding. It argues that recentapproaches to peacebuilding have adopted a narrow understandingof conflict. The article outlines the links between protractedrefugee situations and regional insecurity to argue that therelationship between peacebuilding and refugees goes beyondrepatriation. Instead, the presence of "spoilers" within therefugee-populated areas, the potential for early and forcedrepatriation, and the politicization of refugees while in exilehave all the proven potential to undermine peacebuilding efforts,while the experience of exile may enable refugees to contributeto the peacebuilding process. |
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