Transnational Nomads
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Transnational Nomads

How Somalis Cope with Refugee Life in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Transnational Nomads

How Somalis Cope with Refugee Life in the Dadaab Camps of Kenya

About this book

There is a tendency to consider all refugees as 'vulnerable victims': an attitude reinforced by the stream of images depicting refugees living in abject conditions.

This groundbreaking study of Somalis in a Kenyan refugee camp reveals the inadequacy of such assumptions by describing the rich personal and social histories that refugees bring with them to the camps. The author focuses on the ways in which Somalis are able to adapt their 'nomadic' heritage in order to cope with camp life; a heritage that includes a high degree of mobility and strong social networks that reach beyond the confines of the camp as far as the U.S. and Europe.

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Table of contents

  1. Transnational Nomads
  2. Contents
  3. Figures
  4. Maps
  5. Tables
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Maps
  8. Abbreviations
  9. 1. At a Distance? An Introduction
  10. 2. A Nomadic Heritage: Past Ways of Coping With Insecurity Amongst the Somali
  11. 3. Refugee Life in the Camps: Providing Security or Sustaining Dependency?
  12. 4. Transnational Livelihoods: The Role of Taar and Xawilaad
  13. 5. Buufis: Imagining or Realising Migration to the West
  14. 6. Historical and Transnational Approaches to Refugee Studies
  15. Glossary
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index