Divided Nations: The Paradox of National Protection

Francis M. Deng
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Francis M. Deng: Center for Displacement Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); Johns Hopkins University

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006, vol. 603, issue 1, 217-225

Abstract: Internal displacement, which in many cases leads to refuge across international borders, has emerged as one of the major crises confronting the world today. The assumption, clearly erroneous, is that unlike refugees, who have lost the protection of their own governments by crossing international borders, the internally displaced remain under the protection of their national governments. In most cases, these same governments are actually the cause of their displacement, and worse—they neglect and even persecute them. This article aims to develop a new international response to the global crisis of internal displacement in acutely divided nations. It suggests the problem is more than a humanitarian and human rights issue; the underlying causes have much to do with gross inequities in the shaping and sharing of values and the gross discrimination and marginalization of certain groups. Citizenship becomes largely of paper value. The crisis is ultimately a challenge of nation building.

Keywords: United Nations; displaced people; state responsibility; humanitarian crises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716205283019

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