Carceral Humanitarianism: Logics of Refugee Detention (Forerunners: Ideas First)
by Kelly Oliver
In Carceral Humanitarianism, Kelly Oliver examines the ideas and logics behind refugee detention. The book considers how humanitarian practices may intersect with confinement and control, offering a focused reflection on the political and ethical dimensions of detention and contemporary responses to refugees.
About This Book
Carceral Humanitarianism explores the relationship between humanitarianism and detention in the context of refugee policy.
The book considers the logics that shape refugee detention and the ways care, protection, confinement, and control may overlap.
Kelly Oliver presents a focused examination of carceral humanitarianism as an idea with implications for understanding contemporary responses to refugees.
Part of the Forerunners: Ideas First series, this concise work invites reflection on the political and ethical dimensions of detention.
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