Browsing The Inter-University Committee on International Migration by Author "Jacobsen, Karen"
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The Dual Imperative in Refugee Research: Some Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Social Science Research on Forced Migration
Jacobsen, Karen; Landau, Loren B. (Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 2003-07)Social scientists doing fieldwork in humanitarian situations often face a dual imperative: research should be both academically sound and policy relevant. We argue that much of the current research on forced migration is ... -
A "Safety-First" Approach to Physical Protection in Refugee Camps
Jacobsen, Karen (Inter-University Committee on International Migration, 1999-05)Many refugee camps today are places of insecurity and outright danger, both for refugees and relief workers, and, by virtue of their destabilizing effect, for those living around the camps. Camps are an essential element ...