The Search for Home among Forced Migrants and Refugees

Synopsis of The Search for Home among Forced Migrants and Refugees

This book explores the role of 'home' in the lives of displaced people, including voluntary and forced migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, and temporary workers. For displaced people, home is something lost, longed for, and sometimes found anew. It is a community of people in an environment of relationships and a physical dwelling that provide a sense of safety, security, hope, and belonging.

Edited by Maria Sophia Aguirre and Antonio Argandoña, this interdisciplinary collection analyzes these challenges through the lenses of economics, law, sociology, psychology, communications, management, and political science. The book offers numerous suggestions for assistance aimed not only at the short-term problems of displaced people but also at ensuring their human dignity, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars of migration sociology and public policy.