UNRWA and Palestinian refugees : from relief and works to human development / edited by Sari Hanafi, Leila Hilal, and Lex Takkenberg.

"This book examines the continuing role of UNRWA since 1948 and its work with Palestinian refugees"--

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Ḥanafī, Sārī, Hilal, Leila, Takkenberg, Lex, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge studies on the arab-israeli conflict.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I Meeting challenges in programmes and service delivery
  • 1. Can the subaltern pay? Realizing self-reliance through microfinance / Alex Pollock
  • 2. UNRWA's 'traditional' programmes as a catalyst for human development / Miriam Aced
  • pt. II Protection: from concept to practice
  • 3. Incorporating protection into UNRWA operations / Mark Brailsford
  • 4. Advancing child protection in Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory and Syria / Laurent Chapuis
  • pt. III Governance: the camps and UNRWA
  • 5. From chaos to order and back: the construction of UNRWA shelters and camps, 1950
  • 1970 / Aeter Berg
  • 6. UNRWA as a "phantom sovereign": governance practices in Lebanon / Sari Hanafi
  • pt. IV Civic participation and community engagement
  • 7. From beneficiary to stakeholder: an overview of UNRWA's approach to refugee participation / Terry Rempel
  • 8. Community participation and human rights advocacy: questions arising from the campaign about the right to work of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon / Sergio Bianchi
  • pt. V Camp improvement/reconstruction and community development
  • 9. Dynamics of space, temporariness, development and rights in Palestine refugees' camps / Muna Budeiri
  • 10. Talbiyeh camp improvement project and the challenges of community participation: between empowerment and conflict / Fatima Al-Nammari
  • 11. Implementing the Neirab Rehabilitation Project: UNRWA's approach to development in Syria's Palestinian refugee camps / Nell Gabiam
  • 12. urban planning strategy in Al-Hussein Palestinian refugee camp in Amman: heterogeneous practices, homogeneous landscape / Lucas Oesch
  • pt. VI Palestinian refugees and durable solutions: a role for UNRWA
  • 13. UNRWA as avatar: current debates on the agency
  • and their implications / Rex Brynen
  • 14. Business as usual? The role of UNRWA in resolving the Palestinian refugee issue / Leila Hilal.