Alex Aleinikoff

is university professor and director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School, in New York City.

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Cover for: ‘Forced migrants’ in name and classification

‘Forced migrants’ in name and classification

Can refugee scholars hold the line?

Those forced to flee from conflict, persecution, violence or human rights violations need protection; recognition of their plight is an ongoing struggle. And the causes of forced migration are growing. What now defines ‘survival’ – that all important refugee watchword – may indeed need reconsideration.