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2 books match the query 'Serna, Nicolás Rodríguez'
Nuevos Desplazados
Crimen y Desplazamiento en America LatinaEdited by Nicolás Rodríguez Serna and David James Cantor
University of London Press, 2016
In recent years Latin America has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people forced to flee their homes due to the activities of organized criminal groups. What are the reasons behind this emerging crisis of forced displacement in the Americas? Who are these criminal groups and how do they operate in Central America, Mexico, and Colombia? Who are the victims and how can their needs be met in these violent and insecure contexts? Can law and policy offer a humanitarian response to this crisis? As the first book to deal with this rapidly evolving phenomenon, the ten chapters that make up this innovative collection offer a range of fresh perspectives from leading experts working across Latin America.
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The New Refugees
Crime and Forced Displacement in Latin AmericaEdited by David James Cantor and Nicolás Rodríguez Serna
University of London Press, 2016
A potent analysis of the humanitarian crisis of forced displacement at the hands of organized crime in Latin America
In Latin America, recent years have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people forced to flee from their homes due to the activities of organized criminal groups. What are the reasons behind this emerging crisis of forced displacement in the Americas? Who are these criminal groups and how do they operate in Central America, Mexico and Colombia? Who are the victims and how can their needs be met in these violent and insecure contexts? Can law and policy offer a humanitarian response to this crisis? As the first book to deal with this rapidly evolving phenomenon, this innovative collection offers a range of fresh perspectives from leading experts working across Latin America.
In Latin America, recent years have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of people forced to flee from their homes due to the activities of organized criminal groups. What are the reasons behind this emerging crisis of forced displacement in the Americas? Who are these criminal groups and how do they operate in Central America, Mexico and Colombia? Who are the victims and how can their needs be met in these violent and insecure contexts? Can law and policy offer a humanitarian response to this crisis? As the first book to deal with this rapidly evolving phenomenon, this innovative collection offers a range of fresh perspectives from leading experts working across Latin America.
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