Full Description
This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the Rohingya refugee crisis, examining it as a critical 'time bomb' with implications extending far beyond Bangladesh to affect South Asia and the global community. The book explores the core conceptual issues and practical challenges surrounding the repatriation of stateless people, tracing how the seeds of contemporary atrocities were planted through the denationalization of the Rohingya in 1982. Through detailed examination of legal frameworks, diplomatic pressures, and stakeholder responsibilities, the volume argues that safe and dignified repatriation must be fundamental prerequisites for any viable solution. The analysis extends beyond the immediate crisis to consider broader implications for how authoritarian and majoritarian regimes might employ similar tactics in other contexts, making this a crucial study for understanding patterns of state-sponsored displacement and statelessness.
The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of Asian studies, international relations, refugee studies, human rights law, and peace and conflict studies. It will also appeal to students and academics working in political science, journalism, history, and philosophy, particularly those focused on statelessness, forced migration, and humanitarian crises.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Contested Identity and Historical Truth: The Rohingya as an "Indigenous" yet "Stateless" People, Chapter 3 The Rohingya Repatriation Discourse: What Repatriation Mean for the Rohingya Living in the Refugee Camps in Bangladesh, Chapter 4 The Wanton Stripping of Nationality and the Violation of International Law: Exploring the Genesis of Atrocities on the Rohingyas, Chapter 5 From Statelessness to Systematic Denial: A Critical Assessment of Myanmar's Multi-layered Predicaments to Sustainable Rohingya Repatriation Process, Chapter 6 Dealing with China over the Rohingya Issue: Bangladesh's Predicaments and Leverages, Chapter 7 Rethinking India's Approach to the Rohingya Crisis, Chapter 8 The Rohingya Quagmire: US Policy, Myanmar's Resistance, and the International Response, Chapter 9 "Roadblocks to Rohingya repatriation: Can the R2P help remove them?", Chapter 10 Uniting for "Peace": The (Missing) Role of the United Nations General Assembly in the Rohingya Crisis, Chapter 11 Rohingya Repatriation Beyond the Courtroom: Geopolitics and the Limits of International Adjudication, Chapter 12 Citizenship Law and Practice of Bangladesh: A Hurdle in the Way of Local Integration of the Rohingya Refugees, Chapter 13 Inclusive Repatriation and Rohingya Women: A Critical Analysis, Chapter 14 The quest for Rohingya repatriation: What happened and what's next?
