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Refugee Survey Quarterly 2007 26(3):136-148; doi:10.1093/rsq/hdi0248
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© UNHCR 2007, all rights reserved

Refugees and history: why we must address the past

Philip Marfleet *

University of East London, London, United Kingdom


  Abstract

This article examines a pressing problem for those concerned with research on forced migration – the absence of refugees from most historical work, and the low profile of history in Refugee Studies. Using examples from Europe and South Asia, it considers why refugees have been "silenced" by history and how we can develop positive, inclusive approaches to the past.

Key Words: refugees • forced migration • history • past • exclusion • sanctuary • refuge • asylum • Partition • testimony

* Philip Marfl eet is Reader in Refugee Studies at the University of East London, United Kingdom.


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