The rise and decline of a global security actor: UNHCR, refugee protection, and security
Introduction:The rise and decline of a global security actor --From explaining to constructing security : a conceptual analysis --Victims or threats? : placing displacement on three security agendas --Institutional and international developments --The 1950s to 1970s : timidity and restraint in UNHCR's discourse --The 1980s : a political turn --The 1990s : adopting and adapting a security discourse --The 2000s and beyond : return of a protection discourse --UNHCR's rise as a global security actor : Northern Iraq, 1991 --A humanitarian star : lead agency in Bosnia, 1991-95 --Protection disaster in Eastern Zaire, 1994-96 --How success became failure : the Kosovo Crisis, 1998-99 --Challenges of protection after 9/11 --Repatriating Afghan refugees --Conclusion:The ongoing quest for power, independence and relevance.
