The humanitarian hangover: transnationalization of governmental practice in Tanzania's refugee-populated areas

Author(s)
Landau, L.
Publication language
English
Pages
39pp
Date published
01 Apr 2001
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
National & regional actors, Government, Forced displacement and migration, Host Communities, Response and recovery
Countries
United Republic of Tanzania
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)

This paper traces shifts in governmental practice associated with the massive inflow of Burundian and Congolese refugees and international relief assistance into a remote, rural area of western Tanzania (Kasulu District).2 The ways in which the influx has induced
the restructuring of relationship among citizens, and between citizens and the territory and the government of Tanzania is both surprising and counter-intuitive.