Refugees in Cities: The Politics of Knowledge

Author(s)
Lammers, E.
Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Jan 2007
Type
Articles
Keywords
Forced displacement and migration, Urban

 Forced migration studies is a politically charged field of study. The phenomenon of forced migration challenges its researchers to tackle complex questions about the limits of
gathering knowledge in the face of political interests and human suffering. However, explicit critical reflection on the politics of knowledge inherent in individual refugee research has been very scant. This article addresses some of the relevant issues, that is, questions of perspective and positionality, truth and representation.