Ferris, Elizabeth G.

The consequences of chaos : Syria's humanitarian crisis and the failure to protect / Elizabeth Ferris and Kemal Kirisci. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2016] - xix, 203 p. ; 20 cm. - The Marshall papers .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-192) and index.

The context, causes, and consequences of Syrian displacement -- Syrian refugees: challenges to host countries and the international community -- Communities at risk inside Syria: the internally displaced, Palestinians, besieged and other trapped populations -- Syrian displacement and the international order.

The civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million people-more than half the country's population - from their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II. This volume looks beyond the ever-increasing numbers of Syria's uprooted to consider the long-term economic, political, and social implications of this movement of people.

9780815729518 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2016008976


Refugees--Syria.
Refugees--International cooperation.
Humanitarianism.
Refugiados--Siria.


Syria--Emigration and immigration.
Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-
Syria--Politics and government--2000-
Siria--Emigración e inmigración.
Siria--Historia--Refugiados.--Guerra civil, 2011

HV 640.5 / F394c 2016

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