Safe for Whom? A Human Security Perspective on Nigeria as a ‘Safe Country of Origin’

IF 2.2 2区 社会学 Q1 DEMOGRAPHY Journal of Refugee Studies Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI:10.1093/jrs/fead002
Xander Creed, Zeynep Kaşlı, Shyamika Jaysundara-Smits
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Abstract There has been a proliferation of readmission agreements and voluntary return programmes between the EU, its members and third countries, in which non-state actors play an increasing role. Based on the case of return to Nigeria, this article develops a discursive account of human security conditions in Nigeria to identify the changes and continuities over time in the diverse representations of what constitutes conditions suitable for a safe, dignified return. Our study shows that discourses in favour of return to Nigeria, despite nuances and shifts over time, have remained predominantly and persistently focused on economic, political, individual and community security and entirely overlook the growing challenges of food and environmental (in)security—hence failing to fully consider conditions constituting ‘safe return’ or nonrefoulement. Our findings challenge what is discursively constructed as ‘safe’ in return policies and practices and suggest that durable policy solutions require paying attention to multidimensional human security conditions.
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对谁安全?从人类安全的角度看尼日利亚是一个“安全的原籍国”
欧盟及其成员国和第三国之间的重新接纳协议和自愿返回计划激增,其中非国家行为体发挥着越来越大的作用。本文以返回尼日利亚的案例为基础,对尼日利亚的人类安全状况进行了论述,以确定构成安全、有尊严返回的条件的各种表现形式随着时间的推移所发生的变化和连续性。我们的研究表明,尽管随着时间的推移存在细微差别和变化,但支持返回尼日利亚的话语仍然主要持续关注经济、政治、个人和社区安全,而完全忽视了日益增长的食品和环境安全挑战——因此未能充分考虑构成“安全返回”或不驱回的条件。我们的研究结果挑战了在返回政策和实践中被话语构建为“安全”的东西,并表明持久的政策解决方案需要关注多维的人类安全状况。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Refugee Studies provides a forum for exploration of the complex problems of forced migration and national, regional and international responses. The Journal covers all categories of forcibly displaced people. Contributions that develop theoretical understandings of forced migration, or advance knowledge of concepts, policies and practice are welcomed from both academics and practitioners. Journal of Refugee Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, and is published in association with the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.
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