The politics of protection: aid, human rights discourse, and power relations in Kyaka II settlement, Uganda
The politics of protection: aid, human rights discourse, and power relations in Kyaka II settlement, Uganda
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01114.x
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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3.2
通讯作者：
Clark-Kazak, Christina R.
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作者：
Clark-Kazak, Christina R.
本文探讨了联合国难民事务高级专员办事处(难民署)、乌干达政府和乌干达Kyaka II难民安置点的刚果难民对“保护”的概念和应用。它分析了反对学费示威的起源和后果，并借鉴了其他人种学数据，探讨了对这一事件的不同解释如何反映出不同的保护概念和方法。乌干达政府官员认为示威是一起安全事件；刚果和乌干达成年人的反应是加强对儿童和年轻人的监测和“庇护”；学生认为示威是他们权利的合法体现；而难民署则促进援助和重新安置。这篇论文认为，主流的保护对策，包括“敏感化”、庇护和重新安置，脱离了日常现实，未能解决破坏保护的潜在权力关系。报告最后就国际难民机构如何调整援助方向以解决难民环境中的保护问题提出了建议。
This paper explores the conceptualisation and application of 'protection' by the United Nations High Commissioner (UNHCR), Ugandan government, and Congolese refugees in Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda. Analysing the origins and consequences of a demonstration against school fees, and drawing on other ethnographic data, it explores how different interpretations of this incident reflect different conceptions of, and approaches to, protection. Ugandan government officials viewed the demonstration as a security incident; Congolese and Ugandan adults responded with increased monitoring and 'sheltering' of children and young people; students justified the demonstration as a legitimate manifestation of their rights; while UNHCR promoted assistance and resettlement. The paper argues that prevailing protection responses, including 'sensitisation', sheltering, and resettlement, are de-contextualised from daily realities and fail to address the underlying power relations that undermine protection. It concludes with recommendations on how international refugee agencies can reorient assistance to address protection concerns in refugee contexts.