Carceral Humanitarianism: Logics of Refugee Detention - Kelly Oliver (University of Minnesota Press) book The narrative intertwines lyrical prose

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Carceral Humanitarianism: Logics of Refugee Detention - Kelly Oliver (University of Minnesota Press) book The narrative intertwines lyrical proseCoopted by military operations, humanitarianism has never been neutral. Rather than welcoming refugees, host countries assess the relative risks of taking them in versus turning them away, using a risk benefit analysis that often reduces refugees to collateral damage in proxy wars fought in the war on terrorism. Carceral Humanitarianism testifies that humanitarian aid and human rights discourse are always political and partisan. Forerunners is a