Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 2, 2022

Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 2, 2022
Author: Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2023-01-10
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3031184718

This open access book provides an overview of the progress in landslide research and technology and is part of a book series of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL). It gives an overview of recent progress in landslide research and technology for practical applications and the benefit for the society contributing to understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk.

Citizenship, Nationalism and Refugeehood of Rohingyas in Southern Asia

Citizenship, Nationalism and Refugeehood of Rohingyas in Southern Asia
Author: Nasreen Chowdhory
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2020-05-19
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9811521689

This book provides an in-depth investigation of citizenship and nationalism in connection with the Rohingya community. It analyses the processes of production of statelessness in South Asia in general, and with regard to the Rohingyas in particular. Following the persecution of the Rohingya community in Myanmar (Burma) by the military and the Buddhist militia, a host of texts, mostly descriptive, have examined the historical, political and cultural roots of the genocidal massacre and the flight of its victims to South Asia and South-East Asian countries. The UNHCR reports describe the plight of Rohingyas during and after their journey, while other works focus on the political-economic roots of this ethnic conflict and its consequences for the Rohingyas. To date, very few theoretical insights have been provided on the Rohingya issue. This book seeks to fill that gap, and explores a dialogue between the state and its citizens and non-citizens that results in the production of statelessness. In theoretical terms, the book addresses the construction of citizens and non-citizens on the part of the state, and the process of symbolic othering, achieved through various state practices couched in terms of nationalism. Extensive case studies from India, Myanmar and Bangladesh provide the foundation for a robust theoretical argument. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to students, academics and researchers with a focus on political economy in South Asia in general and/or refugee studies in particular.