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refugee, Sociology: General Terms And Concepts

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refugee, one who leaves one's native land either because of expulsion or to escape persecution. The legal problem of accepting refugees is discussed under asylum; this article considers only mass dislocations and the organizations that help refugees.



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Topics that might be of interest to you:

asylum
CARE
exile, in politics and government
International Labor Organization
International Refugee Organization
migration
Fridtjof Nansen
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

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