Public camp orders and the power of microstructures in the Thai-Burmese borderland / Annett Bochmann.

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"Based on ethnographic field research between 2011 and 2014, Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland makes a unique contribution to empirical and theoretical discourses on camp institutions, (forced) migration, and border regimes. Focusing on public camp li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bochmann, Annett (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Refugees > Burma > Social conditions.
Refugees > Thailand > Social conditions.
Refugee camps > Sociological aspects.
Burma > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Thailand > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Refugees > Social conditions.
Burma.
Thailand.
Physical Description:xxix, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Camp theory and research
  • Conflict-border-camp
  • Public camp orders, temporality and discipline
  • Governance, public meetings, and camp secrets
  • Public bureaucracy, examination and panopticon
  • Normality, anomy and economy
  • Mobility, architecture and border regimes
  • The power of microstructures in camp systems