{"product_id":"kakuma-refugee-camp-humanitarian-urbanism-in-kenyas-accidental-city-9781786991898","title":"Kakuma Refugee Camp: Humanitarian Urbanism in Kenya's Accidental City","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bram J. Jansen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenya's Kakuma refugee camp is one of the world's largest, home to over 100,000 people drawn from across east and central Africa. Though notionally still a 'temporary' camp, it has become a permanent urban space in all but name with businesses, schools, a hospital and its own court system. Such places, Bram J. Jansen argues, should be recognised as 'accidental cities', a unique form of urbanization that has so far been overlooked by scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, Jansen's book explores the dynamics of everyday life in such accidental cities. The result is a holistic socio-economic picture, moving beyond the conventional view of such spaces as transitory and desolate to demonstrate how their inhabitants can develop a permanent society and a distinctive identity. Crucially, the book offers important insights into one of the greatest challenges facing humanitarian and international development workers: how we might develop more effective strategies for managing refugee camps in the global South and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn original take on African urbanism, \u003ci\u003eKakuma Refugee Camp\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to practitioners and academics across the social sciences interested in social and economic issues increasingly at the heart of contemporary development.","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45084683665559,"sku":"9781786991898","price":10799.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781786991898.webp?v=1767098791","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/kakuma-refugee-camp-humanitarian-urbanism-in-kenyas-accidental-city-9781786991898","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}