Refugee Spaces and Urban Citizenship in Nairobi

Derese G. Kassa provides an in-depth ethnographic account and analysis of state-refugee relations in Nairobi, Kenya, with a focus on the lived experience of Ethiopian refugees. This book is a timely and remarkable addition to comparative urban studies, African studies, and refugee studies.

Derese G. Kassa is assistant professor of sociology at Iona College.

1. Setting the Scene 2. Africa's Sanctuary City 3. The Making of Urban Refugees 4. "Governing" Refugees 5. Refugee Spaces Bibliography