Refugee camps as spaces of the global Cold War: Cold War activism and humanitarian action within refugee camps in Honduras during the 1980s

O'Haraa, Fionntan (2024) Refugee camps as spaces of the global Cold War: Cold War activism and humanitarian action within refugee camps in Honduras during the 1980s. Cold War History. ISSN 1468-2745

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Abstract

This article looks at refugee camps for Salvadoran and Nicaraguan refugees in Honduras, as a lens to examine the relationship between the Cold War and humanitarianism during the 1980s. While this period, particularly in Central America, saw an intensification of the Cold War, it also saw humanitarian actors assert themselves more forcefully and independently than previously. Even as signs of a more independent humanitarian system were beginning to emerge however, the actors within that system were unable to avoid the continuing influence of theCold War context. This article demonstrates how historical analysis of refugee camps has a relevance outside of refugee studies and the history of humanitarianism.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fcwh20
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	International History
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on D History General and Old World
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2024 14:54
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2024 14:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121390

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