10 Semester Thesis
Translated title
Mashrurah Bintay Zaker Course Exam
Author
Zaker, Mashrurah Bintay
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-05-25
Pages
61
Abstract
This master’s thesis examines how the 2017 influx of Rohingya refugees has affected Bangladesh, focusing on the local host community in Cox’s Bazar. Guided by questions about how Bangladesh has acted as a host, how the influx has influenced national politics and security policy, and why Cox’s Bazar is particularly at risk, the study draws on secondary sources complemented by informal interviews. The analysis is framed by scholarship on forced migration (Horst and Grabska; Castles; Betts), Amanda Hammar’s displacement economies approach, and the migration–development nexus (Nyberg-Sørensen et al.). The thesis situates Bangladesh as a developing country reliant on international assistance to manage the crisis and notes that camp settings have shifted from short-term arrangements toward more permanent structures. It maps both burdens and benefits of hosting, including pressures in political and security arenas, social strains, economic disruptions and opportunities, and environmental impacts in Cox’s Bazar. The study concludes that the prolonged presence of the Rohingya population is likely to generate lasting effects on host communities, some of which are already becoming evident.
Denne kandidatafhandling undersøger, hvordan Rohingya-flygtningenes tilstrømning i 2017 har påvirket Bangladesh med fokus på den lokale værtskommune i Cox’s Bazar. Med udgangspunkt i spørgsmålene om, hvordan Bangladesh har ageret som værtsland, hvordan tilstrømningen har påvirket landets politik og sikkerhedspolitik, og hvorfor Cox’s Bazar er særligt udsat, anvender studiet sekundære kilder suppleret med uformelle interviews. Analysen forankres i forskning om tvungen migration (Horst og Grabska; Castles; Betts), Amanda Hammars displacement economies-tilgang og migrations–udviklings-nexus (Nyberg-Sørensen m.fl.). Afhandlingen placerer Bangladesh som et udviklingsland, der er afhængigt af international bistand til at håndtere krisen, og påpeger, at lejrene har bevæget sig fra kortsigtede løsninger mod mere permanente strukturer. Den kortlægger både byrder og gevinster ved værtskabet, herunder pres på politik og sikkerhed, sociale spændinger, økonomiske forstyrrelser og muligheder samt miljømæssige påvirkninger i Cox’s Bazar. Studiet konkluderer, at Rohingyaernes langvarige ophold sandsynligvis vil medføre varige effekter på værtsamfundene, hvoraf nogle allerede kan iagttages.
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