Ager, A. (1999)
Refugees: Perspectives on the Experience of Forced Migration.
London: Cassell Academic. Authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds analyze political, social and psychological forces that shape the experiences of forced migration.
Ahearn, F. (2000
) Psychological Wellness of Refugees: Issues in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books. Helps to understand refugee psychosocial wellness citing examples of research.
Danieli, Y., Rodley, N. & Weisaeth, L. (1996).
International responses to traumatic stress: Humanitarian, human rights, justice, peace and development contributions, collaborative actions and future initiatives
. New York: Baywood Publishing Company. This book provides an overview of work in a wide range of contexts - ranging from forced displacement and armed conflict to criminal activity.
Marger, Martin (1997)
Race and Ethnic Relations: Americans Global Perspectives
. Michigan State University : Wadsworth Publishing Company. Introduction to basic concepts of race and ethnicity with a global theme.
McCallin, M. ( 1996).
The psychological well-being of refugee children: Research, practice and policy issues
. Geneva: International Catholic Child Bureau. This is an updated edition of a text which has played a major role in disseminating insight into the impact of forced migration on children, and potential approaches to their support and assistance.
Punamaki, Raija-Leena (2000)
How to Help Children Experiencing Traumatic Stress: An Evaluation of Long-term Effects of Psychosocial Assistance and International Solidarity Work.
STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Finland. An examination of how help received in childhood affects individuals' resources and mental health in later life. The study focuses on the experience of Chileans who lost their fathers in the context of political strife within the country through the 1970s and 1980s, and who were subsequently supported through Chilean-Finnish cooperation in the provision of psychological and educational assistance.
Suárez-Orozco, Todorova, and Louie, Harvard Immigration Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education: "The Transnationalization of Families: Immigrant Separations and Reunifications"
