Examining the role of traditional health networks in the Karen self determination movement along the Thai-Burma border

Thesis

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), by 2012 there were 15.4 million refugees and 28.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) forced to flee their homes due to war or violent conflict across the globe. Upon arrival in their host settings, forced migrants struggle with acute health and material needs, as well as issues related to identity, politics, power and place. The Karen ethnic minority of Burma (also known as Myanmar) has been involved in a prol...

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Authors: Neumann, C

• Alternative title: Examining indigenous medical systems and practice among displaced populations along the Thai-Burma border
• Publication date: 2015
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Traditional Medicine; Humanitarianism; Indigenous Medicine; Ayurveda; Refugee Studies; International Development; Burma
• Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Conflict; Transnationalism and diaspora; Livelihoods (refugees); Health (refugees); Development and Refugees (see also Sociology); Emergencies and humanitarian assistance