Articles · Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026)

THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR STUDYING THE REFUGEE PROBLEM IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Authors

  • Dilrabo Kalandarova Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies International Relations and Contemporary Political Processes program, 1st-year Master’s student

Keywords

refugee manipulation constructivist approach social burden securitization the right to have rights limited generosity

Abstract

This scholarly article provides an in-depth analysis of the main theoretical and conceptual approaches to studying the refugee issue within the system of international relations. The article highlights the close interconnection between forced migration processes and global politics, security, state sovereignty, human rights, and international institutions. It also analyzes scholarly views on the refugee issue within the frameworks of realism, liberal institutionalism, constructivism, securitization, and normative-critical approaches, and reveals the place of this problem in contemporary world politics.

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