This article begins with an overview of the origins of responsibility shift, and offers some observations about some of the debates and critiques that have developed around the issue. I then attempt to develop a theory about the role of the UN surrogate state in refugee policy in Arab states. I then highlight some of the major limitations on the UN as a substitute for states, and attempt to propose ways that UNHCR can more effectively use limited responsibility shift as a refugee protection strategy.
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- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
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- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
