How Close is Close? Assessing Uganda's Progressive Refugee Policy in the Era of COVID-19

The Uganda political framework is one of the most progressive and inclusive toward refugees. Only a fraction of the refugees is likely to go back to their home countries. This book assesses Uganda's progressive refugee policy with reference to how it functioned in the era of COVID-19 using a unique panel data collected between 2017 and 2021.

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Marco d'Errico is an Economist with working experience with FAO, WB, and other international organizations, as well as teaching experience with University of Bologna, Italy and Rome La Sapienza, Italy. He has vast experience on impact evaluation of resilience and food security interventions mostly in protracted crisis countries.

Donato Romano is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director of the PhD Program in Development Economics and Local Systems - DELoS at the University of Florence, Italy. His current research interests include food and nutrition security analysis, with a focus on household vulnerability and resilience, and the analysis of the impact of climate change on conflicts and violence. He has been a consultant for many international organizations including FAO, IFAD, WFP and the World Bank. He is also a member of the Board of the European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE. He holds a PhD in Forest Economics and Policy from the University of Florence, Italy.

Paul Winters is the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. His research and teaching focus on rural poverty, food insecurity and climate change and the evaluation of policies and programs designed to address these issues. Prior to joining Notre Dame, he worked at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, Italy; American University in Washington, DC, USA; the Inter-American Development Bank, USA; the University of New England, Australia, and the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru. He holds a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.