Chagos Islanders in Mauritius and the UK Forced displacement and onward migration

"Jeffery's 'Chagos Islanders in Mauritius and the UK' provides a detailed empirical study of Chagossian communities in Mauritius... and the UK" "Going far beyond providing a 'thick' description of Chagossian communities, Jeffery uses her data to respond to critical questions in the literature on displacement and migration. In particular, she provides a rich justification for the view that forced displacement and voluntary migration should be regarded as analytically distinct, and as impacting differently upon affected populations." "Jeffery's central conclusions are clearly articulated and convincingly integrated into the extant literature, to which the uninitiated reader is seamlessly introduced and becomes more familiar." "Jeffery's findings will interest those with a substantive interest in migration and forced displacement, while her research design will prove instructive to anyone using ethnographic methods." -- Peter Harris. African Affairs The book is highly accessible and manages well to break down the complex entanglements of the Chagossians' struggle within Mauritius and with the UK legal system. -- Patrick Neveling. European Association of Social Anthropologists, 2013