When is a refugee not a refugee? Flexible social categories and host/refugee relations in Guinea

This paper focuses on relations between the residents of the Sembakounya camp, Kola camp, and the neighboring Guinean villages and towns during the first months of these Guinean camps’ existence, as initial fears and stereotypes were being formed and negotiated. This paper focuses on interactions between the refugee population and host population and the factors that play a role in the management, resolution, or continuation of refugee/host hostilities.