ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the differences and similarities between refugee scholars who fled in the 1930s and 1940s and those who flee nowadays. Based on a number of interviews with current refugee scholars, it will describe the situation of refugee scholars, their identity as refugees or migrants, the extent to which their flight is temporary or permanent, and the ways in which their scholarship is affected by their refugee position. It will conclude that current refugee scholars are subject to a perfect storm of difficult conditions as both academics and immigrants, which creates a uniquely precarious situation for them.
