Conflict-induced displacement

Living in Limbo Conflict Induced Displacement in Europe and Central Asia Holtzman Nezam Book ... 

Muggah, R. (2000) Through the Developmentalist s Looking Glass Conflict-Induced Displacement and Involuntary Resettlement in Colombia. Journal of Refugee Studies 13(2) 133-64. 

Theories of conflict and crisis induced displacement can be disaggregated into numerous avenues of research. Some of the most important questions, as demonstrated by the level of scholarly attention and practical importance, focus on the types of conflict and crises which induce forced migration. Related analyses seek to understand the location and timing of displacement, and the determinants of individual and family decision-making processes. Researchers aim to establish how the affected people interpret their own situations, as well as the larger political and historical context of the displacement Finally, two overarching questions are how regional and international factors affect conflict induced displacement and how displacement in turn, affects political processes. 

The methodologies employed are as rich and diverse as the theoretical. Scholars have examined the causal factors of displacement using methods such as intensive field research, comparative case studies, and large-n statistical studies. The different methods adapt themselves to different levels of analysis ranging fiem macro-historical and global trends to micro-level analysis of why individuals decide to flee. The following sections examine both the theoretical and methodological approaches used in anatyses of conflict induced displacement... 

Theories of conflict induced displacement focus on both root causes and proximate causes. Arralysing root causes of displacement, such as persistent oppression and inequality, provides background data and predictive possibilities. However, such conditions generalfy combine with a proximate cause, such as ethnic clearrsing, riots, and war, before forced displacement occurs. Indeed, many states are characterized by conditiorrs and processes that are described as root causes of displacement, such as political oppression, inequality, or historical enmity furthermore, such conditiorts can persist for years without any significant forced displacement taking place. 

Adhikaii, P. (2013) Conflict-Induced Displacement Understanding the Causes of Flight. American Journal of Political Science 57 82-9. 

Lischer, S. K. (2007) Causes and Consequences of Conflict-Induced Displacement. Civil Wars 9(2) (June) 142-55. 

In this chapter, references to conflict induced displacement include the concept of crisis. 

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