The Social Implications of Population Displacement and Resettlement: An Overview with a Focus on the Arab Middle East
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- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Migration Review
- Vol. 27 (1) , 4-33
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019791839302700101
Abstract
Recent decades have witnessed a global increase in the collective displacement of populations as a result of natural disasters, wars and development projects. The social implications of displacement, and its corollary process of resettlement, are explored in this article, with a focus on the Arab world. Most studies of this region tend to describe selected cases with little attempt at analytical synthesis or generalization based on comparative data. An approach which emphasizes the relation between the causes and consequences of displacement, examines cases in their historical contexts, and selects the appropriate unit of analysis is essential in developing an adequate framework of analysis.Keywords
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