Resettling Displaced Communities - Applying the International Standard for Involuntary Resettlement

The goal of resettlement must be the sustainable social, economic and human development of displaced communities. The provisions and directives entailed in resettlement policies and current performance standards constitute the I.S.I.R. Case examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas illustrate the praxis required for improving outcomes.

List of contents

Part I. Background, History and Recent Developments
Chapter 1 Dimensions of Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement
Chapter 2 The Evolution of International Resettlement Policy
Chapter 3 The International Standard for Involuntary Resettlement and Country Legal Systems
Part II. Applying the International Standard for Involuntary Resettlement in Contemporary Resettlement Operations
Chapter 4 The Nature of Human Communities Facing Displacement and Resettlement
Chapter 5 Avoiding, Minimizing and Anticipating Resettlement
Chapter 6 Identifying Social, Economic and Cultural Impacts
Chapter 7 The Resettlement Action Plan
Chapter 8 Free, Prior and Informed Participation of Project-Affected Communities
Chapter 9 Rebuilding Livelihoods: The Cornerstone of Successful Resettlement and Development
Part III. Conclusions
Chapter 10 Resettlement as Social, Economic and Human Development

About the author

David B. Halmo is independent researcher and publications review editor for the International Network on Displacement and Resettlement (INDR).

Product details

• Authors: David B Halmo, David B. Halmo, William L Partridge, William L. Partridge, William L. Halmo Partridge, Partridge William L.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781793624024
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-402-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Crossing Borders in a Global World: Applying Anthropology to Migration, Displacement, and Social Change; Crossing Borders in a Global W
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, Politics & government, Social and cultural anthropology