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Global trends suggest that the number of people involuntarily displaced will increase exponentially in the coming decades. The authors argue that when the agency, time-tested adaptations, innovative capacities, dignity, and human rights of displaced people are respected as full participants in the rebuilding of their communities, livelihoods and standards of living, resettlement outcomes are more positive. The goal of resettlement must be the sustainable social, economic and human development of affected communities, requiring a praxis of ethical commitment to effective, actionable recommendations based on empirical observation. The authors draw on case examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas. This book will be of interest to resettlement specialists, planners, administrators, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, development studies, and social policy.
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
By William L. Partridge and David B. Halmo
Summary
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.
