The legacies of armed conflict: insights from stayees and returning forced migrants

Overview
  • INSTITUTE:
    UNU-WIDER
    PUBLISHER:
    UNU-WIDER
    TITLE:
    The legacies of armed conflict: insights from stayees and returning forced migrants
    AUTHORS:
    by Carlos Vargas-Silva and Isabel Ruiz
    PUB DATE:
    2022•05•24

    How does conflict, displacement, and return shape trust, reconciliation, and community engagement? And what is the relative impact of exposure to violence on these indicators? In this paper we explore these questions by focusing on the legacies of armed conflict and the differences between those who stayed in their communities of origin during the conflict (stayees) and those who were displaced internally and internationally and who returned home over time (returnees). Read more.