Home after Dayton: IDPs in Sarajevo

Abstract

The experiences of displaced people in Sarajevo show that living in a place that people perceive to be safe and to provide opportunities can be more desirable than returning to one’s place of origin. Participatory urban projects can help foster the sense of community which is still missing.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• Dayton Peace Agreement
• Western Balkans
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• urban