Afghan returnees as actors of change?

Abstract

Afghan returnees from industrialised countries are expected to contribute to development and peace-building in Afghanistan. However, which category of returnee is expected to bring what kind of change often remains under-defined.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• Afghanistan
• Afghan
• protracted displacement
• transiton
• return
• reintegration
• displacement
• statelessness
• returnees
• development
• peace-building