Social Networks and Migration in Wartime Afghanistan
Drawing on fieldwork in the Herat area, Afghanistan, this book addresses migration patterns throughout three decades of war. It launches a framework for understanding the role of social networks for people's responses to war and disaster as well as&n
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Social Networks and Migration in Wartime Afghanistan Kristian Berg Harpviken Centre for the Study of Civil War (CSCW) International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Norway
palgrave macmillan
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© Kristian Berg Harpviken 2009
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2009 978-0-230-57655-1
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Contents Preface
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Glossary
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Acronyms
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Maps of Afghanistan in the Region and the Main Fieldwork Area
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Introduction Social networks in times of crisis The study of wartime migration Wartime migration in Afghanistan Two villages of Herat Structure
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Social Networks in Wartime Migration Social networks Flows in networks Network structures Change Conclusion
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Escape Decisions Security and escape Material resources and escape Information and escape Conclusion
46 50 61 69 74
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Integration at Exile Security and exile Material resources and exile Information and exile Conclusion
77 81 88 94 96
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Return Decisions Short-distance repatriation from Pakistan Security and return
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Material resources and return Information and return Conclusion
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Reintegration at 'Home' Sec
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