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Forced Migration, Processes of Return and Livelihood Construction among Pastoralists in Northern Sudan
Author(s) -
Haug Ruth
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/1467-7717.00192
Subject(s) - livelihood , pastoralism , homeland , forced migration , geography , internally displaced person , socioeconomics , business , political science , agriculture , sociology , refugee , archaeology , forestry , politics , livestock , law
The Hawaweer, a nomadic, pastoralist group in northern Sudan, were seriously affected by the drought in the Sahel during the mid‐1980s. Their experience illustrates the connection between internally displaced people, normal mobility, forced migration, dilemmas and opportunities of return and how new livelihoods can be successfully constructed based on traditional rights, strong local institutions and external resources. Some displaced Hawaweer got the chance to return to their homeland as new livelihood opportunities were established; others did not get this opportunity nor would they have returned if they had been given the chance. In both situations, the processes of displacement and return had an impact on the sense of belonging and identity.