Citation

Cantor DJ. Disasters 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/disa.12589

PMID

37172110

Abstract

Disasters and conflicts are both widely recognised as 'drivers' of internal displacement. But, despite a growing body of research and policy, there has been little consideration of how the different features of each 'context' shape the micro-level dynamics of internal displacement. Where and why are these dynamics similar across the two contexts and how do they differ? This paper draws on general concepts from the disaster field to develop a comparative analytical model of internal displacement dynamics in the disaster and conflict contexts. Based on inferences from the patchy extant data across the two contexts, it identifies and explains points of convergence and divergence between internal displacement dynamics in each context. This 'contextual' model of the micro-dynamics of internal displacement has implications for academic debates, and also for policy and practice, in the disaster, conflict, peace, climate change and forced migration/displacement fields.

Language: en

Keywords

disasters; conflicts; dynamics; internal displacement