Security-Driven Policies

Tuathail and Dahlman (2006) examine the Bosnian war's impact on homes and homelands, highlighting the concept of 'domicide' - the deliberate destruction of homes. This concept shows the need for policies to acknowledge and address such destruction and to go past mere physical resettlement to consider the deeper, often invisible, scars left by conflict. Homes and lives are often destroyed, yet people have to keep going. The authors argue that the Bosnian war was essentially a war against homes in the name of idealized homelands. The international community's efforts in post-war Bosnia, and especially the promotion of 'minority returns' under the Dayton Peace Accords, attempted to reverse the effects of ethnic cleansing and restore multiethnic communities. However, this process was only partially successful in reconstituting the pre-war multiethnic spatiality of Bosnia.

The Positive Peace Report 2020 emphasizes the importance of creating and sustaining peaceful societies through the development of positive peace, which is defined by attitudes, institutions, and structures that foster...

The report suggests that high levels of positive peace in a country correlate with various beneficial outcomes like economic strength, resilience, and social well-being. It also emphasizes the systemic nature of positive...…should be part of broader strategies to build inclusive, resilient societies. This long-term view is vital in creating sustainable peace so that the needs of refugees are met in the near and long-term.

Finally, policymaking should be informed by empirical evidence and sensitive to local contexts and specific needs of refugee populations. The findings from Tuathail and Dahlman (2006) and the Institute for Economics and Peace (2021) give a solid empirical foundation for developing policies that are grounded in the realities of refugees' experiences and the broader goal of sustaining peace (Institute for Economics and Peace, 2021; Tuathail & Dahlman, 2006).…