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Dams, roads, ports, mines, and other "mega-projects" both reflect andinstantiate the larger social projects of colonialism, development, and globalization. In this article, we define mega-projects as those that transform landscapes rapidly, intentionally, and profoundly in veryvisible ways. We argue that (1) displacement is intrinsic to mega-project development and that both are socionatural phenomena, (2) the definition of displacement must be expanded to include its primary and secondary dimensions, and (3) the continued prevalence of displacing mega-projects is supported by a combination of capital and state interests, elements in modernizing ideology, the mega-project process, and thecultural biases of epistemic communities formed around specific mega-project types. Understanding the history and epistemic logic of mega-projects will help social scientists to see the multiple displacements and, one hopes, enable others to see them as well. 1 Table, 26 References. (Original abstract - amended)

AbstractAddressing the case of a community from rural Urabá, Colombia, this article focuses on the temporality of population displacement and asks: when does the 'clock' of displacement start? Drawing upon an in-depth ethnographic fieldwork it challenges the state driven narrative that displacement can be understood from the moment one leaves their residence and advances the argument that displacement is more than just physical relocation. By engaging with the broader social, political and economic context in which displacement occurred and bringing local voices to the fore, this article demonstrates how the experience of violence engendered a sense of displacement before residents actually left.

This paper explores the ways in which contemporary mobility dynamics in Mexico have changed over the last decade, leading to protracted displacement. It focuses on three populations: (1) the internally displaced due to violence; (2) Mexican nationals returning from the United States, both voluntarily and due to deportation; and (3) populations seeking asylum in Mexico and the United States. These three populations are not usually analyzed together and do not squarely fall under the traditional legal definitions. The paper outlines ways that situations of protracted displacement and insecurity present challenges in four interconnected arenas of life: housing, legal status, employment, and emotional well-being. For governments and local communities, protracted displacement requires immediate humanitarian responses and the development and implementation of public policies focused on integration. The paper concludes with a set of policy recommendations based on its findings.

The threat of climate displacement looms large over a growing number of countries. Based on the more than six years of work by Displacement Solutions in ten climate-affected countries, academic work on displacement and climate adaptation, and the country-level efforts of civil society groups in several frontline countries, this report explores the key contention that land will be at the core of any major strategy aimed at preventing and resolving climate displacement. This innovative and timely volume coordinated and edited by the Founder of Displacement Solutions, Scott Leckie, examines a ran

This article examines the processes and effects of displacement during the armed conflict in Guatemala. The analytical approach emphasizes the relations between space, power and culture and draws upon writers like Henry Lefebvre, Michel Foucault, de Certeau and the French army officer, Roger Trinquier. The article argues that the army, through the massive displacement of population and the organization of civil patrols, produced a dichotomous space of "villages" and "wilderness," and that the reorganization of space enabled the army to control the conflict. The spatial reorganization increased the state's capacity for surveillance, but the article also shows how displacement and the struggles over modes of reinclusion of the displaced population had wider effects on the body politic and produced new political subjects in Guatemala.

Resolving internal displacement is inextricably linked with achieving lasting peace. Adapted from the source document.