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Bibliography: leaves 224-242. ; This thesis examines the role of sacred space in people's attachment to land, analysing the ways in which people create sacred space through labour, ritual, myth, and memory. Three case studies explore the human interpretation of the sacred through the history and politics of land acquisition and dispossession. While providing historical background and legal analysis of forced removals, evictions, and relocations, the thesis calls attention to the role of religion in South African land claims. Although the people in these case studies believe that returning to their original land will materially improve their lives, their main concern is to reconnect with their alienated sacred space. This study explores the changing nature of the sacred and its formulative role in shaping and informing peopIe's identities and memories.

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European migration discourses emphasize that unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are one of Europe's most vulnerable migrant groups. The absence of an adult caregiver often serves as the sole explanation for the heightened vulnerability of URMs vis-à-vis their accompanied counterparts. This article challenges the assumption that the absence of adult caregivers always breeds greater vulnerability among young refugees who have received international protection. Based on 72 surveys and 31 in-depth interviews with refugees who received international protection and who arrived in Vienna, Austria between the ages of 14 and 18, this article contributes to empirical analysis on the complex impact adult relative caregivers specifically have on the integration and resiliency of refugee youth. It explores the influence that family status has on employment, education, social connections and personal outlook and sense of belonging. We hypothesize that refugees who arrived as older URMs experience a financial and social autonomy, as well as benefit from a more advantageous legal and social treatment, speeding up their adaptation process and engendering greater resiliency. While the findings highlight that family matters, they also show that family may not play a ubiquitously positive role in young refugees' adaptation process as previously assumed.

Despite the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains a country in dire need of strong international support. This fascinating and clearly written book mines a rich and unique array of data, which was collected in rural areas of Afghanistan by an expert team of researchers, to analyze countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods. The team's research and recommendations are published here for the first time

Karamoja is the poorest and least developed region of Uganda. The population experiences chronic food insecurity, little access to basic services, the weakening of traditional livelihood systems, ongoing insecurity, human rights violations and a near complete lack of law and order institutions. Armed raiding of livestock and associated loss of life and destruction of property are common and pervasive. Economic investment and development is minimal due to the threat of road ambushes and lack of transport and communication infrastructure. Attention to the region, however, on the part of national and international agencies, donors, and Ugandan legislators is growing. This field-based report provides an in-depth analysis of key aspects affecting livelihood strategies and human security in the region, as well as broad recommendations for local, national and international actors seeking to expand their knowledge, policies or programming in the Karamoja region.

Report dated September, 2006. Since the beginning of 2006, an interdisciplinary team has been working on a wide-ranging evidence-based research project that identifies the key issues that are likely to impact on humanitarian action in the coming decade, along with the practical implications of these issues for agency programming. During the first phase of the project, which ended in August 2006, the team researched four interrelated issues: the universality of humanitarianism, the implications of terrorism and counter-terrorism for humanitarian action, the search for coherence between humanitarian and political agendas, and the security of humanitarian personnel and the beneficiaries of humanitarian action. Six case studies have been conducted and a preliminary report, Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Principles, Power and Perceptions, was published in September 2006.

Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists—most with extended experience inside Afghanistan—examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency, and their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan's women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future