The master's thesis deals with intertwining notions of conflict and forced migration and searches for their interconnectivity in the peacebuilding process. Going from the theoretical point of view thatdisplaced personsare a necessary consequence of a conflict and thatthe return of the displaced is just as like an integral part ofcomprehensive peacebuilding, the master's thesis explores the study cases to search for evidence of that. Having in mind the potential limitations of looking for a factual evidence based on theoretical presumptions, the thesis first looks into existing international human rights standards supporting these assumptions and subsequentlysearches for their verification in the practice of two post-conflict societies, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.In particular, the thesis looks into specific measures (strategic planning, security concerns, solving property issues, provision of services, reconcilliation among returning and receiving communities)taken to accomodate safe and unimpeded return of the displaced and address their vulnerabilities, while taking into accountspecific connotations of the conflict, political climate and circumstances in which these measures were implemented. Findings show thatinternational community's approach to addressing displacement issues is not human rights based and to a large extent pertains to accommodating the available political will in the post-conflict societies. There is not enough detailed guidance on how to implementthe mentioned measures and the post-conflit societies use the displaced population as a bargaining chip in their political games.
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