The master's thesis analyses the conditions for the return and integration of Myanmarese refugees back to their country of origin. The work focuses on refugees in Thailand who fled Myanmar especially in the 1980s due to the armed conflict between the authorities and various ethnic groups within the country. After 2011, the country began active talks on the ceasefire and opened to the outside world with its first democratic elections, after a long period of military dictatorship. This laid the foundations of lifting international sanctions and opened the economical market to new foreign investments. Addressing the issue of refugee return quickly became more important than ever. Despite some progress being made in the political field and with the first refugees returning, in 2019, there are still ongoing military conflicts in the country, many fields remain covered by mines and territorial disputes remain unresolved. Additionally, repatriated refugees often report on issues such as integration and poor education and employment opportunities. The question thus remains, whether political and security conditions in the country are even appropriate for the return of refugees.
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