Drawing on fieldwork in the Herat area, Afghanistan, this book addresses migration patterns throughout three decades of war. It launches a framework for understanding the role of social networks for peoples responses to war and disaster as well as mobilizing or maintaining material resources for security and gathering information.
Preface vii
Glossary x
Acronyms xii
Maps of Afghanistan in the Region and the Main Fieldwork Area xv
1 Introduction 1
Social networks in times of crisis 2
The study of wartime migration 4
Wartime migration in Afghanistan 6
Two villages of Herat 9
Structure 11
2 Social Networks in Wartime Migration 13
Social networks 14
Flows in networks 19
Network structures 26
Change 38
Conclusion 43
3 Escape Decisions 46
Security and escape 50
Material resources and escape 61
Information and escape 69
Conclusion 74
4 Integration at Exile 77
Security and exile 81
Material resources and exile 88
Information and exile 94
Conclusion 96
5 Return Decisions 99
Short-distance repatriation from Pakistan 103
Security and return 107
Material resources and return 117
Information and return 125
Conclusion 132
6 Reintegration at 'Home' 135
Security and reintegration 140
Material resources and reintegration 151
Information and reintegration 160
Conclusion 163
7 Conclusions 167
Escape and return decisions 168
Integration and reintegration 173
War, migration, and the transformation of networks 177
Studying wartime migration 181
Appendix: Researching Migration in War 184
Notes 191
Bibliography 199
Author Index 222
Subject Index 223
Overview
Drawing on fieldwork in the Herat area, Afghanistan, this book addresses migration patterns throughout three decades of war. It launches a framework for understanding the role of social networks for peoples responses to war and disaster as well as mobilizing or maintaining material resources for security and gathering information.