Towards a critical geography of resettlement

Resettlement is a governmental program with inherent spatial effects in that it drives the rearrangement of capital, labour, and land, and seeks to render people and space more governable. This article examines the extent to which this disruptive phenomenon has been theorised. We first review the ex...

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Published inProgress in human geography Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 256 - 275
Main Authors Rogers, Sarah, Wilmsen, Brooke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2020
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Experts
Forced migration
Geography
Human geography
Literature reviews
Relocation
Resettlement
subjectification
governmentality
territorial practices
development-induced displacement
forced migration
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ISSN0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI10.1177/0309132518824659

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Summary:Resettlement is a governmental program with inherent spatial effects in that it drives the rearrangement of capital, labour, and land, and seeks to render people and space more governable. This article examines the extent to which this disruptive phenomenon has been theorised. We first review the existing literature, finding a distinct polarisation between mainstream studies and more critical scholarship. We then propose a critical geography of resettlement centred on its multiple logics, agents and expertise, and subject-making and spatial practices. An invigorated critical geography of resettlement is needed to challenge the legitimisation of an expanding resettlement industry.
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ISSN:0309-1325
1477-0288
DOI:10.1177/0309132518824659