ABSTRACT
Capitalizing on the multipronged research, conducted to methodically investigate the protracted displacement of the KP community and the rigorous effort to investigate issues of similarly displaced communities across the globe, this revelatory chapter empowers readers across disciplines with over a dozen findings and best practices and issues a call for action. The findings are appropriately labeled “Kashmir specific” and “Broad-based.” Best practices and the lessons learned in the context of the KP displacement are deemed highly relevant in the context of the displaced communities of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Serbia, and Sudan, and are presented in an effort to trace and identify the “core IDP experience and challenges,” thus elevating the phenomenon of internal displacement beyond the national parameters. The findings are expected to open a platform for multilevel public debate, where the underlying motivations and the roles of NGOs, the roles of national and international actors, the politics and intricacies of IDP/Host dynamics, the moral hazards of actor positions, and the meaning of return can be better understood to guide the context-sensitive societal and policy solutions. This holistic understanding offers possible approaches to durable solutions for those who remain in protracted displacements around the globe.
