Social acceptance of returning displaced individuals from displacement camps and its impact on the Iraqi national identity: A case study of Nineveh Governorate

Abdullah, Khairullah Sabhan

doi:10.63677/jqlap.2024.185033

Social acceptance of returning displaced individuals from displacement camps and its impact on the Iraqi national identity: A case study of Nineveh Governorate

https://doi.org/10.63677/jqlap.2024.185033

Volume 15, Issue: 2 part 2
Autumn 2024

Pages 973-1000

AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

khairullah Sabhan Abdullah

University of Mosul/College of Political Science/General Politics Branch

Abstract

The wave of displacement in Iraq, especially in Nineveh Governorate, has led to significant challenges at the political, economic, social and security levels. More than seven years after the liberation of the governorate, and as the process of returning the displaced from camps to their areas of origin has begun, there are several important questions about the social acceptance of returning displaced individuals and their reintegration into society. Therefore, this study examines the challenges, impacts, and opportunities imposed by social acceptance in their communities and its broader impact on national identity.
The social fabric in Nineveh Governorate has been deeply threatened by years of displacement and violence, leading to concerns about societal division and tension. The problem lies in the extent to which society accepts the returning IDPs in Nineveh Governorate, and how this social acceptance, or lack thereof, affects the common national identity. Therefore, the study attempts to answer the following basic question: How does the process of social acceptance of IDPs returning from displacement camps affect their national identity? This was the problem of the study.

Keywords

Social Acceptance

Displacement

Safe Return

National Identity