Two people can't share the same pair of shoes: citizenship, land and return of refugees to Burundi

The project seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the linkages between conflicts over citizenship and belonging in the Great Lakes region, and forced displacement. It employs social science research under a human rights framework in order to illuminate how identity affects the experience of the displaced before, during, and after their displacement.

The findings are intended to facilitate the development of regional policies that promote social and political re-integration of forced migrants by reconciling differences between social-cultural identities and national citizenship rights that perpetuate conflict and social exclusion.