FORCED MIGRATION AND CONFLICTS – CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES

Abstract

The world has changed a great deal in the past decades. This outcome was propelled by the process of globalization which interconnected the world more than ever before. Societies all over the globe underwent vital transformations and had to cope with immense pressures resulting from the developments in the social, economic and political arena. Domestic politics also had to grip with pressing issues that advanced beyond state borders and state jurisdiction. And international politics seemed dated since it failed to anticipate key features of the political universe of today. One of those features are migration flows and most specifically forced migration due to conflict or war. This article examines the relationship between migration and war i.e. forced migration due to conflict and war, the key categories of forced migration as well as the main challenges and responses.