From durable solutions to transnational relations: home and exile among refugee diasporas

The paper first looks at some of the shortcomings of the notion of ‘durable solutions’ and offers a simple schema for considering diaspora and transnational relations. The Afghan, Palestinian and Sri Lankan diasporas are then considered in the light of this schema; transnational connections among some displaced households in Sri Lanka are highlighted. The paper concludes by exploring how transnationalism might be considered in itself as an ‘enduring’ if not a ‘durable’ solution to displacement.