My research was a contrastive study of local and international organizations that worked with displaced Muslims from the central Balkans in the last half of the 20th century. Return or integration of displaced people is basic to growth of stable democratic systems.
In five cities in Kosova and Macedonia, as well as in the diaspora in Istanbul, I researched cultural antecedents and local civil society organizations of central Balkan Muslims. I contrasted these local organizations with international aid organizations in Kosova; I also documented relations between the local and international organizations. From this I propose how international aid organizations can work more effectively with local organizations in post-conflict situations where there have been major displacements of people.
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Frances Trix, of Indiana University, was a 2008-09 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) [9] fellow.
