Dislocation and Rehabilitation-Defining a Field

Defining a Field Veena Das Three different but interrelated sets of issues in resettlement research in sociology/social anthropology are addressed here. The first set deals with the manner in which the disciplinary orientations of anthropologists have privileged certain questions. The second set addresses the relevance of research on questions of social policy. And the third set delves into the problematic area of priorities in research, and ethical issues influencing public policy.