The NEW IDEAS AND SCHOLARSHIP section of www.displacement.net is a place where INDR members post their latest papers and discussion notes.

Submission of material for this section should be made electronically to:

Dr. Ted Downing
President, The International Network on Displacement and Resettlement
downing@u.arizona.edu

A frequently asked question by many members as well as non-members of INDR is: How is the International Network on Displacement and Resettlement (INDR) doing? In a recent e-mail to Michael M Cernea, Ted Scudder provided some statistical information on the Network website activities, which sound quite interesting. In short, he indicated that if you google ‘displacement’, you come up third on their search engine. Given the specialized nature of this site, this sure is a good indication of the importance of INDR in the global network. The website is getting 6500 requests per day, mostly from viewers in USA, Great Britain and India. This probably reflects the fact that the site is in English. The hits in rank order are as follows: USA, Great Britain, India, Australia, Canada, Unknown, European Union, China, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Africa, New Zealand and Sweden.