Throughout almost 20 years of research, HRF has demonstrated in its various books, thanks to the contribution of many experts, that home is a privileged environment, a safe space and a pathway to integration since it is in the home where the relationships that shape the social and personal identity of the individual take place.

Science indicates that the stability of the home is important because the relationships that develop there have a direct impact on human, moral and social capital, all of which are necessary for human flourishing. Empirical evidence also shows that when the home is disrupted, the individual and societal costs are very high.

That is where, on this occasion, we have put the focus, we have asked ourselves what happens when home is disrupted, when we are forced to leave our safe place, when our refuge is attacked and we must leave behind what we have built for a better life elsewhere. If home is so essential to human beings, we wanted to explore the need for ‘home reconstruction’ as part of the solution to the complex problem of migration.

In this book, written by 12 experts, you will see three parts. The first part describes the experience through listening; the second part shows real case studies in different parts of the world; and the third part suggests policies at local, national and international levels for institutions that, understanding the situation, are truly aligned with human rights.

Let us not forget that behind every story, every journey, every backpack, there is a person, and as a society, we must promote the design of interventions that foster authentic human flourishing, regardless of the specific or temporary reality of the individual.

This is our fifth academic publication, our fourth with Routledge, and will be available from 8 November, although it will be on pre-sale from 18 October.