The objectives of the project are to develop strategies for the return to North Osetia of Ingush internally displaced persons (IDPs), to analyze the role of formal and informal local institutions in the post-conflict area and to develop a methodology for their effective involvement in the process of IDP return.

The end product of the research will be a policy paper in the field of migration intended for government agencies responsible for the return of Ingush IDPs to the Republic of North Osetia-Alania.