ABSTRACT

The study aimed at understanding the implications of compensation packages for the social networks of displaced persons in Uganda’s oil-rich Albertine Graben. Questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, and observations were used to obtain data from purposively selected respondents. Qualitative data was analysed using content analysis while quantitative data analysis entailed generating descriptive statistics (percentages) and inferential analysis was performed through cross-tabulation by way of chi-square tests. There was a significant association between compensation type and social network distortion for the affected groups (p = 0.000). Institutional management of different compensation packages exhibited professional shortcomings that need to be addressed to build sustainable social networks such as credit facilities. We thus recommend that government involves all stakeholders at every development phase and that compensation rates are continuously updated to allow for fair compensation rates in future and effective resettlement procedures during induced-displacement and resettlement processes.

摘要

该研究旨在了解补偿方案对乌干达盛产石油的阿尔贝蒂娜地堑地区流离失所者社会网络的影响。问卷、访谈、焦点小组讨论和观察被用来从有目的地选择的受访者那里获取数据。使用内容分析对定性数据进行分析，而定量数据分析需要生成描述性统计数据（百分比），并且通过卡方检验通过交叉表进行推理分析。受影响群体的补偿类型与社会网络扭曲之间存在显着关联（p = 0.000）。不同薪酬方案的制度管理表现出专业缺陷，需要解决这些缺陷，以建立可持续的社会网络，如信贷设施。因此，我们建议政府在每个开发阶段都让所有利益相关者参与进来，并不断更新补偿率，以便在未来的公平补偿率和诱导迁移和重新安置过程中的有效安置程序。