User:19alice2000/Third country resettlement

In the most stark terms, there are three stages of the resettlement journey: Pre-departure happens from their country of origin, departure is the during the process of resettlement, and post-arrival happens in their new country. In reality, these stages are not linear, and scholars suggest there could be more stages (eg. three and five phases *cite*) and any particular stage is not stable or permanent.[1][2]

'''Generally, the refugee resettlement journey is started by a trigger event which displaces the population in question, followed by a flight phase and eventual arrival to a new host country. Arrival begins a reception period which either results in permanent or temporary resettlement, in which the resettlement journey ends or it may restart yet again.'''[1][2]

Refugee resettlement journeys are defined either kinetically, legally, or experientially. *Explain each*