Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

Integration in the New Pact: A difficult compromise between the lack of competence and the importance of integration for a successful migration policy (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, March 2021) [text]

What Nations Can Learn from Colombia’s Integration of Venezuelans (RI Blog, March 2021) [text]

Reports:

Integration and Determinants of Psychosocial Health, Working Paper, no. 2021/81 (RESPOND Project, March 2021) [access]

The Impact of Government-Sponsored Refugee Resettlement: A Meta Study of Findings from Six Countries (UNHCR, Dec. 2020) [text]

- The six countries are Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States.

The Integration of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Field of Education and the Labour Market, Working Paper, no. 2021/82 (RESPOND Project, March 2021) [access]

More of the same: Biden to admit fewer refugees than any president in U.S. history (International Rescue Committee, April 2021) [text]

- See also related FAQ and Washington Post article.

Refugees Rejuvenating and Connecting Communities (Univ. of South Australia, Feb. 2021) [text]

- See also related news article.

Thanks for Your Help! The Value of Q&A Websites for Refugee Integration, Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 5 Jan. 2021 [text]

- Focuses on Germany.

Three-Year Strategy (2019-2021) on Resettlement and Complementary Pathways: Interim Report (UNHCR, 2021) [text]

What Works for Improving Refugee Outcomes in High-Income Countries? Policy Insights for the UK (COMPAS, Jan. 2021) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Afghan unaccompanied refugee minors’ understandings of integration: An interpretative phenomenological analysis," Smith College Studies in Social Work, Latest Articles, 3 March 2021 [open access]

- Focuses on Sweden.

"Community Sponsorship, The Pact and The Compact: Towards Protection Principles," Chapter 6 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 71.

"Immigrant Integration and COVID-19," Border Crossing, vol. 11, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

"Lives stalled: the costs of waiting for refugee resettlement," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2021 [eprint]

- "This paper examines the context of waiting for Iranian religious minorities who must first travel to Vienna, Austria in order to apply for resettlement to the U.S."

"The Pact and Refugee Resettlement: Lessons from Australia and Canada," Chapter 2 in The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in Light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees: International Experiences on Containment and Mobility and their Impacts on Trust and Rights (European Univ. Institute, March 2021) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 25.

"The Politics of Vulnerability in Refugee Admissions Under the EU-Turkey Statement," Frontiers in Political Science, 8 April 2021 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Working against and with the State: From Sanctuary to Resettlement," Migration & Society, vol. 4, no. 1 (2021) [open access]

- Focuses on Canada.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions (18 March 2021)