31 August 2021

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Blog posts & press:

American religious groups have a history of resettling refugees – including Afghans (The Conversation, Aug. 2021) [text]

Locally-Led Initiatives in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement: A Pathway to Local Integration for Refugees in Uganda? (RLI Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

Resistance to Afghan refugee resettlement in US (ImmigrationProf Blog, Aug. 2021) [text]

We studied Afghan refugees for 3 years to find out what life is like for them in Australia (The Conversation, Aug. 2021) [text]

Reports:

*In Search of a Durable Solution: Examining the Factors Influencing Postconflict Refugee Returns (RAND, Aug. 2021) [text]

Local Governments and the Sustainable Integration of Refugees in Ethiopia, Discussion Paper, no. 21 (German Development Institute, 2021) [text]

Strengthening Connections: Why social cohesion matters for the Rohingya and host Bangladeshi communities (International Rescue Committee, Univ. of Dhaka & Norwegian Refugee Council, Aug. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Cultivating problems for the future: Integration supports for resettled and spontaneous refugees in Ireland," Migration Studies, vol. 9, no. 2 (June 2021) [free full-text]

"An Ethnographic Perspective of Well-Being, Salutogenesis and Meaning Making among Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Gambia and the United Kingdom," Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 9 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

"Integration, cultural preservation and transnationalism through state supported immigrant organizations: a study of Sweden’s national ethnic associations," Comparative Migration Studies, 9:35 (Aug. 2021) [open access]

"Integration or Isolation? Refugees’ Social Connections and Wellbeing," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 1 (March 2021) [postprint]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Motivations to Help: Local Volunteer Humanitarians in US Refugee Resettlement," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 33, no. 2 (June 2020) [ResearchGate]

"Once arrived: A qualitative study of refugees and service providers in the first six months of resettlement," Journal of Social Work, vol. 21, no. 4 (2021) [free full-text]
- Focuses on Iceland.

"Refugee-Integration-Opportunity Structures: Shifting the Focus from Refugees to Context," Journal of Refugee Studies, vol. 34, no. 2 (June 2021) [postprint]
- Note: Access to the full-text is embargoed until 12 March 2022.

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