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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"refugee resettlement"”.
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Narratives of refugee resettlement workers: The impact of recent policy changes on refugee resettlement
… case study captured the narratives of seven refugee resettlement workers in Texas to examine the impacts of refugee policy changes upon them and their organizations. The research questions were: (a) How do refugee resettlement workers describe the effects of recent refugee policies on their …
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REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION IN CANADA
… However, rather than assisting with process of resettlement, current Canadian policy has the opposite effect. It appears to create a route by which people can sponsor their loved ones, but in reality the nature of the process is arduous and filled with time delays, regulatory and processing …
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Participatory inclusion in the refugee resettlement process
… explores the disconnection that exists between refugee policy developers and those whom they intend to benefit by bringing the voices of refugees and their supporters into community discussions on policies and practices that directly affect the refugee resettlement experience. The purpose of …
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Bosnian Refugees in Bowling Green, Kentucky: Refugee Resettlement and Community Based Research
… Green, Kentucky and their adaptation problems as refugees in their host country, this study focused upon the Bosnian community in Bowling Green and addressed what the role of their challenges is in the shaping of refugees’ new life in their host country. Extensive literature review helped to …
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Entangled Humanitarianism: The Shifting Ethical Landscape of Refugee Resettlement in Missoula, Montana
… as an altruistic “good” by examining the U.S. refugee resettlement program, and situating longstanding commitments to refugee resettlement within the framework of racializing and essentializing immigration policies, projects of governance and control, and narratives of belonging and …
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The fraudulent family: humanitarianism, security, and kinship in refugee resettlement from Kenya
Based on fieldwork with Somali and Congolese refugees, and with United Nations, NGO (non-governmental organization) and government officials in Nairobi, Kenya (22 months) and Columbus, Ohio (5 months), the dissertation is an ethnography of refugee resettlement processes. Moving between refugee …
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Securitization and Refugee Resettlement Policy: Using Social Media to Understand Public Attitudes
… the question of how public opinion toward refugees and asylum-seekers expressed in opinion polls compares with that expressed through commentary on news articles posted by Cable News Network (CNN) on social media. Using a study of 2,022 Facebook comments regarding the plight of Syrian child …
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Refugee resettlement and socio-economic participation through entrepreneurship: The case of New Zealand
… is often viewed as a feasible pathway for refugee resettlement. It is regarded as a means for refugees to find employment and participate in socio-economic activities. Previous studies have suggested refugee entrepreneurship as a pathway for refugee integration. However, it is not enough to …
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Making Immigrant integration work : a case study of refugee resettlement in Philadelphia, PA
… understand what are the conditions under which refugees integrate successfully in urban areas. This question is of particular importance to urban areas despite the fact that refugees account for only 10 percent of total US immigration. Refugee resettlement disproportionately impacts a city's …
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Refugee Resettlement and Social Inclusion in Greater Vancouver: An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis of Local Immigration Partnership Strategies
… accounted for the intersectional identities of refugees. This paper accordingly explored the intersectional identities of refugees–race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion–and how these identities affect the challenges of resettlement, how those challenges compare to …
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Lending a Megaphone to the Muted: The Merits of Comprehensive Conflict Engagement through Photovoice in Refugee Resettlement Communities
<p>Local refugee resettlement sites are often overlooked as hotspots of conflict because of the unstated assumption that resettlement and escape from militarized conflict automatically mean peace. However, refugees are resettled in local communities into which old conflicts are imported, and where …
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The Impact of Refugee Resettlement Programs on Local Communities in America: A Case Study of New York City
… goal of this study is to examine the impact of refugee resettlement programs on local communities in the United States, focusing on New York City. This study explores how complex dynamics of refugee integration shape the socio-economic, cultural, and political dynamics of host communities. New …
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Refugee Resettlement and Peacebuilding: Exploring the Roles of Human and Social Capital of Caseworkers in Fulfilling Grassroots Refugee Needs
<p>Refugee resettlement provides reintegration opportunities for refugees and paves a path for sustainable peacebuilding through refugee empowerment. Despite these benefits, the often inadequate outcomes of resettlement present challenges for both the refugees and their service providers. Refugee …
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Narrators, Navigators and Negotiators: Foreign Service Officer Life Stories from Canada's Africa Refugee Resettlement Program, 1970 to 1990
… officers "heard" and decided on the claims of refugee applicants who sought admission and resettlement to Canada through its Africa Refugee Program from the early 1970s to 1990. This focus allows the study to explore the relationship between officers' individual agency and structure in the …
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Federal and Local Acceptance of Refugees: The Dual Structures Promoting Community Inclusion
… nongovernmental organizations play in resettling refugees in U.S. cities? To answer this question, I conducted a case study of the refugee resettlement structure and process as it occurs in the city of Roanoke, Virginia. I find that two governance structures dictate how refugees are resettled into …
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The Rise of Anti-immigration Populist Radical Right Parties: The Effect of the Syrian Conflict on Refugee Resettlement and Migration Policies in Germany and Austria
… Syrian migration in Europe have revolutionized refugee resettlement globally. Most immigration and refugee problems have historically been settled similarly post WWII, however, Syria is the largest refugee crisis since WWII. It is important to learn how to respond to future conflicts with …
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Health Care Utilization among Bhutanese Refugees in Philadelphia: Exploring Vulnerabilities, Access, and Needs
<p>Over 85,000 Bhutanese refugees have resettled in the United States. The worldwide refugee crisis has become a priority in recent years, making refugee resettlement a major global concern. This study examines health care utilization among Bhutanese refugees in one U.S. city during the …
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Refugee housing in the United States: improving the Refugee-Welcoming Rental Market
… between the US Reception & Placement (USRAP) refugee resettlement program and the health of the US’s refugee-welcoming rental market (RWRM). I focus on USRAP because it plays a unique and vital role in the international protection system for refugees and because the Biden Administration …
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