Reducing Vulnerability through Reintegration: The Case of the Syrian Refugees in Jordan.

<p>Abstract: The Syrian Civil War has claimed at least two hundred thousand lives, with over four million people having now fled Syria. Of those, about six hundred thousand have registered with the UNHCR in Jordan, with an estimated eighty thousand others living in Jordan’s Zaatari Camp. In view of the foregoing, this research attempts to analyze the vulnerability of Syrian Refugees living in Jordan in two very different environments: the Zaatari Camp and non-camp communities. We conduct a covariate matching analysis to compare the differences in socioeconomic conditions and well-being among the heads of Syrian households. Our results suggest that notwithstanding the limited labor opportunities for Syrian families within Zaatari Camp, the variety and quality of attentions within the camp environment provides a platform that helps them cope with some of the uncertainties and challenges caused by the displacement from their country of origin, while they seek full reintegration in Jordan</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in International and Development Economics

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Rodriguez, Felipe Hernan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bruce Wydick

• Refugees
• Reintegration
• Vulnerability
• Restoration

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/237

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:thes-1303