‘Managing’ the paradox: refugee self-reliance and solving the problem of refugee policy discontinuity
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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feaf012
Abstract: The refugee self-reliance agenda is marked by tensions and contradictions, echoing wider incoherence in the international refugee regime. We explore these through the philosophical concept of paradoxes. Paradoxes allow for multiple interests and narratives to… read more here.
Keywords: self reliance; refugee; refugee self; policy ... See more keywords
From Refugee to Entrepreneur? Challenges to Refugee Self-reliance in Berlin, Germany
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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fez073
Abstract: The years following the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ of 2015 saw unprecedented efforts to promote the social and economic inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers. Entrepreneurship has been praised as a promising route to refugee self-reliance,… read more here.
Keywords: challenges refugee; refugee entrepreneur; self reliance; reliance ... See more keywords
Towards a Neo-cosmetic Humanitarianism: Refugee Self-reliance as a Social-cohesion Regime in Lebanon’s Halba
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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fez083
Abstract: This article focuses on Syrian-refugee self-reliance and humanitarian efforts meant to foster it in Halba, northern Lebanon. I argue that humanitarian livelihood programming is ‘neo-cosmetic’, as the skills refugees acquire through humanitarian programmes turn out… read more here.
Keywords: neo cosmetic; social cohesion; refugee; self reliance ... See more keywords