JDC Literature Review
The JDC literature review contains summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on issues relating to forced displacement.
The role of school functioning, physical activity, BMI, sex and age in building resilience among Ukrainian refugee children in Poland
This article examines the relationship between school functioning, physical activity (PA), sex, Body Mass Index (BMI), age, and resilience in Ukrainian refugee children in Poland. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, approximately 200,000 school-aged children and adolescents from Ukraine have enrolled in Polish schools.
Education and socioeconomic status as predictors of refugee mental health: insights from a study of Jordan-based Syrian refugee sample
This article investigates the mental health of Syrian refugees in Jordan and identifies the sociodemographic factors associated with mental distress. An estimated 1.4 million Syrian refugees live in Jordan.
The Making of a “Lost Generation”: Child Labor among Syrian Refugees in Turkey
This paper examines the factors contributing to child labor among Syrian refugees in Turkey. By the end of 2018, Turkey hosted 3.6 million Syrian refugees, including 1.6 million children under the age of 18, of which 1.1 million were of school age (5–17 years).
School violence, depression symptoms, and school climate: a cross-sectional study of Congolese and Burundian refugee children
This paper examines the factors contributing to school-based violence and depressive symptoms among refugee students in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania.
Mass involuntary migration and educational attainment
This paper investigates the impact of large-scale forced migration on educational attainment, specifically focusing on individuals who were of school-going age during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. Within four years of the partition, an estimated 14.5 million people were forcibly displaced across the newly created borders
Risk factors associated with Rohingya refugee girls’ education in Bangladesh: A multilevel analysis of survey data
This paper investigates the factors associated with Rohingya girls’ likelihood of attending temporary learning centers (LCs) in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Cox’s Bazar hosts nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
Predictors of Literacy and Attitudes Toward Reading Among Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan
This paper examines the factors associated with literacy and attitudes toward reading among Syrian refugee children in Jordan.
The economic lives of refugees
This article systematically compares 12 distinct refugee subpopulations living in seven refugee camps and three capital cities across Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
Forced Migration and Violent Crime: Evidence from The Venezuelan Exodus to Brazil
This paper examines the impact of Venezuelan forced migrants on crime in Brazil.
The mobility of displaced Syrians: An economic and social analysis
This report examines the voluntary movement of Syrian refugees in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, focusing on the economic and social factors that influence their decisions.