This paper examines factors associated with Syrian refugees’ intentions to return to Syria. It contrasts the return intentions of Syrian refugees in Turkey—a proximate, culturally similar country that provides temporary protection—with those in Germany—a more distant, culturally different country that offers permanent protection.
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Results for: Social Cohesion and Interactions with Host Communities
First Time around: Local Conditions and Multi-Dimensional Integration of Refugees
This paper examines how local labor market conditions and native attitudes at the time of refugees’ arrival shape their subsequent integration in Germany.
Determinants of Women Empowerment: Case of Refugee Women Living in Nairobi Kenya
This article investigates the determinants of women empowerment among refugee women living in Nairobi, Kenya.
The power of dialogue: Forced displacement and social integration amid an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique
This paper investigates the impact of a community-based field experiment designed to promote the social integration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) into the local community in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique.
Self-reliance and Social Networks: Explaining Refugees’ Reluctance to Relocate from Kakuma to Kalobeyei
This paper investigates why refugees are reluctant to move from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to the new Kalobeyei settlement.
Who Hosts? The Correlates of Hosting the Internally Displaced
This paper investigates the factors that motivate people to host internally displaced persons (IDPs) in their homes, focusing on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC has experienced prolonged conflict, resulting in the internal displacement of 5.7 million people, equivalent to approximately 6 percent of the country’s population.
How Social Networks Shape Refugee Movements in Wartime: Evidence from the Russian Attack on Ukraine
This article investigates the factors influencing the destination choices of Ukrainian refugees in the European Union (EU) between March and December 2022.
The effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native students. Evidence from Chile
This paper examines the effects of mass migration on the academic performance of native Chilean students, focusing on the influx of Venezuelan (Spanish-speaking) and non-Spanish-speaking (mainly Haitian) migrants between 2016 and 2018. Between 2011 and 2018, the migrant population in Chile increased from 1.4 percent to 6.6 percent of the country’s population.
Home, again: Refugee return and post-conflict violence in Burundi
This paper explores the connection between mass refugee return and the emergence of violence in post-conflict societies, by investigating the impact of mass refugee return to Burundi after the country’s 1993–2005 civil war. The author also considers how the experience of return migration affected individuals’ future behaviour, in the context of the 2015 electoral crisis in Burundi.
The journey home: Violence, anchoring, and refugee decisions to return
This paper examines the factors influencing the return intentions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. According to UNHCR data, Lebanon hosts over a million Syrian refugee, making it the largest per capita refugee population globally.