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Original language | English |
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Article number | 33 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Comparative Migration Studies |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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- f22 - International Migration
Keywords
- Community integrated approach
- Congolese refugees
- Forced migration
- Impact of migration
- Refugees
- Rwanda
- Social cohesion
- Social networks
- Trust
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TY - JOUR
T1 - How do refugees affect social life in host communities?
T2 - The case of Congolese refugees in Rwanda
AU - Fajth, V.
AU - Bilgili, Ö.
AU - Loschmann, C.
AU - Siegel, M.
N1 - Correspondence Address: Bilgili, Ö.; ERCOMER, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, Netherlands; email: o.bilgili@uu.nl Funding text 1: This paper is a result of a project funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), but which was independently carried out by researchers from the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance | UNU-MERIT. We are thankful of the UNHCR’s sub-country office in Kigali, as well as the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda (NISR) for their support during fieldwork. 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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This paper investigates how social dimensions of life in local communities are affected by the long-term presence of Congolese refugees in Rwanda, paying particular attention to feelings of safety, social networks and trust. To gauge whether increased probability of interaction with refugees reduces cohesion, these outcomes are compared across local households at varying distances from a refugee camp. This paper is based on mixed methods approach including new data originating from a household survey conducted in host communities surrounding three refugee camps, as well as information from focus group discussions. The quantitative analysis shows no statistically significant differences between host communities with the exception of informal social networks, which are higher in communities closer to refugee camps. However, qualitative evidence illustrates how greater (economic) interaction between the two populations helps increase trust between refugees and host communities over time. Moreover, locals argue that economic and social support given to refugees plays a key role in reducing and preventing conflict between the two groups. These findings map the experiences and give voice to host communities’ perspectives on social life in their community
AB - This paper investigates how social dimensions of life in local communities are affected by the long-term presence of Congolese refugees in Rwanda, paying particular attention to feelings of safety, social networks and trust. To gauge whether increased probability of interaction with refugees reduces cohesion, these outcomes are compared across local households at varying distances from a refugee camp. This paper is based on mixed methods approach including new data originating from a household survey conducted in host communities surrounding three refugee camps, as well as information from focus group discussions. The quantitative analysis shows no statistically significant differences between host communities with the exception of informal social networks, which are higher in communities closer to refugee camps. However, qualitative evidence illustrates how greater (economic) interaction between the two populations helps increase trust between refugees and host communities over time. Moreover, locals argue that economic and social support given to refugees plays a key role in reducing and preventing conflict between the two groups. These findings map the experiences and give voice to host communities’ perspectives on social life in their community
KW - Community integrated approach
KW - Congolese refugees
KW - Forced migration
KW - Impact of migration
KW - Refugees
KW - Rwanda
KW - Social cohesion
KW - Social networks
KW - Trust
U2 - 10.1186/s40878-019-0139-1
DO - 10.1186/s40878-019-0139-1
M3 - Article
SN - 2214-8590
VL - 7
JO - Comparative Migration Studies
JF - Comparative Migration Studies
IS - 1
M1 - 33
ER -