The focus of this special issue is on the ways in which policies of refugee settlement at the international, national, regional, and local level support or hinder integration by affecting the social context. These policies can affect the social context by directly limiting economic and social participation, but also by intentionally or unintentionally shaping community attitudes.
The articles in this special issue consider the impact of policies on the social context along the entire migration pathway, from asylum seeking and refugee camps, to resettlement in new countries or return to countries of origin. The articles come from a range of disciplines and countries, but a common theme that emerges is how policies shape refugee identities, stereotypes and interactions in ways that then affect community welcome.
These articles shed light on the importance of policies and initiatives that challenge our attitudes and beliefs about refugees as an important element for successful integration.
Guest Editor
Table of contents
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Editorial
- Editorial
Fathali M. Moghaddam
Introduction to the Special Issue
- Refugee Integration: Research and Policy
Michaela Hynie - Refugee Camp as an Immediate Solution: Response and Its Psychological Meanings
Cátia de Carvalho and Marta Pinto - "Sometimes My Mind, It Has to Analyze Two Things": Identity Development and Adaptation for Refugee and Newcomer Adolescents
Sherrill W. Hayes and Etsegenet Endale - In Defiance of the Reception Logic: The Case for Including NGOs as Human Rights Monitors in the EU's Policies of First Reception of Irregular Migrants
Daniela DeBono - How Inclusive Policies Shape Prejudice Versus Acceptance of Refugees: A Portuguese Study
Rúben L. Silva, Juliana Oliveira, Carina Dias, Isabel R. Pinto, and José M. Marques - The Processes Underlying the Quality of Contact With the Primary Out-Group and In-Group Importance on Support for the Syrian Resettlement in a Post-Accord Context
Marion Schulz and Laura K. Taylor - "They Call Us Witches": Exclusion and Invisibility in the Burundian Returnee Reintegration Process
Barbra N. Lukunka - Welcome and Hope, Fear, and Loathing: The Politics of Refugee Resettlement in Vermont
Pablo S. Bose - Activist Citizens in an Immigrant-Friendly City: The Natural Helpers Program
Sally Lamping, Melissa Bertolo, and Tom Wahlrab - Refugee Mentoring: Sharing the Journey
Michael Atkinson - Political Cartoons and Host Nations' Public Dispositions Toward Integration
Caroline Lenette
Articles
- Promoting a Sense of Global Community
Joseph de Rivera and Caitlin O. Mahoney - A Study of Ugandan Children's Perspectives on Peace, Conflict, and Peace-Building: A Liberation Psychology Approach
Nathaniel Mayengo, Jane Namusoke, Gastone Byamugisha, Paul Sebukalu, James Kagaari, Santo Auma-Okumu, Ali Baguwemu, Edward Rutondoki Ntare, Kirabo Nkwambe Nakasiita, Richard Atuhairwe, Maria Kaahwa Goretti, Gerald Ojok Okumu Oruma, Chalmer E. Thompson, and Barbara Dennis - Seeking Justice in the Aftermath of Collective Violence: Predictors of Bangladeshi Youth's Interest in Justice and Preferences for Retributive and Restorative Justice
Yeshim Iqbal and Rezarta Bilali
Brief Research Report
- Limited Potential Use of Best Peace Themed Movies in Peace Education, as Determined by Movie Advisory Boards
Alon Lazar and Tal Litvak Hirsch
Book Review
- Ten Times Violence: A Review of Portraits of Violence: An Illustrated History of Radical Critique by Brad Evans and Sean Michael Wilson
Reviewed by Thomas Klikauer and Reshman Tabassum
