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Economic self-reliance or social relations? What works in refugee integration? Learning from resettlement programmes in Japan and the UK

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posted on 2023-06-12, 09:43 authored by Jenny Phillimore, Linda MorriceLinda Morrice, Kunihiko Kabe, Naoko Hashimoto, Sara Hassan, Marisol Reyes
There is an urgent need to expand the scale and scope of refugee resettlement schemes, and yet country approaches to resettlement vary markedly and there is little cross-country learning from approaches and refugee experiences. In Japan, resettlement focuses on economic self-sufficiency through employment; whereas the UK, through Community Sponsorship volunteers, on providing social connections to facilitate integration. This paper explores the strengths and short-comings of each approach and examines the ways in which refugee resettlement programmes prioritising different integration domains might influence refugee experiences of integration more widely. Drawing on principles and domains set out in the Indicators of Integration Framework (Ndofor-Tah, C. Strang, A. Phillimore, J. Morrice, L., Michael, L., Wood, P., Simmons, J. (2019) Home Office Indicators of Integration framework 2019), insight is provided into the multi-dimensionality of integration and new understandings about the nature of social connections are offered. The findings highlight the context specific nature of integration policy and practice and underline the importance of a holistic approach. We conclude that resettlement initiatives might incorporate both employers and local communities working in collaboration to support newly arrived refugees but with some state involvement.

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Journal

Comparative Migration Studies

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2214-594X

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SpringerOpen

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9

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1-19

Article number

a17

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2021-02-09

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2021-05-04

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2021-02-08

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