Patterns of Refugees’ Organization Amid Protracted Displacement

An Understanding From Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey

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ID13089704
AuthorsOroub El-Abed (corresponding author), Watfa Najdi (0009-0000-9253-1391), Mustafa Hoshmand
Year2023
Volume11
Issue1
Pages109-124
Publication date2023-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal on Migration and Human Security (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2330-2488 • E-ISSN: 2331-5024
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/23315024231160451
OpenAlexW4366277601
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the ways refugees in displacement manage to organize themselves and act upon their needs. The growing recognition in the UN system of the importance of localization of aid and the potential role played by local actors has given refugee-led organizations (RLO) a space to grow. In this paper, we analyze refugee agency and solidarity through the organization of the refugee communities in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon. In doing so, we examine: (1) the reasons behind the creation of these organizations and their dynamics; (2) the role of host states toward this drive to organize refugee communities; and (3) the patterns, forms, and structures that these organizations take in providing humanitarian services, as well as community support and empowerment

Agency (philosophy · Displaced person · Displacement (psychology · Economic growth · Empowerment · Palestinian refugees · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · International Development and Aid · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development

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