Informal places of protection: Congolese refugees’ ‘communities of trust’ in Kampala, Uganda

Urban Congolese Refugees’ Social Capital and Community Resilience During a Period of Political Violence in Kenya: A Qualitative Study

“…Consistent with Lyytinen's (2017) findings that Congolese refugees in Kampala felt a sense of belonging in multiple "communities of trust," respondents in this Nairobi-based study participated in various social groups to negotiate, access, and distribute resilience-promoting resources within and among their networks. Given heightened political violence at the time of this study, participants demonstrated an increased reliance on bonding capital (see also Lyytinen, 2017); however, in times of obligation and need, refugees placed themselves at risk to access bridging/linking networks to secure resources. It is in this context that I believe it is important for researchers and practitioners to pay attention to processes in addition to places.…”

“…The goal of this analysis was to contribute to enhanced understandings of community resilience as it relates to urban refugees' social capital. This builds on the previous work of scholars of migration studies (e.g., Landau & Duponchel, 2011;Lyytinen, 2015Lyytinen, , 2017Madhavan & Landau, 2011;Omata, 2012) to highlight connections between social capital theory and community resilience frameworks. More specifically, the results of this study show the potential for "resilience within networked communities" to be a more meaningful framework than "community resilience" with urban-displaced refugees.…”

“…I argue that "resilience within networked communities" (building on Jabareen & Carmon's (2010) and Lyytinen's (2017) previous work on "communities of trust") is a crucial step toward developing a nuanced understanding of how urban-displaced refugees interact with social networks to promote individual and collective well-being and security in precarious times. The Congolese participants in this study created permeable microsystems, each holding specific resources and meanings.…”

Generational Perceptions of Support Among Congolese Refugees in Urban Tanzania

“…Even among participants who readily listed a range of sources of support outside of the household, it was with the caveat that they were not family members, and therefore had no obligation to help in times of need. This echoes Lyytinen's (2015Lyytinen's ( , 2017 findings on urban Congolese refugees' negotiation of social and institutional actors through the lens of trust. The notion of trust is an important perspective to consider when examining refugees' sources of social support.…”

Embedding Metaliteracy in the Design of a Post-Truth MOOC: Building Communities of Trust

“…MOOC is the idea of building trusted communities as a response to a divided information environment. While the concept of a community of trust has been examined in social and cultural settings (Alfano, 2016;Jabareen & Carmon, 2010;Lyytinen, 2017), it has not been discussed in relation to the design of an online course about post-truth issues. Faculty and librarians interested in applying metaliteracy in their teaching will benefit from this focus on the production and sharing of truthful information in trusted communities.…”