Interethnic Relations in Exile: The Politics of Ethnicity among Sudanese Refugees in Uganda and Egypt

Moro, Leben Nelson

doi:10.1093/jrs/17.4.420

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“…En effet, dans son étude sur les réfugiés soudanais, Moro (2004) explique que les conflits violents entre les différents groupes ethniques du Soudan établis en Ouganda et en Égypte soulignent la nature politique des relations à l'intérieur de la population de réfugiés en exil. Pour Guarnizo, Sanchez et Roach (1999), dans un contexte où la population colombienne aux États-Unis est, de façon générale, peu impliquée politiquement, la trop grande diversité des opinions quant à la situation sociopolitique au pays d'origine divise la population, alors qu'il y a perpétuation des divisions idéologiques dans le pays d'accueil.…”

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Facteurs influençant la constitution de liens entre compatriotes immigrants issus de pays ayant connu de violents conflits internes

Arsenault

Nadeau-Cossette

2013

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Cet article présente un état des lieux des facteurs influençant la formation de liens entre compatriotes immigrants et réfugiés issus de pays en conflits internes. Nous y évoquons les allégeances politiques et idéologiques, les identités claniques, ethniques ou religieuses, le fait même de se trouver en exil, l’existence de préjugés ou de stéréotypes à l’endroit des immigrants, la taille et la concentration territoriale de la population immigrante concernée ainsi que d’autres facteurs d’ordre personnel comme l’âge des immigrants, leur niveau de scolarité, leur origine urbaine ou rurale, leur situation économique et leur classe sociale ainsi que leur statut migratoire. L’influence de plusieurs de ces facteurs interreliés est généralement en cause et la majorité de ceux-ci ont une influence potentiellement multidirectionnelle. Nous avons cependant constaté des résultats de nature contradictoire, ce qui suggère la nécessité de poursuivre et de raffiner l’étude de ces phénomènes.This paper presents the factors influencing the creation of bonds between immigrant and refugee compatriots coming from countries in conflict. We discuss political and ideological allegiances, clannish, ethnic or religious identities, the fact of being in exile, the existence of prejudice or stereotypes against immigrants, the size and territorial concentration of the immigrant population from a specific country as well as other personal factors, such as age, education level, urban or rural origin, economic conditions, social class and, finally, migratory status. Generally speaking, we observe the inter-influence of several factors and suggest that the majority of these factors has a potentially multidirectional influence. We also note some contradictory results which suggest the need for continuing and refining future studies in this area

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Facteurs influençant la constitution de liens entre compatriotes immigrants issus de pays ayant connu de violents conflits internes

Arsenault

Nadeau-Cossette

2013

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“…Because of the conflict over what the "Sudanese" identity entails, the crisis that the country has been suffering from is commonly described as a crisis of identity (Lesch, 1998;Moro, 2004). This crisis of identity has caused tremendous conflict, trauma, economic disputes, and other problems in Sudan.…”

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“…There is no official record of the number of Sudanese refugees in Egypt, except the statistics posted by the UNHCR, which count only those under their protection (currently 22,364 Sudanese refugees in Egypt). Nevertheless, it is well agreed on that the number is considerably higher, possibly exceeding hundreds of thousands (Moro, 2004).…”

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“…Because my main accessing technique was through my key informants, some restrictions on the diversity of the sample were enforced. Nevertheless, having a "representative" sample in this case was unfeasible because it is impossible to find accurate statistics on the number and sociodemographic characteristics of Sudanese refugees in Cairo (Briant and Kennedy, 2004;Fábos, 1999;Moro, 2004;Harrell-Bond, 2002). The UNHCR has accurate statistics only on recognized refugees, which represent just part of the total Sudanese refugee population (Azzam, 2005;Briant and Kennedy, 2004).…”

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“…Natives of other regions still speak their own indigenous languages and have their own Arabic dialects. Roughly 70% of the Sudanese are Muslims; 25% follow traditional indigenous beliefs; and 5 to 10% are Christians (Lesch, 1998;Moro, 2004). The geographical divisions of north, south, west, and east are important in relation to the factors just discussed.…”

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“Conflict defines origins”: Identity transformations of Sudanese refugees in Cairo

Mahmoud

2011

Conflict Resolution Qtrly

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This study explores the effects of conflict on the identities of Sudanese refugees back in Sudan and then in Cairo, namely the experience of ambiguous, ambivalent, and conflicting identities. The conflict in Sudan caused multiple ruptures to the refugees' previously established identities. In Egypt, they come into contact and conflict with the host community, organizations, and fellow Sudanese from different regions or ethnic backgrounds, which creates tensions in religious, tribal, or ethnic identities. Such identity issues were manifested in extreme form during the tragic 2005 Sudanese refugee sit-in. The conclusion sheds light on implications for conflict resolution.

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Ugandan and British individuals' views of refugees in their countries: An exploratory mixed‐methods comparison

Hellmann

Übergünne-Otte

Heimlich

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Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Using an exploratory mixed‐methods approach, we examined thoughts concerning refugees reported by participants from a non‐Western country, Uganda, and the United Kingdom (total N = 113). We explored whether, due to various sociocultural, political and geographic differences, critical features of refugee migration (e.g., migration forcedness and migration‐related perils) would be viewed differently by Ugandan and UK participants. An inductive qualitative content analysis of responses in an online survey yielded 11 categories with 40 subcategories revealing several similarities between Ugandan and UK participants. For instance, similar proportions of participants from both countries acknowledged refugees' suffering before their migration and the forced nature of refugees' migration. However, we also found that more British than Ugandan participants referred to perils refugees suffer during their journeys, possibly resulting from differences in refugees' migration routes (e.g., crossing other countries, travelling by dilapidated boats, migration duration). Furthermore, Ugandan but not British participants took pride in international praise their country received for its forthcoming treatment of refugees. There were no differences regarding the extent to which Ugandan and British individuals exhibited prejudice towards refugees or experienced threats from refugees. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings for refugee integration.

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Interethnic Relations in Exile: The Politics of Ethnicity among Sudanese Refugees in Uganda and Egypt

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Facteurs influençant la constitution de liens entre compatriotes immigrants issus de pays ayant connu de violents conflits internes

Facteurs influençant la constitution de liens entre compatriotes immigrants issus de pays ayant connu de violents conflits internes

“Conflict defines origins”: Identity transformations of Sudanese refugees in Cairo

Ugandan and British individuals' views of refugees in their countries: An exploratory mixed‐methods comparison

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