Towards a Refugee Livelihoods Approach: Findings from Cameroon, Jordan, Malaysia and Turkey

Wake, Caitlin; Barbelet, Véronique

doi:10.1093/jrs/fez033

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“…), in addition to setting the legislative and tax contexts in which businesses operated. For instance, many countries’ domestic legal frameworks prevented refugees from working (Bailey & Williams, 2018; Wake & Barbelet, 2020), and therefore actions were required to support the implementation of economic rights. One of our interviewees commented on how governments’ frames might also influence the general public: “It is a highly politicised issue, unfortunately .…”

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Value Creation for Refugees by Social Partnerships: A Frames Perspective

Karakulak

Faul

2023

Business & Society

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Refugee crises are one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. Despite the theoretical importance attached to value created for beneficiaries in the partnership literature, research tends to focus on internal processes and value created for partners and partnerships, leading to widespread calls to further specify the value created by partnerships for beneficiaries. Applying an analytical framework from the value creation and social impact literatures, we report on a study of multiple social partnerships of a nongovernmental organization in the refugee issue field. Our results demonstrate that frames of refugees held by partners and in partnerships’ implementation contexts shape the value creation activities undertaken for beneficiaries, and determine whether value is created and what types of value. The dual contribution of this article comprises a rare empirical study of value creation activities for beneficiaries (here, refugees) and theorization of how and when implementation context affects value creation by partnerships.

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Value Creation for Refugees by Social Partnerships: A Frames Perspective

Karakulak

Faul

2023

Business & Society

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“…A growing body of scholarly (Jacobsen, 2002; Jacobsen & Fratzke, 2016) and empirical (Jops et al., 2016; Porter et al., 2008) literature explores various aspects of refugee livelihoods. Some have employed a sustainable livelihood framework (Teye & Yebleh, 2015; Wake & Barbelet, 2020). However, not enough of these prior studies directly link sustainable livelihoods with refugee education, particularly in India.…”

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Building sustainable and decent refugee livelihoods through adult education? Interplay between policies and realities of five refugee groups

Dagar

2023

British Educational Res J

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Most of the world's refugees live in Global South countries, where they struggle to find quality education and opportunities for decent livelihoods. This paper explores the underexamined yet highly relevant interlinkage between sustainable livelihoods and adult learning among urban refugees residing in three major cities in India. It speaks to the tight intersection of education, livelihoods and aspirations of five refugee communities: Afghan, Rohingya, Somali, Chin and Tibetan. Building on interviews, focus groups and participatory drawing sessions involving 66 refugee and staff respondents, the study highlights the refugees' extremely limited learning opportunities, which result in low skills and being forced to take discriminatory and undignified work in the informal sector. By integrating the capabilities approach with sustainable livelihoods, the paper argues for more diverse educational opportunities and a broader understanding of refugee livelihoods that goes beyond pure economics to encompass consideration of freedom and human dignity.

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“…The above conceptual framework is also employed to understand the refugee economies in protracted camps, mainly emphasizing the broader challenges and constraints to the adoption of non-aid sources for a living (Jacobsen, 2005;Werker, 2007;Wake & Barbelet, 2020). But these studies shed little light on understanding the livelihood strategies of the refugees.…”

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Livelihood Diversity of Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas Encamped in Bangladesh

Hoque¹,

Yunus²

2022

BDS

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This paper assesses the livelihood strategies of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals encamped in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. Although the predominant source of livelihood of the encamped Rohingya households is supposed to be various sources of assistance and transfer receipts, almost 76 per cent of them report positive income from various sources, including farm activities, enterprises, labour market, remittance, and non-food transfers, despite restrictions on mobility and income generation through employment. While a few of the sources dampen income inequality, others exacerbate it. Similarly, while several factors facilitate participation in income generation both at the extensive and intensive margins, a few others appear to hinder the process. Both the diversity and the level of income appear to be higher for households in the old wave (arrived before 25 August 2017) compared to that in the new wave (arrived after 25 August 2017), possibly due to better integration and adaptation to the local environment and context. The encamped Rohingya households with supplementary earned income and receipts rather than exclusively depending on WFP assistance enjoy relatively better well-being, at least in terms of higher expenditure and dietary diversity. The evidence on the impact of earned income and receipts on household well-being indicators reinforces their appeal for the right to work.

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Towards a Refugee Livelihoods Approach: Findings from Cameroon, Jordan, Malaysia and Turkey

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

Value Creation for Refugees by Social Partnerships: A Frames Perspective

Value Creation for Refugees by Social Partnerships: A Frames Perspective

Building sustainable and decent refugee livelihoods through adult education? Interplay between policies and realities of five refugee groups

Livelihood Diversity of Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas Encamped in Bangladesh

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