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Outward and upward mobility: how Afghan and Syrian refugees can use mobility to improve their prospects
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Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Abstract Jordan and Pakistan are among the countries that host the most refugees worldwide - refugees who come from countries facing protracted conflicts with no end in sight. TRAFIG research at multiple sites in Jordan and urban Pakistan (con ducted before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021)... view more
Jordan and Pakistan are among the countries that host the most refugees worldwide - refugees who come from countries facing protracted conflicts with no end in sight. TRAFIG research at multiple sites in Jordan and urban Pakistan (con ducted before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021) found that, despite myriad challenges, many refugees are mobile - and they are using this mobility to unlock a range of opportunities. However, the potential benefits of mobility are far from being fully leveraged. This policy brief examines how and why refugees are moving after their initial displacement and suggests how policymakers in the region and elsewhere, in collaboration with humanitarian, development and integration stakeholders, can help Afghans and Syrians tap into outward mobility to improve their upward mobility.... view less
Keywords
Jordan; Pakistan; Afghanistan; migration; refugee; policy on refugees; social network; socioeconomic development; regional mobility; social mobility
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
soziale Sicherheit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Bonn
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
TRAFIG Policy Brief, 5/2021
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0