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Journal Article
Social Accountability in Diaspora Organizations Aiding Syrian Migrants

Part of Journal Special Issue Migration Governance and Policy in the Global South

  • Syria
  • Diaspora philanthropy
  • Accountability
Journal Article
The impact of hosting refugees on the intra‐household allocation of tasks

Part of Journal Special Issue Female Autonomy and Women’s Welfare

  • Forced migration
  • Time use
  • Labour market
Working Paper
The use of social accountability mechanisms by Syrian diaspora organizations providing aid in the Syrian crisis

This paper presents data from a study of Syrian diaspora organizations providing assistance to conflict-affected Syrians in Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Using interview data from leaders in three Syrian diaspora non-profit...

  • Syria
  • Diaspora philanthropy
  • Accountability
Book Chapter
Forced migration and attitudes towards domestic violence

Part of Book Towards Gender Equity in Development

  • Forced migration
  • Domestic violence
  • Long-run effects
Working Paper
The legacies of armed conflict: insights from stayees and returning forced migrants

How does conflict, displacement, and return shape trust, reconciliation, and community engagement? And what is the relative impact of exposure to violence on these indicators? In this paper we explore these questions by focusing on the legacies of...

  • Trust
  • Conflict
  • Forced migration
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Seeking asylum from nowhere— how origin shapes the context of reception
by Sarah Dean, Phi Hong Su May 2022

Afghanistan is the world’s newest nowhere , a predicament that will shape the evacuation and resettlement prospects for millions of people for the...

  • Refugees
  • Forced migration
  • Global Governance and Conflict
Working Paper
Forced migration, aid effectiveness, and the humanitarian–development nexus

Bridging the gap between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation has been a contentious issue in academia and development practice for decades. Drawing on an evaluation of Germany’s ‘Partnership for Prospects’ initiative, this paper...

  • Forced migration
  • Conflict
  • Politics
Working Paper
The impact of hosting refugees on the intra-household allocation of tasks

This paper examines whether the presence of refugees alters the intra-household allocation of tasks across genders in the hosting population. Using panel data (pre- and post-refugee inflow) from Kagera, a rural region of Tanzania, we find that the...

  • Forced migration
  • Time use
  • Labour market
Working Paper
Forced migration and attitudes towards domestic violence

I explore the long-term effects of internal displacement caused by the Kurdish-Turkish conflict on women’s attitudes towards domestic violence. Using the Turkish Demographic and Health Survey, I show that forced migrants are more likely to view...

  • Forced migration
  • Domestic violence
  • Long-run effects
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