A Quantitative Comparison of the Effectiveness of Public and Private Refugee Resettlement Programs: An Evaluation of the San Diego Wilson Fish Demonstration Project

1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles F. Hohm ◽  
Paul Sargent ◽  
Robert Moser
Keyword(s):  
San Diego ◽  
Quantitative Comparison ◽  
Demonstration Project ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Resettlement Programs

scholarly journals Implementing the Refugee Resettlement Process: Diverging Objectives, Interdependencies and Power Relations

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
National Selection ◽  
Resettlement Programs ◽  
Selection Of

Refugee resettlement is implemented by many different national and international stakeholders who operate in different locations and on the basis of sometimes diverging objectives. The implementation of the resettlement process has thus been characterized as multi-level governance, with resettlement stakeholders coordinating and negotiating the selection of refugees for resettlement. Still, literature on the implementation of refugee resettlement has remained very limited and has mainly focused on one specific stakeholder or stage of the process. In addition, a common conceptualization of the different stages is currently missing in academic literature. To address this research gap, the article proposes a common terminology of all stages of the resettlement process. Highlighting the diversity of resettlement programs, the article relies on a comparative case study of the German resettlement and humanitarian admission programs from Jordan and Turkey. By drawing on the concept of multi-level governance, the article examines diverging objectives and interdependencies between resettlement stakeholders, such as UNHCR and resettlement countries. As a result, the article argues that the increasing emphasis on national selection criteria by resettlement countries, including Germany, puts resettlement countries even more in the center of decision-making authority–in contrast to a diffusion of power that characterizes multi-level governance.

Bilingualism and Second Language Learning

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 50-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Cultural And Linguistic Diversity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Resettlement Programs

Interest in the phenomena of bilingualism and second language learning among both researchers and policy-makers has continued to grow during the past five years. The continued salience of these phenomena is due in part to the rapid growth in cultural and linguistic diversity in industrialized societies brought about by increased immigration and refugee resettlement programs. Policy-makers are naturally concerned to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of programs that teach the dominant societal language(s) to both children and adults.

Anthropologists & Sudanese Refugees: Cultural Exchange in the Heartland

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Mary Willis ◽  
Robert Hitchcock
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Social Service Agencies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
University Of Nebraska Lincoln ◽  
The University ◽  
Sudanese Refugees ◽  
Resettlement Programs

For nearly two decades, Lincoln, Nebraska has served as a refugee resettlement site for programs administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), a division of the Administration for Children and Families, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Recently, anthropologists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have begun collaborations with (1) Nebraska HHS, (2) social service agencies, (3) resettlement programs, (4) health departments and service providers, (5) churches, (6) policy makers, and (7) Sudanese refugee community members to increase mutual understanding of US and African cultures and to highlight the relevant skills, ideologies and needs each brings to the domestic resettlement process. This paper describes some of the ongoing applied research among Sudanese refugees and emphasizes the need for, and appropriateness of, development anthropologists working within domestic resettlement programs and systems.

City of San Diego Public Utilities Department — Water Purification Demonstration Project

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (11) ◽  
pp. 4750-4757
Author(s):  
Joseph Quicho ◽  
Amy Dorman ◽  
Marsi Steirer ◽  
Anthony Van
Keyword(s):  
Water Purification ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Demonstration Project ◽  
Public Utilities

Work, Autonomy, Belonging

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Ken R. Crane
Keyword(s):  
Housing Construction ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Economic Base ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Inland Empire ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
The Us ◽  
Labor Recruitment ◽  
Resettlement Programs

Iraqi refugees arrived in the US at the onset of the Great Recession, just as the economic base of the Inland Empire—housing construction—had collapsed. This chapter follows several working- and middle-class Iraqi families through their economic difficulties and adjustment struggles. The most pressing theme to emerge in their narrative is the frustration of unemployment. Refugees are not granted entry based on employment eligibility or labor-recruitment criteria, yet refugee-resettlement programs, beginning in the 1970s with refugees from Southeast Asia, have been justified in terms of achieving economic self-reliance. Iraqi youths reflect on the meaning of economic success in America—the “money country”—and worry that the preoccupation with economic success could tear families apart.

scholarly journals Refugee Women in London: The Experiences of Somali Women

Refuge ◽  
1998 ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Sales ◽  
Jeanne Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Comprehensive Strategy ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Permanent Employment ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Somali Women ◽  
Somali Refugee ◽  
Gendered Roles

This article is based on interviews with twenty Somali refugee women living in London. The interviews focused mainly on the women's experiences since arriving in Britain and their hopes and expectations for themselves and their children. The article explores the extent to which gendered roles have been reinforced or renegotiated as a result of their move to Britain. For most of the women, their lives in Somalia were based primarily within the household. Some had worked in professional occupations and had combined public and private roles through the support of female kin. For all the women, exile brought financial, social and legal insecurity and none was in permanent employment. Some, however found new independence and confidence in exile, and have been able to renegotiate relationships from a more powerful position. Others have lost status and self-esteem, and those who have been able to combine caring roles with professional work in Somalia have found this impossible in Britain. The study exposed the gaps between the women's skills and experience and the work they have been able to find. There is an urgent need for Somali speakers in teaching, medicine and social work, but Somali qualifications are not recognized in Britain. This demonstrates the urgency of comprehensive strategy, including training, for refugee resettlement in Britain.

scholarly journals Working towards Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Care in the Refugee Resettlement Process: Qualitative Inquiry with Refugee-Serving Professionals in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Hyojin Im ◽  
Laura E. T. Swan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Resettlement Programs

Trauma-informed care (TIC) approaches have gained popularity in various contexts of human services over the past decades. However, relatively little has been explored about how it is applicable and built into services for refugee populations in resettlement programs. This study explores the current status of the application of TIC in refugee-serving agencies and identifies perceived and experienced challenges and opportunities for culturally responsive TIC in the United States. As designed as part of the evaluation of state-wide refugee health promotion programs, this study conducted individual interviews with 78 refugee service providers from five resettlement sites. Despite the burgeoning interest and attempt to embrace TIC, our findings show that there is clear inconsistency and inexperience in TIC adaptation in resettlement programs. This study highlights that TIC that is culturally responsive and relevant to refugee trauma and acculturation experiences is a vital way to address the chasms between refugee-specific programs and mainstream services including mental health care systems. This study also discusses community resources and opportunities to bridge the deep divide and substantial gaps between mental health services and refugee resettlement services and to address comprehensive needs around mental health and wellness in the refugee community.

scholarly journals More than a “Good Back”: Looking for Integration in Refugee Resettlement

Refuge ◽  
2007 ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Ives
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Social Support Networks ◽  
Formal Support ◽  
The Us ◽  
American Society ◽  
Resettlement Programs

This paper describes the experiences of twenty-four Bosnian refugees resettled in the US and explores how achieving integration relates to the US policy contexts and programs. Juxtaposing refugee perspectives and policies, “lived experience” was compared with policies on paper. Central themes included participants’ language and employment struggles, social support networks that included Americans, congregational sponsorship, and participants’ faith in their belief that they could fully belong in American society. Implications included a reevaluation of American resettlement policy regarding language and employment, formal support for sponsorship, and an inclusion of refugee voices in planning and implementing resettlement programs.

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