* Contains an overview of refugee experiences stressing the active roles they play in
shaping their lives* Proposes a model for a policy that increases refugees' ability to support …

This article examines the legal status and economic livelihoods of refugees in Nairobi,
focusing on Somalis, the largest urban population residing in the city. The results of the …

Urban refugee experiences are complex and varied. Their study has expanded in recent
years, as scholars recognize the unique challenges that refugees face in an urban …

South Africa's economic and political liberalization have engendered new patterns of
immigration and urbanization that find South Africans and foreign migrants converging on …

This study was conducted in order to understand the dynamics of each country in Southern
Africa by documenting barriers facing refugees in accessing health care services and aiming …

The existence of a relatively large refugee population in South Africa has stimulated
important research in the field of forced migration studies. This paper is based on the …

Through its analysis of new survey data and interviews coupled with participant observation,
this article examines how official and popular responses to international migration and …

South Africa is home to a large number of refugees and asylum seekers from across the
African continent. While South Africa promotes the concept of 'self-settling', one of the …

Migration studies have been dominated by economistic models that measure the costs and
benefits of the process on a variety of levels–regional, national, community, and individual …

This study enriches understanding of East Africa's refugee situation by examining the
conditions that gave rise to it and how the refugees themselves sought to reconstruct their …