Roomies for Life? An Assessment of How Staying with a Local Facilitates Refugee Integration. Issue 3 (3rd July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: van Dijk, Hans; Knappert, Lena; Muis, Quita; Alkhaled, Sophie
• Is Part Of: Journal of immigrant & refugee studies. Volume 20:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 321
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2022-07-03
• Subjects: Refugee integration -- refugee housing -- social innovation -- social bridges -- indicators of integration; Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Refugees -- United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Social work with immigrants -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.8753097305
• DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2021.1923879
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-2948

Abstract

Abstract: In light of failing integration policies and practices, we provide a qualitative evaluation of a social innovation that aims to facilitate integration by providing refugees an opportunity to reside temporarily with locals. Our analysis of the experiences shared by refugee guests and local hosts provides insight on the theory and practice of refugee integration in three ways: we (1) inform research and policy on the effectiveness of staying with a local as a means for integrating refugees, (2) unpack the mechanisms through which staying with a local facilitates refugee integration, and (3) theoretically enrich the literature on indicators of integration.