phd thesis on refugees

PhDs in Refugee and Migrant Studies

This article presents an overview of PhD programs in Refugee and Migrant Studies, offering aspiring doctoral candidates a resource to explore academic pathways in this crucial field. By highlighting various PhD options, this article aims to inspire and guide individuals passionate about addressing the challenges faced by refugees and migrants, fostering deeper understanding, innovative research, and impactful contributions to this complex and evolving field. Please note that while we regularly update the contents on our website, we can’t do it in real-time and links may become outdated or inaccurate. Please always check on the official websites for the latest information.

PhD Programme in Migration Studies – Pablo de Olavide University – Sevilla, Spain

Pablo de Olavide University, in conjunction with the University of Grenada and the University of Jaen, offer a PhD in Migration Studies. This program combines a variety of disciplines for a comprehensive experience. Students can focus their research on these areas: Social, Cultural and Gender Analysis of Migration; Globalisation and Human Mobility: Employment and Migration; Psychosocial Analysis of Migration; Social, Legal and Political Analysis of Migration and Human Development: the Welfare State and Diversity Management. Students must develop a research plan with their thesis supervisor and have it approved in order to continue in the program. The program does not include a structured teaching module or schedule, but courses and seminars are occasionally offered. Students who complete this program will be equipped for research, higher education instruction, and more, including careers with government, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations.

This program is designed to last 3 years full time, but students may apply for extensions under certain circumstances. Fees for this program can add up to €479.50 at a maximum for various academic fees, the PhD degree certificate, thesis defense, and more.

PhD in Migration Studies – University of Sussex – Brighton, UK

The University of Sussex has a PhD program in Migration Studies. Students in this program are supervised by faculty in the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, a research institute drawing form a variety of fields to cover issues related to migration. The University of Sussex gives students the advantage of having policy links with governments and international organizations like the International Organization for Migration and the International Labour Organization. Students will complete their PhD studies with robust research and teaching skills that will lead to future careers in research institutes, academic institutes, governments, international organizations, and more.

Students can choose to pursue their PhD full-time in 4 years or part-time in 6 years. In order to qualify for this program, students must have a master’s degree in a relevant field of study. In order to apply, interested individuals should check the site for funded projects in the area of migration studies or contact potential supervisors to propose their own research project. Funded projects are not available for all PhD students, but students may be eligible for various scholarships, doctoral loans, or a work study agreement. Without funding, the PhD program costs £4,327 for UK/EU students and Channel Islands/Isle of Man students and £16,750 for international students, not including additional fees or living expenses.

DPhil in Migration Studies – University of Oxford – Oxford, UK

The University of Oxford offers a DPhil in Migration Studies. Students start the program as a Probationer Research Student and are in this probationary period until either the end of their first year (full-time) or second year (part-time) where they then transfer to the doctoral program. Students will receive training in relevant research methods, languages, technology skills, and more and have the chance to attend lectures, seminars, and classes in related topics to your research. It is expected that the students will have completed most of their necessary training in their master’s degree program. Students will benefit from supervision of experienced faculty and collaborations with The Centre on Migration Policy and Society and the Refugee Studies Centre, where students can receive training and research practice. Students will be able to receive a training needs analysis and gain advice about future career prospects. They will be prepared for careers with prestigious international organizations, governments, research institutes, and more.

This program is intended to take 3 to 4 years at full-time study and 6 to 8 years at part-time study. Full-time study costs £14,195 for UK/EU students and £22,600 for international students per year. Part-time fees are half the cost of full-time fees. Oxford has over 1000 full graduate scholarships available that can cover the cost of tuition and provide a living stipend. Those who apply by the January deadline are automatically considered for these scholarships. The university also has a search tool for students to look for additional funding opportunities.

PhD in Ethnic and Migration Studies – Linkoping University – Linkoping, Sweden

Linkoping University has a PhD in Ethnic and Migration Studies. Students participate in interdisciplinary courses and research designed to help students gain a comprehensive view on issues relating to ethnic and migration studies. Students also have the option to choose elective courses from the REMESO Graduate School in Migration, Ethnicity and Society. They also have the opportunity to collaborate with international research centers. Students are expected to start their research and thesis work within the first year, carrying out their project while also taking coursework to increase their skills and knowledge. Courses are taken as both seminars and individual reading courses. Students will also have their work published as part of completing their thesis. Those who complete this program will be equipped to work for international organizations, government agencies, research institutes, academic institutions, and more.

Through this program, students are able to receive supervision full-time for four years. Generally, PhD students do not pay tuition fees. Most receive a salary or fellowship for their 4 years of study at the university, covering both academic and living costs.

PhD Program in Migration, Statelessness and Refugee Studies – University of Melbourne – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The University of Melbourne offers an Interdisciplinary PhD in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Through courses, students learn skills in ethics, research methods, and communication approaches in order to carry out their research work. Students can also participate in workshops, study groups, conferences, and other events. In order to enter this program offered by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute, students must already be undertaking a PhD at the university in Law, Education, Planning, Humanities, Social Sciences, Creative Arts, and Population Health. This program will focus their PhD on refugee and forced migration studies and prepare them for future careers in related jobs in government, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, research institutes, and academic institutions.

Under Australia’s Research Training Program exempts domestic students from tuition fees for up to four full-time years of study. Course fees for international students range between $35,000 and $42,000 AUD depending on the degree program. The university’s website has an extensive list of scholarships, bursaries, and grants available to doctoral students; eligibility varies for each financial aid opportunity.

PhD in Migration Studies – University of Lisbon – Lisbon, Portugal

The University of Lisbon offers a PhD in Migration Studies, an interdisciplinary degree offered as a joint program through the psychology, social sciences, and education faculties. Students are able to specialize their research in a wide range of topics under the umbrella of migration studies: Geography, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, and Education. They gain advanced training in relevant topics and are able to make connections with and gain a better understanding of the various institutions involved with migration policy, practice, and services. Participants take courses that will help them gain knowledge regarding migration issues and skills in research methods. This program is offered in Portuguese and some courses may be taught in English. Those who complete the program will be equipped for advanced careers with international organizations, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and more.

The program seminars span the course of 3 years for full-time study. The annual fee for all students is €2750. Students must hold a master’s degree in order to apply. The university offers a Doctoral Degree (3rd Cycle) Scholarship program for a number of doctoral level students; this scholarship can be renewed for 3 years. The Student Support Services center has additional information about potential scholarships.

PhD in Migration Studies – University of Kent – Canterbury, UK

The University of Kent offers a PhD in Migration Studies through its School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research. The school is one of the largest and most successful social science institutes in Europe. In additional to high quality faculty, staff, courses, and on-campus resources, students also have the opportunity to network and connect with a variety of research councils, other graduate schools, and both national and international organizations. Students are offered a weekly seminar series as part of their program. They also meet regularly with their individual supervisors and participate in a research training program to develop their skills and knowledge in their selected topic area. Students have the chance to submit their work to be published on multiple occasions. Those who complete their degree will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience for careers in government, international organizations, research institutes, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, policy think tanks, and more.

This program should take 3 years at full-time study and 5 years at part-time study. For full-time study, UK/EU students pay £4327 and overseas students pay £15700. Students pay half of the full-time tuition price for part-time study. The university offers a scholarship finder on their website so that students can search for scholarship opportunities relevant to their field of study and situation. The UK Research Council also offers scholarships for postgraduate research and training. The Research Council scholarships are only available in full to UK students; EU students can receive tuition funding only. Students can also look at funding available for their specific school or subject of study.

PhD in Migration Studies – Danube University Krems – Krems an der Donau, Austria

Danube University in Krems offers a PhD in Migration Studies. This program is particularly geared towards those coming from related social science fields but is open to those from other disciplines as well. In addition to conducting their research, students also participate in PhD colloquia twice a year and take courses on methodology, various migration topics, and complementary topics. The program is designed to be interdisciplinary and collaborative. To complete the program students present their thesis and an oral defense. Students will gain the skills and knowledge to obtain careers in policy organizations, governments, international and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and more.

This is a 3-year study program. According to the university’s FAQ section, no tuition fees are charged for the PhD program but the selection process is strict. Students can apply for the PhD program as third-party funded positions become available. Most students in this program are employed by third-party funding agencies.

PhD Programme in Transnational and Migration Studies – University of Copenhagen – Copenhagen, Denmark

The University of Copenhagen offers a PhD Programme in Transnational and Migration Studies. Based out of the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, much of the research is focused on history, politics, social structure, culture, art, religion, and language of Western and post-colonial worlds; however, the program aims to be interdisciplinary and allows students to span beyond these topics into other fields. In particular, students can specialize in topics like globalization, transnationalism in Europe, the USA, Australia and the post-colonial world; migration, diaspora, exile; cultural transfer, culture clashes; otherness, heterogeneity, hybridity; polyphony, language changes, translation studies. Students in the university’s PhD programs are also encouraged to study abroad during the course of their research. The research projects students choose can be standalone or part of a larger project. Graduates will be prepared to work in government, international and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and policy organizations, academia, and a variety of other positions relating to migration.

This program generally takes 3 years to complete and is full-time. The tuition rate is DKK 216,000. Students can choose to self-finance but must be able to prove their ability to self-finance for the entirety of the 3-year program. Some faculty scholarships are available and are posted on the university’s site. Students can also apply to receive external funding to cover the cost of tuition or can be employed by a third-party institution or organization.

PhD in Human Geography – University of Lincoln – Lincoln, UK

The University of Lincoln offers a PhD in Human Geography. As part of this program, students can choose to focus on a research area such as migration or other related topics. Most of the program consists of independent study and research. Students are also encouraged to attend seminars, guest speaker events, and other research training opportunities. Students will meet regularly with their staff and faculty advisors throughout the course of their research. Students must demonstrate their progress on an annual basis, culminating in a final research thesis presentation. Students will be able to learn from and network with experts in related fields and professions to gain first-hand insight into their research. Students with this degree will be able to work in fields related to human geography and migration at government agencies, international organizations, research institutes and think tanks, policy organizations, and academic institutions.

Students can attend this PhD program full-time or part-time, taking anywhere from 2 to 4 years. Tuition costs £4,327 for UK/EU students and £15,800 for international students at the full-time level. To cover the cost of tuition, the university offers PhD loans, as well as various studentship positions and scholarships.

PhD in Population Studies and Demography – University of Waikato – Hamilton, NZ

The University of Waikato has a PhD in Population Studies and Demography, an interdisciplinary program designed to study topics such as population trends, migration, refugee movements, urbanization, and more. Participants come from a wide range of backgrounds and can focus on a related research area of their choice. There is no required coursework for the PhD program. Students must conduct their own research and present their findings in a thesis. This degree will train students for careers in government agencies, international organizations, think tanks and research institutes, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, and policy organizations.

This is a 3-year program. New Zealand-based students pay $6,138-$6,883 per year and international students pay $31,010-$38,840 per year. The university offers a large number of scholarships that students may be eligible for based on their field of study and other qualifications. The website has a scholarship finder. The university also has a list of various external scholarships that students may be able to receive to cover their tuition and other expenses.

PhD in Human Geography – Swansea University – Swansea, Wales, UK

Swansea University offers a PhD in Human Geography. Students undertake individual research in areas related to human geography, including issues related to migration. Students will also participate in seminars, workshops, field work, and involvement in research groups. Swansea boasts being in the lists of top universities for research impact and academic study. Program participants will have access to faculty members who are active in research and analysis in relevant fields, as well as high-tech workstations and other resources. Those who complete this program will be equipped for a variety of careers in migration and other related fields at government agencies, research institutes, academic institutions, international organizations, and more.

This program will take 3 years at full-time study and 6 years at part-time study. Tuition for £4,327 for UK/EU students and £17,550 for international students. Welsh, English, and EU students may be able to receive government funding for their studies. As one of the UK’s doctoral training centers, the program has a significant amount of funding for PhD students in the Human Geography program; these scholarship opportunities are listed on the university’s website.

Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law: Towards Differentiated Legal Obligations

Mavropoulou, E. 2021. Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law: Towards Differentiated Legal Obligations. PhD thesis University of Westminster Westminster Law School https://doi.org/10.34737/v4wy1

Permalink - https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/v4wy1/responsibility-sharing-in-international-refugee-law-towards-differentiated-legal-obligations

Usage statistics

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

You are here:

• Postgraduate Study
• Our Courses
• MPhil/PhD Programmes

PhD at the Refugee Law Initiative

• Share page on Twitter
• Share page on Facebook
• Share page on LinkedIn

Apply now to this course

The Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) is a leading academic centre in the UK concentrating on  international refugee law and policy. As a PhD student at the RLI, you would be studying at a national focal point for leading and promoting cutting edge research in these fields.

With guidance from our expert supervisors, you'll carry out extensive independent research culminating in a thesis of up to 100,000 words. This research presents the opportunity to gain expertise in your area of interest while also honing a range of transferable skills. On completing this course, you'll be well prepared for specialist career paths both within academia and beyond.

Doctoral research at the Refugee Law Initiative is primarily campus-based, but  distance-based doctoral research  is also possible.

Choosing to start a PhD requires careful consideration as it can be a challenging and lengthy under-taking. The University of London and specifically the School of Advanced Study (SAS), where the RLI is based is, however, an excellent and supportive environment which will support you on your new academic journey. Indeed, SAS is the UK's national research hub in the humanities and offers a world-class research environment to our research students.

In addition, the dedicated  Doctoral Centre at SAS  supports researchers in the humanities in the School, across the UK, and internationally. It provides a freely-accessible and wide-ranging programme of research training in skills for humanities researchers of all sorts and wherever they may be located. It also co-ordinates and facilitates paid-for short courses and summer schools run by the institutes and other centres and departments at SAS. Internally, it oversees the academic experience of MPhil and PhD students in the School and provides expertise and support in learning technology for all teaching and learning across SAS.

Course structure

The degree can be taken full time over three years (or a maximum of four) or part time over five years (or a maximum of six), with entry in either October or January.

You'll initially be registered for our MPhil and then, providing your progress has been satisfactory, be upgraded to our PhD programme.

The primary activity of the PhD programme is the writing of a thesis of up to 100,000 words. There is no formal coursework, but you will be expected to participate in a weekly seminar on Work in Progress and to present a paper every year from your second year onwards. In your first year you are required to attend a weekly class on Techniques of Scholarship. You're also encouraged to participate in the regular seminars held at the Institute during the academic year.

After submission of the thesis, you will attend an oral examination conducted by an internal examiner, from the University of London, and an external examiner, normally from another British university. Graduates are awarded a University of London degree.

Distance Learning

The School of Advanced Study offers students with an appropriate topic and level of local resource the opportunity to undertake a PhD by distance learning. These students are required to attend our London campus at set intervals to complete an intensive research training module, for upgrade, and for the viva but will otherwise study at their own location. This option is available to UK, EU and international students on the same basis as our on-campus PhD programmes (three years full time, six years part time). Fees are the same as for our on-campus PhD programmes. Please note that not all institutes and supervisors offer this option, and that some topics are not appropriate to be studied this way.

If you would like to be considered for our Research Degree programme via Distance Learning, please download and fill out the  Research Degrees by Distance Learning form , to attach to your online application.

To view the current prospectus for the MPhil/PhD at the Refugee Law Initiative,  click here .

Subject areas and supervisors

The Refugee Law Initiative offers doctoral research supervision in broad areas relating to law and policy applicable to refugees and other displaced persons.

Specific areas of particular interest to current RLI academic staff reflect our  projects  and include:

Professor David Cantor Professor of Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies 

• Refugee and human rights law at the international and national levels 
• Protection practice in displacement contexts 
• Refugees fleeing war 
• Disasters, environment and mobility 
• Refugee protection in Latin America 
• Internal displacement 
• Criminality as a driver of displacement

Professor Sarah Singer Professor of Refugee Law 

• Refugee law and rights in domestic and international law 
• Undesirable but unreturnable migrants 
• Asylum, criminality and terrorism 
• Detention and reception conditions for asylum seekers and refugees 
• Humanitarian accountability in displacement situation

Dr Nicholas Maple Lecturer in Refugee Studies 

• Accessing protection and solutions in Africa 
• The Global Refugee Regime 
• Refugee Camps and Urban Displacement

Opportunities and facilities

Doctoral students at the RLI benefit from the RLI’s distinctive refugee law and policy expertise in the UK and globally. Important career-progression opportunities are available through access to the RLI’s established academic and practitioner networks and annual series of refugee-focused academic events.

The RLI hosts extensive global networks of research affiliates, and senior research associates and practitioners, which provide a unique infrastructure for doctoral scholars to pursue innovative, practice-focused research which aims to provide real impact in legal and policy responses to refugee and forced displacement issues.

As part of this scholarly community, doctoral students also have the opportunity to participate in shared training events and seminars dedicated to interdisciplinary reflection on the refugee and forced migration theme. These include discussion groups and work in progress sessions (in which students present their own research from the second year onwards). 

At the RLI, doctoral students are offered valuable publication and editing experience as part of the RLI’s International Refuge Law book series (Brill) and Working Papers Series, and benefit from the RLI’s specialist doctoral training on refugee research, and the University of London doctoral training programme in legal research methods. 

For those working on internal displacement, the RLI hosts a dedicated Internal Displacement Research Programme and runs the Researching Internal Displacement platform online.

How to apply

Before submitting an application, you are advised to contact a member of the Refugee Law Initiative academic staff who has interests in your proposed field of study to discuss your proposal. 

Your application to the School will require you to submit a research proposal, so it is advised to have one drafted ahead of contacting RLI academic staff and submitting your formal application. Guidelines on drafting your research proposal are available  here .

We would normally expect candidates for the doctoral programme to hold the equivalent of a UK first or second-class undergraduate degree and a distinction-level Masters degree. They would usually be in subjects relevant to the proposed field of doctoral research.

Key Information

The School of Advanced Study is a unique environment in which to study the humanities.  The School strives to reflect the latest developments in thinking across the humanities disciplines it supports and to ensure that its programmes reflect this.   We are also aware that the needs of our students are constantly changing.  With that in mind, the School continually reviews the its programmes and, as part of that process, reserves the right to alter or discontinue them. 

We assure you that we carry out these exercises at no detriment to any enrolled students. Students enrolled on any programme that we discontinue will be able to complete that programme within a reasonable timeframe and with all the necessary resources at their disposal. The School will communicate any anticipated changes with students as early as possible.

Migrant Mental Health: The Role of Social Identity

Evidence suggests that social identities, which provide purpose and a sense of belonging to the social world, promote resilience against psychological strain and protect well-being. This is especially important in migrant populations where adverse experiences, such as prejudice, disconnection from previous identities and issues of integration into society negatively impact well-being. Building on the social identity approach to mental health, this thesis aimed to extend knowledge on the role social identity plays on migrant mental health. In this context, we initially conducted a meta-analysis, demonstrating that increased social identification is linked with lower depressive and anxiety symptoms (Chapter 2). Given that the COVID-19 public health emergency has led to changes in people's attitudes towards minority groups, increasing prejudice and discriminatory behaviors, we conducted two studies to explore this further. Firstly, we examined whether social connectedness improves migrant resilience in adverse social situations, demonstrating that feeling socially connected is important for maintaining positive psychological well-being when facing adversities (Chapter 3). Secondly, we demonstrated that group identification shapes the majority’s attitudes towards migrants, showcasing that people with authoritarian predisposition had a decreased tendency to identify with other ethnic groups, which in turn increased anti-immigrant sentiment during the pandemic (Chapter 4). Lastly, findings from our qualitative study suggest that migration and migrant status play a role in people’s mental health, with social identity continuity, identity gain and embracing identity being important determinants of adjustment and positive psychological well-being (Chapter 5). The main findings of this thesis draw attention to the migrant social environment as a vital determinant of mental health, discussing implications and suggestions for future research in Chapter 6.

--> Final eThesis - complete (pdf) -->

Filename: Kristine Brance.pdf

Embargo Date:

You do not need to contact us to get a copy of this thesis. Please use the 'Download' link(s) above to get a copy. You can contact us about this thesis . If you need to make a general enquiry, please see the Contact us page.

A Study of Asylum Seeker/Refugee Advocacy: Paradoxes of Helping in a Climate of Hostility.

• Lauren Wroe

Student thesis : Phd

• Membership Categorisation Analysis
• Ethnomethodology
• Mental Health
• Asylum Seeker

File : application/pdf, -1 bytes

Type : Thesis

Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer.

To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to  upgrade your browser .

Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link.

• We're Hiring!
• Help Center

The Host State and Refugee Security in Uganda:The Case of Rwandan Refugees in Nakivale Settlement_PhD Thesis.pdf

ABSTRACT This study critically analyzes the role of Uganda as a host state in providing the security of Rwandan refugees in Nakivale settlement. The study specifically assesses the status of refugee security and state obligations under refugee and human rights law, the protection and practice of refugees’ physical security, protection and practice of legal security of refugees and durable solutions as tools for refugee protection and addressing the Rwandan refugee problem. The study used a case study research design. Purposive sampling was used to select Rwandan refugees. Purposive sampling was also used to select refugee welfare council members, Uganda government and humanitarian officials. The host population was selected using stratified and simple random sampling. In-depth interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, observation and documentary evidence were used as methods of data collection. Data was analyzed qualitatively using thematic and content analysis. The study found that Rwandan refugees face physical and legal insecurity. They are threatened by their country of origin, the host state, local sources and other causes. It was further found that a number of physical protection measures were adopted in the settlement by the refugees, the host state and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). However, despite the adoption of these measures, physical insecurity is still prevalent in Nakivale settlement. The study findings revealed that refugees are aware of their rights and obligations. The majority of these refugees were able to mention their rights mainly life, food, security, non-refoulement and education. It was found that the rights to life, security and liberty of person, non-discrimination, right to asylum as well as the prohibition of forced repatriation were violated. The study assesses the cessation of refugee status for the Rwanda refugee situation and found that conditions in Rwanda and Uganda did not favor the declaration of cessation of refugee status. Voluntary repatriation failed to address the Rwandan refugee problem. Rwandan refugees were opposed to repatriation due to a number of reasons such as the fear of “Gacaca”, “ibuka”, failure to recover land and property, harassment and imprisonment and the fact that the reasons for their well- founded fear of persecution were still present in Rwanda. It was found that resettlement was irrelevant to the Rwandan refugee problem due to limited resettlement quotas/opportunities available for the refugees. Local integration was found to be the most favored durable solution. Local integration may prove difficult at least for the time being because of incompatible laws mainly between the 1995 Constitution and the 1999 Citizenship and Immigrations Act. This study concludes that in order to ensure refugee security, Uganda needs to harmonize her incompatible domestic laws and make it possible for Rwandan refugees to be legally integrated with full rights of citizenship. Furthermore, there is need to address the root causes of the refugee problem in Rwanda through political, legal, social and economic reforms. This can be achieved through peaceful resolution of conflicts, practical de-ethnicization, respect for human rights and political liberties, politics of inclusion and regional integration.

Related Papers

Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe

The paper analyzes the challenge of physical (in) security of Rwandan refugees in Nakivale and Oruchinga settlements, South Western Uganda. The paper is largely based on the views of the refugees themselves. It argues that contrary to her international obligations and the general view that Uganda is a hospitable asylum country, refugees face insecurity caused by a number of factors, including actions by their country of origin and the host state, as well as local settlement dynamics. This insecurity has negatively affected the refugees, who have adopted a number of protection measures which supplement the ones put in place by the government and UNHCR. Despite the implementation of different security measures, insecurity still prevails in the settlements.

International Journal of Social Work

Asasira Justus

Uganda is home to over 1 million refugees and asylum seekers. The origin of refugees in Uganda is an unending crisis in the neighboring countries. Rwanda poses a big threat of ending the refugee problem as the host country has accommodated these refugees for over decades with no hopes to return. The two strands (old and new cases loads) make repatriation challenging due to divergent views and attitudes. The paper examines the relationship between the two strands of Rwandan refugees living in Nakivale settlement. Another niche in this paper is focused on how these refugees live with the host communities of Ugandan origin living around the settlement and answers partly why voluntary repatriation has not been realized among Rwandan refugees living in Uganda.

Uganda is a host country to refugees from neighboring countries including Rwanda. According to UNHCR, by the end of 2015, Uganda was the 8th and 3rd top refugee hosting country in the world and Africa respectively. It hosted over 500,000 refugees. This number had increased to over 1 million by February 2017. Although Uganda has been praised world wide as being friendly to refugees, its policy and treatment of refugees and asylum seekers has been inconsistent with international obligations. There is a discrepancy between the rights refugees are entitled to under international and municipal law, and the ones they enjoy in practice. This article analyzes this discrepancy. It focuses on specific rights like non-discrimination, life, asylum, liberty and security of person and the principle of non-refoulement. The paper inquires into the factors behind Uganda’s violation of refugee rights.

Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Working Paper

Uganda is a host country to refugees from neighboring countries including Rwanda. By the end of 2015, Uganda was the 8th and 3rd top refugee hosting country in the world and Africa respectively with around 512,968 refugees on its soil. This number had increased to over 900,000 by December 2016. By May 2017, Uganda was the second refugee hosting country in the world, with over 1.2 million refugees. Although Uganda has been praised world wide as being friendly to refugees, its policy and treatment of Rwandan refugees has been inconsistent with international obligations. There is a discrepancy between the rights they are entitled to under international and municipal law and the ones they enjoy in practice. This article analyzes this discrepancy from the refugees’ point of view by focusing on specific rights like non-discrimination, life, asylum, liberty and security of person and the principle of non-refoulement. The paper inquires into the factors behind Uganda’s violation of Rwandan ...

Book Chapte-rConjonctures de L’Afrique Centrale, No. 93, Cahiers Africains-

Uganda hosts refugees from neighboring countries including Rwanda. According to UNHCR, by the end of 2016, Uganda was the 5th and 1st top refugee hosting country in the world and Africa respectively. It hosted over 900,000 refugees. This number had increased to over 1.2 million by May 2017. In 2003, a tripartite agreement was signed to repatriate 25,000 Rwandan refugees. Only 850 refugees accepted to return and most of them came back almost immediately to Uganda claiming insecurity and human rights violations in Rwanda. Although legal principles and norms exist on voluntary repatriation, they have been violated in the case of the Rwandans’ repatriation. There exists a gap between the legal principles and the practice of repatriation. This article analyzes this discrepancy by focusing on specific legal principles of repatriation like the right to return, the principle of non-refoulement, return in safety and dignity and the ceasing of causes for flight.

Journal of Identity and Migration Studies

Uganda hosts refugees from neighboring countries including Rwanda. By May 2017, Uganda was the second refugee hosting country in the world, with over 1.2 million refugees. In 2003, a tripartite agreement was signed to repatriate 25,000 Rwandan refugees. Only 850 refugees accepted to return and most of them came back almost immediately to Uganda on the grounds of insecurity and human rights violations in Rwanda. Although legal principles and norms exist on voluntary repatriation, they have been violated in the case of the Rwandans’ repatriation. There exists a gap between the legal principles and the practice of repatriation. This article analyzes this discrepancy from the refugees’ point of view by focusing on specific legal principles of repatriation.

ASC TUFS Working Paper

Since 2002, Uganda has been trying to find a durable solution to the Rwandan refugee issue without success. Despite various attempts at (in)voluntary repatriation, the majority refuse to return. Resettlement is not possible, and local integration is yet to be explored. Simultaneously, the recommendation for the cessation of refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has not addressed the problem. We analysed the prospects and challenges of granting East African citizenship to Rwandan refugees by issuing East African Community (EAC) passports or residence permits that would give them freedom of mobility, residence, and employment in the EAC in accordance with the Common Market Protocol. Searching for a durable solution at the EAC level comes at a time when efforts to establish the East African federation continue. This has the potential to end one of the most protracted refugee situations, promoting the rights of Rwandan refugees, and enhancing people-centred regional integration.

Cori Wielenga

Rwanda has a history of violent conflict resulting in mass xoduses of people to neighbouring countries, both prior to the 1994 genocide and after it. This article will consider the xperiences of Rwandan refugees in terms of their relationship to their home country. Their differing attitudes towards Rwanda after the genocide will be explored through four life stories that were ollected between 2007 and 2009. Two of these life stories are rom Rwandan Tutsi who were refugees in Uganda until 1994 and returned to Rwanda after the genocide. The other two are from Rwandan Hutu who have been refugees since the late 1990s. Their relationship to Rwanda while being refugees and their experience of what it means to be a refugee are significant for their differences and for their similarities. This article will explore these and will argue that the similarity of the refugee experience may open the way for dialogue between hose still in exile and those within Rwanda. In the case of all four refugees, there is a shared desire for a place to call home.

Uganda is a host country to refugees from neighboring countries affected by conflicts and war. According to UNHCR, by the end of 2015, Uganda was the 8th and 3rd top refugee hosting country in the world and Africa respectively. It hosted around 512,968 refugees. Uganda was estimated to host around 810,000 refugees by the end of 2016. This raises the questions that as one of the top refugee hosting countries; are refugees legally protected in Uganda? What are the gaps existing in this legal framework? What legal obligations does Uganda have in refugee protection? This paper answers these questions by analyzing the existing refugee and human rights legal instruments to which Uganda is a signatory. The paper further makes reference to case law as evidence that states have obligations to protect refugees. In analyzing the legal framework, the existing gaps are identified. This paper argues that refugees in Uganda are protected by both refugee and human rights law. Refugee law protects refugees by virtue of their status as refugees who have crossed international borders and in need of international protection. Refugees are also protected by human rights law as individuals and human beings regardless of their status as refugees or aliens and wherever they have gone. Courts' jurisprudence has confirmed that states have obligations to protect refugees.

RELATED PAPERS

Applied Physics Letters

Kenji Katayama

Repórter Capixaba

Frédéric Decatoire

Enrahonar. Quaderns de filosofia

francisco bertelloni

Peter Gollwitzer

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Omer shoshin

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

marius schebella

William Alvarez

Journal of Mechanical and Energy Engineering

Dhanesh G Mohan

Djordje Vukovic

Stefano Maso

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Jannatul Ferdous

Akos Kereszturi

Motricidade

Maira Cursino

Continuing Medical Education

Ismail Kalla

Domínios de Lingu@gem

Roberto Link

Salud Uninorte

Ezio Pezzano

American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics

Antti Sajantila

Estudos de Biologia

International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science

Alessio S Pirino

kjgg fdfdgg

Journal of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Emma Gargus

Desastres Socioambientais e Mudanças Climáticas - Aspectos doutrinários - Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público

Giovani Ferri

Jesús Rivera Ferman

See More Documents Like This

RELATED TOPICS

•   We're Hiring!
•   Help Center
• Find new research papers in:
• Health Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Cognitive Science
• Mathematics
• Computer Science
• Academia ©2024

An official website of the United States government

The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

The site is secure. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

• Publications
• Account settings

Preview improvements coming to the PMC website in October 2024. Learn More or Try it out now .

• Advanced Search
• Journal List
• BJPsych Bull
• v.39(4); 2015 Aug

Trauma exposure and refugee status as predictors of mental health outcomes in treatment-seeking refugees

Jeroen w. knipscheer.

1 Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen/Oegstgeest, The Netherlands

2 Utrecht University, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Marieke Sleijpen

Trudy mooren, f. jackie june ter heide, niels van der aa.

Aims and method This study aimed to identify predictors of symptom severity for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in asylum seekers and refugees referred to a specialised mental health centre. Trauma exposure (number and domain of event), refugee status and severity of PTSD and depression were assessed in 688 refugees.

Results Symptom severity of PTSD and depression was significantly associated with lack of refugee status and accumulation of traumatic events. Four domains of traumatic events (human rights abuse, lack of necessities, traumatic loss, and separation from others) were not uniquely associated with symptom severity. All factors taken together explained 11% of variance in PTSD and depression.

Clinical implications To account for multiple predictors of symptom severity including multiple traumatic events, treatment for traumatised refugees may need to be multimodal and enable the processing of multiple traumatic memories within a reasonable time-frame.

Refugees and asylum seekers have been shown to be at substantially higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 1 and comorbid mental health problems than the general population, 2 compatriots who have stayed in the refugees' home country, 3 and economic migrants. 4 Exposure to a high number of potentially traumatic events, involvement in asylum-seeking procedures and forced migration are stressors that set refugees apart from other populations and increase their psychological vulnerability. In Western psychiatric practice, insight in the determinants of PTSD and comorbid disorders in refugees may be helpful in guiding treatment interventions. Meta-analyses have shown that torture and cumulative traumatic events are the main predictors for development of PTSD in refugees. 5 Additionally, researchers have begun to investigate whether different symptom profiles in refugees are related to different traumatic experiences. In a sample of Bosnian refugees, Momartin et al 6 found that life threat and traumatic loss were related to PTSD and depression. In a sample of Mandean refugees, Nickerson et al 7 found that PTSD and prolonged grief disorder were predicted by traumatic loss, whereas PTSD only was predicted by difficulties related to loss of culture and support.

While these findings are highly relevant to treatment-seeking refugees, similar analyses have not yet been carried out in large, treatment-seeking refugee samples. In this study we examine whether symptom severity of PTSD and depression is predicted by refugee status as well as accumulation and specific domains of traumatic events in a sample of refugees seeking specialised mental healthcare.

Participants

Participants were asylum seekers and refugees referred for treatment at Foundation Centrum '45, a specialised Dutch centre for diagnosis and treatment of complex psychological trauma. Refugees are individuals who have been granted temporary or permanent refugee status in The Netherlands whereas asylum seekers are those still awaiting a final decision. In 2001, Foundation Centrum '45 started to routinely monitor treatment outcomes by administering questionnaires to patients at intake and annually during treatment. For the present study, data collected at intake were used. Complete data with regard to refugee status, traumatic experiences and symptom severity of PTSD and depression were available for 688 asylum seekers and refugees. Characteristics for the total sample are presented in Table 1 . Participants came from three main regions: 58% from the Middle East (e.g. Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Libya), 17% from Sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Congo) and 16% from Balkan Europe (Bosnia, former Yugoslavia, Croatia).

Demographic characteristics of the total sample and the main regions of origin

Traumatic experiences and PTSD symptom severity were assessed using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). 8 The HTQ consists of three parts, the first two of which were used in this study. In the first part participants were asked to indicate which of the 19 traumatic events they experienced, witnessed or heard of, and only self-experienced traumatic events were used in the study. For each participant a total number of different self-experienced traumatic events was calculated (range 0-19). In the second part of the HTQ the severity of DSM-IV PTSD symptoms was assessed by asking participants how much they were bothered by 16 PTSD symptoms during the past week, rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 1, not at all to 4, extremely. PTSD symptom severity was computed by averaging responses (range 1-4). The HTQ recommends a cut-off score of 2.5 to identify clinically significant PTSD. Internal consistency of the scale was high (Cronbach's α 0.86).

Symptom severity for depression was assessed with the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25). 9 Participants were asked to indicate how distressed they were by rating 10 symptoms of anxiety and 15 symptoms of depression during the past week on a 4-point scale ranging from 1, not at all to 4, extremely. Symptom severity of depression (range 1-4) was computed by averaging responses on the 15 depression items. The HSCL-25 recommends a cut-off score of 1.75 to indicate clinically significant depression. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's α 0.89).

The HTQ and HSCL-25 are self-report questionnaires that are widely used with refugees and are available in many different languages. Questionnaires were administered in the patient's native language if possible and interpreters were used when necessary. Both instruments have good psychometric properties. 10

Statistical analyses

Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 20. To investigate whether specific domains of traumatic events could be identified, a principal component analysis with oblique rotation (direct oblimin) was conducted on the total set of self-experienced traumatic events. An initial analysis was run to obtain eigenvalues for each factor in the data and to evaluate the substantive contribution of each item to the extracted factors. Stevens 11 recommends interpreting factor loadings greater than 0.4 as substantive. The analysis was rerun without the items that did not contribute substantively to the extracted factors. For each participant a total score was computed on each of the extracted domains of traumatic events by counting the total number of self-experienced traumatic events within the domain.

Hierarchical regression analyses were used to test whether refugee status, total number of self-experienced traumatic events and the domains of traumatic events predicted symptom severity of PTSD and depression. These variables were independently added to the regression models, together with the gender and age covariates, as these have been found to predict PTSD in refugee samples. 12 Scores on the extracted domains of traumatic events were recoded into dummy variables before being added to the hierarchical regression models. To allow for multiple tests the alpha level of significance was set to 0.01.

First, it was investigated whether specific domains of traumatic events could be identified by conducting a principal component analysis. In the initial analysis, four factors had eigenvalues greater than 1. Four traumatic events (combat situation, brainwashing, rape or sexual abuse, and being close to death) did not contribute substantively to any of the four extracted factors and the analysis was rerun without these items. Four factors were retained with eigenvalues greater than 1.0, which together accounted for 56.7% of the total variance. Table 2 presents the factor loadings after rotation. The traumatic events that cluster on the same factor suggest that the first factor represents human rights abuses (31.1% of the total variation), the second factor traumatic loss (10.0% of the total variation), the third factor a lack of necessities (8.7% of the total variation), and the fourth factor separation from others (6.9% of the total variation).

Summary of principal component analysis for traumatic experiences a

Mean symptom severity was 3.1 (s.d. 0.5) for PTSD and 2.9 (s.d. 0.6) for depression both within the clinical range. A clinical level of symptom severity for PTSD and depression was reported by, respectively, 84% and 95% of participants. Participants reported a mean of 11.2 different self-experienced traumatic events (s.d. 4.7). The most commonly reported events were being close to death (80%), forced separation from family members (74%), murder of family or friend (72%), threatened to be physically tortured (72%), and unnatural death of family or friend (66%). With regard to the trauma domains, human rights abuses were reported by 90% of participants, traumatic losses by 83%, lack of necessities by 77%, and separation from others by 81%.

Hierarchical regression analyses were used to test whether possession of refugee status, the total number of different self-experienced traumatic events, and different domains of self-experienced traumatic events predicted symptom severity of PTSD and depression. Results of the hierarchical regression models are shown in Table 3 . First, symptom severity of PTSD and depression was adjusted for gender and age by adding them to the model in step 1. Refugee status was added to the model in step 2. Lack of refugee status was significantly associated with increased symptom severity for PTSD and depression. Refugee status accounted for 2% of the variation in symptom severity of those disorders. Total number of different self-experienced traumatic events was added to the model in step 3. Increased number of different self-experienced traumatic events was significantly associated with increased symptom severity for PTSD and depression. Total number of different self-experienced traumatic events accounted for 8% of the variation in PTSD symptom severity and for 7% of the variation in symptom severity for depression. To test the unique effect of different domains of self-experienced traumatic events to symptom severity of PTSD and depression, human rights abuses, traumatic loss, lack of necessities and separation from others were added to the model in step 4. None of these domains were significantly associated with symptom severity. Adding the different domains of self-experienced traumatic events to the model accounted for an additional 1% of the variation in symptom severity.

Hierarchical regression models of predictors of symptom severity with regard to PTSD and depression a

B, Unstandardised regression coefficient; Beta, standardised regression coefficient; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.

Δ R 2 , change in R 2 compared with previous step.

Clinical implications

In a large sample of asylum-seeking and refugee patients seeking treatment within a specialised Western mental health setting, PTSD symptom severity and depression was predicted by lack of refugee status and cumulative traumatic events, but not by specific domains of traumatic experience. Refugee status, total number of self-experienced traumatic events, domains of traumatic experiences, and gender and age together accounted for only 11% of variation in symptom severity of PTSD and depression. These results are in stark contrast with earlier findings among non-treatment-seeking refugee populations, which showed that torture and cumulative traumatic events accounted for 34.4% of variance in PTSD prevalence rates and for 33.4% of variance in depression prevalence rates. 5

Clearly, PTSD symptom and depression severity among asylum seekers and refugees seeking specialised treatment is influenced by multiple factors, including some that were not measured in this study. To map predictors for PTSD and depression in refugee patients, assessment may need to focus on a broader range of both stressors and resources, including stressors and resources related to forced migration, such as safety of family in the home country and social support. Rather than traumatic stress, it may be the burden of current stress and lack of resources that leads to PTSD and depression, prompting refugees to seek mental healthcare. This finding implies that clinically, in this severely traumatised population, an exclusive focus on processing of traumatic experiences as prescribed in PTSD treatment guidelines may result in only limited symptom reduction. Consequently, for refugee patients with severe psychopathology treatment may need to be multimodal rather than trauma-focused only.

In addition, in contrast to other studies, which showed an association between life threat and traumatic loss on the one hand and PTSD and comorbid disorders on the other, in our treatment-seeking sample no such associations were found. In our sample, the number rather than domain of traumatic events was associated with symptom severity. This implies that trauma-focused treatments for refugees should be designed to enable the processing of a large number of traumatic events within a reasonable time-frame. Treatments such as narrative exposure therapy and trauma-focused cognitive therapy may enable that to a greater extent than in vitro exposure therapy or eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy, which in refugees may require several sessions for the processing of a single memory.

Although our findings can be generalised to mental healthcare-seeking refugees and asylum seekers only and the range of questionnaires was limited, merits of this study lie in the satisfactory cultural validity of the questionnaires and the large sample size. Future studies using a broader range of instruments are needed to identify predictors for PTSD and depression in treatment-seeking refugees.

Declaration of interest None.

• Skip to main content
• Accessibility information

• Enlighten Enlighten

Enlighten Theses

• Latest Additions
• Browse by Year
• Browse by Subject
• Browse by College/School
• Browse by Author
• Browse by Funder
• Login (Library staff only)

In this section

The arts of integration: Scottish policies of refugee integration and the role of the creative and performing arts

Evans, Catrin (2020) The arts of integration: Scottish policies of refugee integration and the role of the creative and performing arts. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

This thesis contributes to the growing scholarly and policy interest in participatory arts practice and the integration of refugees within the UK and across the Global North. Situated in Glasgow the thesis offers an under- represented Scottish perspective, one that seeks to capture the personal and social role creative projects can have, whilst remaining critical of the arts being instrumentalised as a tool for integration as per policy definitions.

Narrated from the perspective of Artist-Researcher, this thesis tells the story – or one version of the story – of a practice-based study that took place over eighteen months. Adopting an affective register, the thesis begins with an in- depth analysis of the intersecting themes and concerns that contextualise the research, before embarking upon an exploration that covers issues of representation, collaboration, and agency. It goes on to offer an interpretation of what might be referred to as the politics of arts practice with and by refugees, concerning itself with hospitality, reciprocity and affect. The final section of the thesis examines how individuals reflected upon their personal experiences of the projects and theorises the role creative practice has in supporting the (re)construction of individual and community identities. The thesis finishes with an in-depth analysis into the emotional labour that was made visible when attention was paid – through an arts-based methodology - to the question ‘what does integration look and feel like’.

The research asserts that individuals integrating in Glasgow are positioned in a unique space between two, often oppositional, national narratives. Moreover, it reveals an ongoing tension between Scotland’s welcome response and the everyday, and structural challenges faced by those labouring through processes of integration. This thesis seeks to illuminate how arts projects can intersect with this tension, and also where they can offer alternative forms of engagement that allow individuals to escape the confines of categorisation, as well as the burden to (re)tell their story, and instead focus on discovering imaginative and bold forms of aesthetic expression.

Actions (login required)

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

The University of Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity: Registration Number SC004401

• Bibliography
• More Referencing guides Blog Automated transliteration Relevant bibliographies by topics
• Automated transliteration
• Relevant bibliographies by topics
• Referencing guides

Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Refugee Literature'

Create a spot-on reference in apa, mla, chicago, harvard, and other styles.

Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Refugee Literature.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.

Ward, Natalia, and Amber Warren. "“In Search of Peace”: Refugee Experiences in Children’s Literature." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1849.

Weiss, Samantha B. "Teaching Tolerance: Using Syrian Refugee Literature in Secondary English Classrooms." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu154238596399835.

Corrette-Fay, Paula. "Mobile Learning for Resettled Refugees in the United States: Lessons from International Programs A Review of the Literature." The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621909.

Schichtel, Franziska. "Interventions with the focus on refugee children´s mental health : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30782.

Kaar, Carmen. "Protective factors for resilience in children living in refugee camps : A systematic literature review from 2010-2021." Thesis, Jönköping University, HLK, CHILD, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53395.

Tezas, Nikolaos. "Community and School Based Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children and Adolescents: A 2010-2020 Systematic Literature Review." Thesis, Jönköping University, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48364.

Kebsi, Jyhene. ""Unauthorized Global Narratives: The Representation of Gendered Paperless Migration from the Arab World in Transnational World Literature and Cinema"." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/17586.

Eichler, Sharon. "Educational and mental health intervention methods for refugee children integrating in the Nordic mainstream education : A Systematic Literature Review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-47238.

Thorgren, Andrea, and Niavarani Mona Ghasemi. "When darkness falls: Women's safety in refugee camps : A systematic literature review on the role of energy solutions for women." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Utveckling och internationellt samarbete, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45637.

Nguyen, Sang Ngoc. "The role of cultural factors affecting the academic achievement of Vietnamese/refugee students: A case study." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282908.

Blumen, Sacha Carl. "Granularity and state socialisation: explaining Germany’s 2015 refugee policy reversal." Thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/111430.

Morris, Priscilla. "Waiting, Part One of a Sarajevo novel : the figure of the siege and the refugee in a selection of twentieth-century siege-exile literature." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2014. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/52063/.

Rozītis, Juris. "Displaced Literature : Images of Time and Space in Latvian Novels Depicting the First Years of the Latvian Postwar Exile." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för baltiska språk, finska och tyska, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-607.

BAKER, JULIA K. "THE RETURN OF THE CHILD EXILE: RE-ENACTMENT OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN JEWISH LIFE-WRITING AND DOCUMENTARY FILM." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186765977.

Karlsson, Sofia, and Lina Mattsson. "Möten med Hälso- och sjukvården : Erfarenheter hos patienter med flyktingbakgrund." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-42525.

Hindi, Hanan. "Postcolonial Palestinians in Ghassan Kanafani's Works: Men in the Sun, All That's Left to You and Returning to Haifa." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1532086829180848.

Purewal, Ranju. "Mental ill health in adult refugees : A literature study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-348464.

Stanek, Jennifer Marie. "Demystifying the Notion, “the West is better”: A German Oral History Project." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1300726542.

Iredell, James S. "Our Lady of Refuge." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2009. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/42.

Dijkshoorn, Anna. "Inclusive Education for Refugees and Asylum Seeking Children : A Systematic Literature Review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30510.

Balshaw, Maria. "'City of refuge' : Harlem and urban aesthetic twentieth-century African American literature." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.263909.

Woolley, Agnes M. E. C. "A critical exploration of refugees and asylum seekers in contemporary British literature and culture." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550349.

Lindholm, Hanna. "Treating PTSD among unaccompanied minor refugees in Greece with KidNET : A narrative literature review." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448931.

Hope, Julia. "'A well-founded fear' : children's literature about refugees and its role in the primary classroom." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2015. http://research.gold.ac.uk/12488/.

Buchanan, Elizabeth Nancy. "An Introspective Enquiry Mutually Emplacing Teacher and Non-literate Former Refugee Students in Pedagogical Landscapes." Thesis, Curtin University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48522.

Krenn, Elisabeth. "School-based interventions supporting refugees and asylum seeking children in mainstream schools : A systematic literature review." Thesis, Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, Högskolan i Jönköping, HLK, CHILD, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-35783.

Peaker, Carol L. "Reading revolution : Russian émigrés and the reception of Russian literature in England, c. 1890-1905." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c21af242-f696-4a7c-8f8e-5f9df9ea111c.

Newton, Julia. "Homes of Our Own: A Qualitative Journey of Nepali-Bhutanese Refugees to Northeast Ohio." Malone University Undergraduate Honors Program / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ma1462465975.

McDonald, Caitlin Elizabeth. "Exile, authorship, and 'the good German' : a reconsideration of the screenplays and novels of Emeric Pressburger." Thesis, University of Dundee, 2018. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/91a2c05b-c5ac-40b7-baae-9a2a5836ea51.

Paynter, Eleanor. "Witnessing Emergency: Testimonial Narratives of Precarious Migration to Italy." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1582996945730084.

Woodring, Benjamin Michael. ""Oft Have I Heard of Sanctuary Men": Fictions of Refuge in Early Shakespeare." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11670.

Nancarrow, Cindy. "Bound to the borders: Representing refugees in the Australian space." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72792/4/Cindy_Nancarrow_Thesis.pdf.

Sabi´n-Ferna´ndez, Susana. "The Basque refugee children of the Spanish Civil War in the UK : memory and memorialisation." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/343357/.

Seale, Kirsten. "Textual Refuse: Iain Sinclair's Politics and Poetics of Refusal." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/10605.

Oskarsson, Emil, and Erik Pettersson. "Psykisk ohälsa hos människor på flykt : En litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för omvårdnad - grundnivå, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-10745.

Clark, Eleanor Anne. "Tutor Assisted Vocabulary Support: Easing the Vocabulary Load for Burundian Refugees Studying for the U.S. Citizenship Test." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3821.

Muri-Rosenthal, Adam. "Residual Visions: Rubbish, Refuse and Marginalia in Italian Cinema from Neorealism to the Present." Thesis, Harvard University, 2013. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11238.

Zalduondo, María M. "Novel women gender and nation in nineteenth-century novels by two Spanish American women writers /." Access restricted to users with UT Austin EID, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3037032.

Sipek, Caroline, and Karl Gustafsson. "Bemötande av patienter med posttraumatiskt stressyndrom i vården : En litteraturstudie." Thesis, Röda Korsets Högskola, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-1885.

Richter, Yvonne. "World War II moments in our family /." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-09012006-152739/.

Martin, Nancy Marie. ""[I am] unable to refuse the call of these pages to be scribbled in" : the function of First World War life-writing." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:69a9cf71-8775-4ed9-88c8-70f1db66ecd6.

Hutasangkas, Virine. "Représentations de l’étranger et de l’immigré dans la littérature contemporaine pour la jeunesse, France et Thaïlande." Thesis, Tours, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020TOUR2003.

Foehn, Salomé. "Les philosophes de l'exil républicain espagnol de 1939 : autour de José Bergamín, Juan David García Bacca et María Zambrano (1939-1965)." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2551.

Miller, Holly Ellison Stuckey-French Elizabeth. "Refugee and other stories." 2003. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08282003-180529.

"Cockroaches: Refugee Justice in the Novels of Rawi Hage." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10222/36297.

Chakraborty, Paulomi. "The refugee woman partition of Bengal, women, and the everyday of the nation /." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10048/851.

Kouki, Safa. "Against oblivion : narrating the refugee camps in contemporary literary works in english." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/25566.

Mills, Regina Marie. "Guatemalan diasporic fiction as refugee literature : an analysis of Héctor Tobar’s The tattooed soldier and Tanya Maria Barrientos’s Family resemblance." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26373.

Soon, Yushu. "Eine neue Solidargemeinschaft? Die soziale Bedeutung der Flucht-und Migrationsliteratur." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/196456.

Chhum, Sothea. "La figure du réfugié dans la littérature de la diaspora vietnamienne en Amérique du Nord : analyse des premiers romans de Lê Thi Diêm Thúy et de Kim Thúy." Thèse, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/18697.