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Journal of Refugee Studies 2002 15(3):304-320; doi:10.1093/jrs/15.3.304
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Field Reports/Field Report

Obstacles to Refugee Integration in the European Union Member States

Elizabeth Mestheneos1 and Elizabeth Ioannidi2

1 Sextant Group, Department of Health Management Organization, National School of Public Health, Athens 2 Sextant Group, Department of Sociology, National School of Public Health, Athens

Biographical interviews with refugees in all 15 Member States of the European Union indicated some of the major obstacles to integration they experienced in the host societies. One of the most fundamental barriers came from the racism and ignorance of some Europeans, experienced at both the personal and institutional levels. Negative attitudes were compounded by the enforced dependence and marginalization of refugees in Member States with highly developed welfare systems. Personalities of refugees appeared to be the other critical factor in the ability and wish to be accepted in the new host society. The paper contains quotations from the interviews that illustrate the process and experiences of refugees that relate to the issue of integration in the European Union.

Received February 2001. Revised May 2002.


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