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Journal of Refugee Studies 2006 19(3):273-286; doi:10.1093/jrs/fel017
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Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 19, No. 3 © The Author [2006]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Editorial Introduction

Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Urban Areas: A Livelihoods Perspective

Karen Jacobsen

Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, 126 Curtis Street, Medford Massachusetts 02155 USA karen.jacobsen@tufts.edu

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People displaced by violent conflict and the ensuing destruction of livelihoods are increasingly likely to end up in urban areas rather than camps. As urbanization rates increase globally, so do the number and proportion of refugees and IDPs. UNHCR estimates that about 18 per cent of refugees live in urban areas, compared with about 26 per cent in camps or centres, and the remainder ‘dispersed’ in rural areas or other locations. Refugees living in urban areas face a myriad of protection and livelihood problems not generally encountered in camps. How they confront these challenges, and the ways in which aid agencies and host governments support or obstruct their efforts, is the focus of this Special Issue. We seek to understand the experience of urban refugees both by examining their own actions, and by understanding the social, economic and policy context in which they forge livelihoods. How do urban refugees negotiate . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   UNHCR's Policy towards Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Urban Areas
 

   Difficulties with Developing Policy on Refugees in Urban Areas
 

   Theorizing Urban Refugees: A Livelihood Framework
 

   The Vulnerability Context: Legal Status
 

   Key Livelihood Assets: Social Capital
 

   Outcomes: Consequences for the Host Communities
 

   Conducting Research on Refugees in Urban Places
 

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