eprintid: 10060524
rev_number: 16
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datestamp: 2022-10-12 15:29:48
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type: report
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Mahdi, A
creators_name: Hannah, C
creators_name: Rigon, A
title: A comparison of community sponsorship and government-led resettlement of refugees in the UK: Perspectives from newcomers and host communities
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F32
keywords: refugees, resettlement, community sponsorship, UK resettlement schemes
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abstract: This research was conducted by Mahdy Alraie and Hannah Collins under the supervision of Dr Andrea Rigon at University College London (UCL), in partnership with Citizens UK and as part of their MSc in Social Development Practice. It explore two schemes for resettling refugees in the UK from the perspectives of the refugees and the host community. Using a multi-dimensional framework to analyse the process of integration we compare community sponsorship with government-led resettlement. We found that the level of social support in community sponsorship allows for refugees and host communities to better access all dimensions of integration because of the additional support refugees have in navigating the health, housing and education systems. Community sponsorship is a huge undertaking for any community group but it offers a community the opportunity to flourish through an active engagement with diversity. In government-led resettlement we argue that an increase in collaboration between community groups and local councils could enhance the integration process.
date: 2018
date_type: published
publisher: Bartlett Development Planning Unit
official_url: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/development/
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1599218
confidential: false
lyricists_name: Rigon, Andrea
lyricists_id: ARIGO50
actors_name: Rigon, Andrea
actors_id: ARIGO50
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
place_of_pub: London, UK
pages: 26
citation:        Mahdi, A;  Hannah, C;  Rigon, A;         (2018)    A comparison of community sponsorship and government-led resettlement of refugees in the UK: Perspectives from newcomers and host communities.                    Bartlett Development Planning Unit: London, UK.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10060524/1/ComparisonUKresettlement_schemes_fullreport.pdf