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    East African Queer and Trans Displacements
    (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026-02-26) Marnell, John; Camminga, B; Bompani, Barbara; Wairuri, Kamau
    Bringing together diverse case studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, this open access collection serves as the first in-depth examination of queer and trans displacement in East Africa. The collection features original creative works by queer and trans diasporic writers and artists with first-hand experiences of displacement. The last decade has seen a sharp rise in state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in East Africa. This includes discriminatory legislation, such as the widely condemned Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda, and government-initiated crackdowns, such as the 'anti-gay taskforce' launched in Tanzania in 2018. The politicisation of sexual and gender rights in the region is often presented as a moral crusade (i.e. a return to traditional/family values) and is enacted with the support of many religious and cultural leaders. It is within this context that an ever-increasing number of LGBTQI+ people are leaving their homes and seeking protection elsewhere. But East Africa cannot be reduced to a site from which LGBTQI+ displacement emanates. Several countries in the region act as either host countries or transit points, even as they produce LGBTQI+ refugees of their own. These complex social, political and legal dynamics make East Africa a productive site for theorising queer and trans displacement. The region offers insights into how, when and why LGBTQI+ Africans move, the social obstacles they face, and the different survival strategies they deploy. Despite this, research on East African queer and trans displacements remains sparse.
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    Gendered Implications of Restricted Residence Obligation Policies on Refugees’ Employment in Germany
    (DIW Berlin, 2023) Cardozo Silva, Adriana R.; Kosyakova, Yuliya; Yurdakul, Aslıhan
    This paper investigates the gender-specific impact of settlement policies on the labor market integration of refugees in Germany, utilizing a gender-specific approach. Analyzing data from the IAB- BAMF-SOEP Refugees Survey (2016-2020) through a pooled logit model with an intention-to-treat design, we explore how restrictive residency obligation policies, in conjunction with local conditions in the assigned county—such as local labor market conditions and ethnic enclaves – influence outcomes. Results reveal that female refugees experience reduced employment prospects, independent of mobility restrictions, while the residency obligation policy bears a significant negative impact on employed male refugees. In turn, the impact of analyzed local labor market characteristics and linguistic enclaves on employment probability remains consistent across gender and residency obligation. Our results highlight the multidimensional nature of refugees’ labor market integration and underscore the significance of gender-sensitive approaches.
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    Job Quality as a Crucial Measure of Migrants’ Economic Integration
    (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026-03-19) Fendel, Tanja; Kosyakova, Yuliya
    Research highlights the challenges migrants face when integrating into labour markets, often being concentrated in low-skilled, low-paid, physically demanding jobs. Intersectionality creates multiple layers of disadvantage. Traditional studies focus on labour market entrance and earnings as indicators of integration, but fewer explore factors such as job security or subjective evaluations. This chapter examines the job quality of migrants, differentiating between work migrants, family migrants and refugees compared to the native-born population. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, including the IAB-BAMF SOEP Survey of Refugees and the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample 2016–2022, differences in various dimensions of job quality are explored by gender and migration duration. The findings reveal that, while earnings improve with duration, for some migrant groups, other dimensions such as job security do not comparably improve. Identifying the barriers to integration is crucial to policies on improving social and labour market integration, particularly for disadvantaged migrant groups.
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    Resilient or Vulnerable? Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Mental Health of Refugees in Germany
    (MDPI, 2022-06-16) Goßner, Laura; Kosyakova, Yuliya; Laible, Marie-Christine
    Even though the COVID-19 pandemic had consequences for the whole society, like during most crises, some population groups tended to be disproportionally affected. We rely on the most recent data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees to explore the resilience or vulnerability of refugees in the face of the pandemic. As the 2020 wave of the survey was in the field when the second nationwide lockdown started in December, we are able to apply a regression discontinuity design to analyze how refugees in Germany are coping with these measures. Our results reveal a negative effect of the lockdown on refugees’ life satisfaction. Male refugees and those with a weaker support system face stronger negative outcomes than their counterparts. Since mental health is an important prerequisite for all forms of integration, understanding the related psychological needs in times of crisis can be highly important for policymakers and other stakeholders.
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    The dynamics of recent refugees’ language acquisition: how do their pathways compare to those of other new immigrants?
    (Taylor & Francis, 2021-10-12) Kosyakova, Yuliya; Kristen, Cornelia; Spörlein, Christoph
    Do the processes underlying destination-language acquisition differ between recently arrived refugees and other new immigrants? Based on a well-established model of language learning according to which language fluency is a function of efficiency, incentives, and exposure, this study addresses general processes of language learning as well as conditions specific to refugees. Longitudinal data on refugees (IAB-BAMF-SOEP Sample of Refugees in Germany) and other immigrants (IAB-SOEP Migration Sample) in Germany indicate that exposure to the destination language is the main driver of proficiency, followed by efficiency, whereas incentives matter less. Moreover, refugees profit substantially from structured learning in language courses, while other immigrants benefit more from informal exposure in their everyday environments. Overall, the findings suggest that language acquisition is a general process that is similar across different types of immigrants.