The Sociology of Refugee Migration

dc.contributor.authorFitzGerald, David
dc.contributor.authorArar, Rawan
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-30T20:47:03Z
dc.date.available2023-10-30T20:47:03Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionPosted with permission from the Annual Review of Sociology, Volume 44:387-406 by Annual Reviews, http://www.annualreviews.org.
dc.description.abstractTheorization in the sociology of migration and the field of refugee studies has been retarded by a path-dependent division that we argue should be broken down by greater mutual engagement. Excavating the construction of the refugee category reveals how unwarranted assumptions shape contemporary disputes about the scale of refugee crises, appropriate policy responses, and suitable research tools. Empirical studies of how violence interacts with economic and other factors shaping mobility offer lessons for both fields. Adapting existing theories that may not appear immediately applicable, such as household economy approaches, helps explain refugees’ decision-making processes. At a macro level, world systems theory sheds light on the interactive policies around refugees across states of origin, mass hosting, asylum, transit, and resettlement. Finally, focusing on the integration of refugees in the Global South reveals a pattern that poses major challenges to theories of assimilation and citizenship developed in settler states of the Global North.
dc.identifier.citationFitzGerald, D. S., & Arar, R. (2018). The Sociology of Refugee Migration. Annual review of sociology 44(1 ), 387–406. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073117-041204
dc.identifier.issn1545-2115
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41491
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073117-041204
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAnnual Review of Sociology
dc.subjectAsylum
dc.subjectCitizenship
dc.subjectIntegration
dc.subjectMigration
dc.subjectRefugee
dc.subjectViolence
dc.titleThe Sociology of Refugee Migration
dc.typeArticle

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