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Livelihood Strategies of Displaced Independent Eritrean Youths in Cairo: Examining Agency and Vulnerability

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dc.contributor.advisorMekouar, Merouan
dc.creatorSiino, Amanda Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21T13:43:49Z
dc.date.available2018-11-21T13:43:49Z
dc.date.copyright2018-07-03
dc.date.issued2018-11-21
dc.date.updated2018-11-21T13:43:49Z
dc.degree.disciplineDevelopment Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractEritrea is one of the largest refugee producing countries, as many exit to escape arduous National Service (Amnesty International 2015). Egypt is an important transit country for Eritreans, with the majority settling in Cairo. Based on fieldwork with displaced independent Eritrean youths in Cairo from May-August 2017, this thesis applies the livelihoods framework to independent displaced youths to study their agentic capabilities, amidst vulnerability. They are primarily able to negotiate their livelihoods through their housemates, often those they meet en route. Furthermore, their housemates are frequently their only source of support, regardless of their ability to provide adequate support. Despite their experiences of vulnerability, mainly determined by their security context, youths enact their agency in managing social, institutional, and financial resources. Gender was the predominant marker of identity that influenced their livelihood strategies. This thesis critically examines the key livelihoods issues facing displaced youths and makes practical and theoretical recommendations.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35499
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectAfrican studies
dc.subject.keywordsIndependent displaced youths
dc.subject.keywordsEgypt
dc.subject.keywordsEritrea
dc.subject.keywordsLivelihoods
dc.subject.keywordsVulnerability
dc.subject.keywordsAgency
dc.subject.keywordsGender
dc.subject.keywordsRefugees
dc.subject.keywordsIndependent child migration
dc.subject.keywordsUnaccompanied youth
dc.titleLivelihood Strategies of Displaced Independent Eritrean Youths in Cairo: Examining Agency and Vulnerability
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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