JDC Literature Review
The JDC literature review contains summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on issues relating to forced displacement.
Missing Persons: Refugees Left Out and Left Behind in the Sustainable Development Goals
This paper examines how refugees are faring in relation to national populations in terms of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key messages: Refugees are being “left behind”. Four out of five fragile and conflict-affected states are not on...
Everyday Justice for the Internally Displaced in a Context of Fragility: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
This article examines the justice concerns of IDPs and the extent to which their rights are violated, and considers the strategies they use to solve everyday disputes and claim their rights (with or without the support of formal and informal justice providers). The...
Measuring the Self-Reliance of Refugees
Refugee ‘self-reliance’ has been defined as the “social and economic ability of an individual, a household or a community to meet its essential needs in a sustainable manner and with dignity” pending the identification of a durable solution. This article introduces a...
Violence and the Perception of Risk Associated with Hosting Refugees
This paper examines whether individuals’ experiences of political violence affect their perceptions regarding the risk associated with hosting refugees. The authors focus on recent exposure to violence within Lebanon, which hosts more than one million Syrian refugees....
From Protection to Persecution: Threat Environment and Refugee Scapegoating
This article explores violence perpetrated against refugees, which the authors contend is a more common than violence caused by refugees. They argue that host states are more likely to violate the physical integrity of refugee populations in the wake of terrorist...
One-sided Violence in Refugee-hosting Areas
This paper studies the relationship between within-country patterns of refugee settlement and patterns of civilian victimization during armed conflict. The author posits that: Armed actors victimize civilians at higher rates in areas with larger refugee populations,...
Refugee Youth, Unemployment and Extremism: Countering the Myth
Refugee youth unemployment has been linked to increased risk of extremism and/or exploitation because unemployed youth may be more likely to respond to financial incentives or be attracted by a sense of purpose or social identity. However, the authors’ research...
Collaboration with Criminal Organisations in Colombia: An Obstacle to Economic Recovery
Armed groups in Colombia have a dramatic impact on the local economy of displaced communities, and collaboration with armed groups can significantly undermine efforts to foster economic opportunities for IDPs. The author undertook research in three major cities...
Refugees and Social Capital: Evidence from Northern Lebanon
This paper examines impact of refugee settlement on social cohesion in Northern Lebanon, a developing country with a history of ethnic and sectarian conflict, where refugees represent about 25 percent of the population. Lebanon captures two important features of...
Building Inter-Ethnic Cohesion in Schools: An Intervention on Perspective-Taking
Research has shown that perspective-taking (a cognitive process of viewing a situation from the perspective of another person) is associated with lower social aggression, higher trust, and social cooperation. It is also related to being able to analyze social...