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Publication Detail
A comparison of community sponsorship and government-led resettlement of refugees in the UK: Perspectives from newcomers and host communities
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Publication Type:Report
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Authors:Mahdi A, Hannah C, Rigon A
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Publisher:Bartlett Development Planning Unit
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publication date:2018
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Place of publication:London
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Keywords:refugees, resettlement, community sponsorship, UK resettlement schemes
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.
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