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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | ‘Having a good friend, a good neighbour, can help you find yourself’: social capital and integration for people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds in Australia |
Author: | Ziersch, A. Walsh, M. Due, C. |
Citation: | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2023; 49(15):3877-3899 |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
ISSN: | 1369-183X 1469-9451 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Anna Ziersch, Moira Walsh and Clemence Due |
Abstract: | Social networks and access to resources are important to refugee integration but there is limited research with people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds. This mixed methods paper reports on the social capital of refugees and asylum seekers and relevance to settlement satisfaction and integration. Surveys were completed by 423 adult refugees and asylum seekers living in South Australia. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 65 participants, purposively sampled from the survey, and analysed thematically. The survey indicated that satisfaction with social networks (neighbourhood, ethnic/cultural and general) was associated with satisfaction with social support, which were in turn associated with a sense of belonging and overall happiness with life in Australia. The interviews illustrated how bonding and bridging ties facilitated access to resources by providing emotional support, a sense of belonging and hope, and safety and security through friendship and connection, and the provision of practical support. However, there were limited linking ties and differing access to social capital across characteristics such as region of origin, immigration status, financial situation, English skills, and time in Australia, which can contribute to inequities over time. Overall, our findings highlight the importance of facilitating access to social capital to assist with resettlement and integration. |
Keywords: | Refugee; asylum seeker; social capital; integration; support; resettlement |
Description: | Published online: 22 Mar 2023 |
Rights: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
DOI: | 10.1080/1369183x.2023.2177628 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP130100782 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2023.2177628 |
Appears in Collections: | Psychology publications |
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