Refugee Resettlement in the United States: Loss, Transition, and Resilience in a Post-9/11 World
Abstract
This book focuses on refugee resettlement in the post-9/11 environment of the United States with theoretical work and ethnographic case studies that portray loss, transition, and resilience. Each chapter unpacks resettlement at the macro or micro scale, underscoring the multiple, and mostly unsupported, negotiations refugees must undertake in their familial, social, educational, and work spheres to painstakingly reconstruct and reintegrate their lives. The contributors show how civil society groups and individuals push back against xenophobic policies and strive to support refugee communities, and how agentive efforts result in refugees establishing stable lives, despite punishing odds. This volume will be of interest to anthropologists and other scholars with a focus on refugee and migration studies.
Department(s)
Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Document Type
Book
DOI
10.4324/9781003130239
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Recommended Citation
Watson, Margaret K. and Gopalan, Pritha, "Refugee Resettlement in the United States: Loss, Transition, and Resilience in a Post-9/11 World" (2022). Faculty Scholarship. 822.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/articles00/822
Journal Title
Refugee Resettlement in the United States Loss Transition and Resilience in A Post 9 11 World
