Spontaneously Settled Refugees in Northwestern Province, Zambia
| Autor: | Kalumba K, Paul J. Freund |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
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Economic growth
education.field_of_study Refugee media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Immigration Population Ethnic group Public policy 0506 political science Social integration Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Political science 0502 economics and business Development economics 050602 political science & public administration National Policy 050207 economics education Demography media_common Social policy |
| Zdroj: | International Migration Review. 20:299-312 |
| ISSN: | 1747-7379 0197-9183 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/019791838602000210 |
| Popis: | The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commissioned researchers from the University of Zambia to conduct a socioeconomic survey and census of "spontaneously settled" Zairean and Angolan refugees in the Northwestern Province of Zambia in 1982. The sample consisted of 188 Angolans 201 Zaireans and 2 South Africans. The difficulties experienced by refugees in Northwestern Province in achieving integration were related to a combination of factors including the lack of a clear national policy on refugees and refugee status a national concern for maintaining security the popular belief that aliens are responsible for an increasing crime rate the desire by immigration officials for stricter laws to control alien infiltration conflict between traditional and modern leaders and Zambias deteriorating economic situation. In spite of the problems described the integration of refugees into existing communities is a desirable goal and should be encouraged. One should not assume that self-settling refugees are able to live with ethnic kin receive assistance and hospitality and thus are better off than those in camps. The Zambian case provides ample evidence that integration is not easy even with kin support shared ethnicity language and historical connections. Moreover given the fact that Zambia will continue to receive refugees it is vital that there is a well defined refugee policy and an administrative mechanism for implementing that policy at all levels. This will be particularly important in Zambia as it will undoubtedly continue to receive large influxes of refugees from countries such as Namibia Uganda Angola Mozambique and South Africa. |
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