The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers
| Autor: | Miroslav Trajanovic, Svetlana Dimitrova, Ourania Tzoraki, Hani Harb, Abas Amir Haidari, Brian P. Cahill, Ekaterini Nikolarea, Eleni Andrianopulu, Alexandra Ćulibrk, Vasilis Gavalas, Saad Yaseen, Marin Barzakov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economic integration
Economic growth media_common.quotation_subject Refugee researcher at risk Vulnerability refugee researchers (RRs) Appropriate technology Political science 0502 economics and business Pandemic 050602 political science & public administration working from home 050207 economics media_common H1-99 pandemic 05 social sciences asylum procedure COVID-19 food and beverages General Social Sciences scholars at risk 0506 political science Social sciences (General) employment 8. Economic growth Well-being Bureaucracy Career development |
| Zdroj: | Societies Volume 11 Issue 3 Societies, Vol 11, Iss 71, p 71 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2075-4698 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/soc11030071 |
| Popis: | The ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey carried out to explore the impact of the pandemic on the refugee researchers showed that RRs found it difficult to adapt their everyday working life to the ‘home’ setting. The majority have had neither a suitable work environment at home nor the appropriate technology. Although they stated that they are rather pleased with the measures taken by the public authorities, they expressed concern about their vulnerability due to their precarious contracts and the bureaucratic asylum procedures, as the pandemic has had a negative impact on these major issues. The majority of RRs working in academia seem not to have been affected at all as far as their income is concerned, while the majority of those employed in other sectors became unemployed during the pandemic (58%). Recommendations are provided to the public authorities and policy makers to assist RRs to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic on their life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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