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Local Faith Communities and the Promotion of Resilience in Contexts of Humanitarian Crisis

Ager, J., Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E., Ager, A.·2015·Journal of Refugee Studies
DOI 10.1093/jrs/fev001
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The potential role of local faith communities (LFCs) in promoting resilience in contexts of humanitarian crisis has, despite recent policy interest, been a neglected area of study. This article reports on a structured review of evidence regarding such contributions based on an analysis of 302 publications and reports, supplemented by 11 written submissions from humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and 10 stakeholder interviews. Analysis is structured with respect to three major humanitarian processes—disaster risk reduction; emergency response; and facilitating transitional and durable solutions—relevant to the promotion of resilience in populations that are displaced, at risk of displacement or refugee-impacted. Major themes emerging from the analysis concern: the diversity of stakeholder perspectives on the presence and influence of LFCs on local humanitarian response; the resources—material and non-material—potentially made available through LFCs to crisis-affected communities; and the opportunities—and substantive challenges—for greater LFC partnership with humanitarian organizations.

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  • Spirituality has been identified as a factor that might be related to positive outcomes.

    “In recent years, spirituality has been identified as a factor that might be related to positive outcomes (Ager et al., 2015; Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Ager et al., 2015

  • Spiritual community support is valuable in humanitarian crises, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and among internally displaced persons.

    “Other research has shown spiritual community support to be valuable in humanitarian crises (Ager et al., 2015), during the COVID-19 pandemic (Wilke & Howard, 2021), and among internally displaced persons (Parsitau, 2011).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Ager et al., 2015

  • The current study's findings are in line with other studies showing benefit from spirituality as relates to well-being and even spirituality as a source of support in the face of adversity.

    “Although the findings of this study are preliminary in nature and require further research to confirm, they would be in line with other studies showing benefit from spirituality as relates to well-being (Ager et al., 2015; Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013) and even spirituality as a source of support in the face of adversity (Bryant-Davis & Wong, 2013; Milner et al., 2020).”

    From The relationship between spirituality and resilience and well-being: a study of 529 care leavers from 11 nations. (2023) · cites this paper as Ager et al., 2015

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Authors
Ager, J., Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E., & Ager, A.
Affiliations
Columbia University (US)
ORCID
Ager, A.
Venue
Journal of Refugee Studies
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2015-03-12
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
202-221
ISSN
  • 0951-6328 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-6925
DOI
10.1093/jrs/fev001
OpenAlex
W1974527930
Cited by
98
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
16.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Refugee Studies (publishedVersion)
  • Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University) (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion, Society, and Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
Keywords
resilience, humanitarian crisis, disaster risk reduction, emergency response, durable solutions, displacement, faith-based partnerships, stakeholder perspectives

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