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Refugee livelihoods: a comparative analysis of Nairobi and Kakuma Camp in Kenya
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The quantity of literature on the livelihoods of refugees is increasing, yet there is a lack of comparative analysis of their strategies in this regard vis‐à‐vis their host communities and living locations. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in the city of Nairobi and Kakuma Camp in Kenya in 2016–17, this paper narrows the gap by presenting an examination of the economic activities in which refugees in different contexts engage, and highlighting some of the institutional factors that distinguish refugees' economic lives from those of members of the host community. The findings suggest that while some Kenyans are encumbered by challenges comparable to those faced by refugees, the myriad political, legal, and policy factors that characterise refugeehood are nonetheless particular in the ways that they influence livelihoods. By emphasising the multiple actors and aspects that shape refugees' economic strategies, this paper also reveals the political economy within which refugee livelihoods are embedded.
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Sexual and gender-based violence against South Sudanese refugees in Uganda: a mixed-methods study
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Metadata
- Authors
- Omata, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Omata, Naohiko
- ORCID
- Omata, Naohiko
- Venue
- Disasters
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-05-03
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 865-886
- ISSN
- 0361-3666 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-7717
- OpenAlex
- W3041547996
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 1.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Disasters (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Exile Studies
- Keywords
- refugee livelihoods, Kakuma refugee camp, Nairobi, host communities, institutional factors, refugee policy
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Kenya, Refugees
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