Experiences of vulnerability and sources of resilience among immigrants and refugees

This article considers the nature of, and factors contributing to, experiences of vulnerability. It also explores some aspects of resilience among immigrants and refugees of black African background in South East Queensland, Australia. The findings indicate that an understanding of what influences immigrants and refugees to engage in activities to mitigate vulnerability can inform the development and implementation of targeted policies, including programs and interventions for successful settlement and integration.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Australasian Review of African Studies

• Publication date

  2019-06-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Political Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.22160/22035184/ARAS-2019-40-1/81-100
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar

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