Becoming, doing and letting go: (Extra)ordinary citizens’ engagement with resettled Syrian refugee families in rural France
Language
en
Chapitre d'ouvrage
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Refugee protection and civil society in Europe. 2018p. 161-192
Palgrave Macmillan
English Abstract
This chapter examines local networks for refugee reception in a rural department of France in which several small towns have welcomed one ‘vulnerable’ family of resettled Syrian refugees based on the commitment of volunteers ...Read more >
This chapter examines local networks for refugee reception in a rural department of France in which several small towns have welcomed one ‘vulnerable’ family of resettled Syrian refugees based on the commitment of volunteers with no previous experience with refugees. The authors shed light on the contextual and collective dynamics of engagement in a situation in which the refugees are isolated and dependent, yet also much ‘desired’ and meant to remain indefinitely. The focus is on local actors such as elected officials, employees of the municipal social services and translators. The paper unfolds their experience as volunteers and professionals and their relationship to each other.Read less <
English Keywords
refugee reception
family resettlement
civil society
rural communities
France
Syrians
nonprofessional volunteers
Origin
Hal imported