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Forced Migration, Social Exclusion and Poverty: Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Graham R. Davidson  and
Stuart C. Carr
Graham R. Davidson*
Affiliation:
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. [email protected]
Stuart C. Carr
Affiliation:
Massey University, New Zealand.
*
*Address for correspondence: Emeritus Professor Graham R Davidson, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC QLD 4558 Australia.

Abstract

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This special issue of the journal, which is part of a global research initiative on psychology and poverty reduction, focuses specifically on the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers. Application of contemporary constructions of relative poverty and social exclusion to understanding asylum and humanitarian refuge emphasises the relative financial and social disadvantages experienced by many of these forced migrants, which may lead subsequently to them having negative experiences of resettlement and poor mental health and overall wellbeing. We argue that governments need to be cognisant of the poverty pitfalls of forced migration and to examine carefully their policies on social inclusion to ensure that current and future humanitarian and climate change refugees arriving on their shores are not forced into relative poverty.

Keywords

refugeeasylum seekermental healthsocial exclusionpoverty
Type
Articles
Information
Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology , Volume 4 , Issue 1: Special Issue: Psychological Impacts of Forced Migration , 01 May 2010 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010