Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda

Understanding the conditions under which displaced persons become actively engaged in social and political life is critical to building durable solutions to displacement. To do so, this paper analyzes original surveys that sample IDPs and similarly...

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Main Authors: Vinck, Patrick, O’Mealia, Thomas, Wei, Carol, al-Saiedi, Abdulrazzaq, Irwani, Muslih, Phuong Ngoc, Pham
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-373902022-05-05T05:10:49Z Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda Vinck, Patrick O’Mealia, Thomas Wei, Carol al-Saiedi, Abdulrazzaq Irwani, Muslih Phuong Ngoc, Pham DISPLACEMENT INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) INTEGRATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS EMPOWERMENT OF REFUGEES REFUGEE DATA 2022 HUMANITARIAN POLICY FORCED DISPLACEMENT SOCIAL COHESION POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT Understanding the conditions under which displaced persons become actively engaged in social and political life is critical to building durable solutions to displacement. To do so, this paper analyzes original surveys that sample IDPs and similarly at-risk but not displaced populations in Iraq (2019), the Philippines (2010), and Uganda (2007 and 2010). Variation in the type and degree of engagement across contexts suggest that the relationship between displacement and empowerment is mediated by contextual factors. To better understand the mechanisms and grapple with the non-random nature of displacement, the analysis explores temporal variation in Uganda, where the relationships change over time within the same case, and use matching models in the Philippines and Iraq to explore whether differences in the displacement experience (urban v. rural, camp based versus non-camp-based displacement) influence levels of engagement. Displacement experience is positively associated with some manifestations of empowerment compared to control groups, but inconsistently across contexts. Finally, the paper explores heterogeneity among IDPs within cases based on the context of their dis-placement, finding a consistent negative association between camp-based displacement and perceptions of empowerment. The results have important implications for humanitarian policy in contexts of forced displacement. 2022-05-04T19:15:13Z 2022-05-04T19:15:13Z 2022-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099816304262271459/IDU01129ffcc0dcbb04fc709b470ab545c620c4f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37390 English Policy Research Working Paper;10022 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Iran, Islamic Republic of Philippines Uganda
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topic DISPLACEMENT
INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP)
INTEGRATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS
EMPOWERMENT OF REFUGEES
REFUGEE DATA 2022
HUMANITARIAN POLICY
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
spellingShingle DISPLACEMENT
INTERNATIONALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP)
INTEGRATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS
EMPOWERMENT OF REFUGEES
REFUGEE DATA 2022
HUMANITARIAN POLICY
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT
Vinck, Patrick
O’Mealia, Thomas
Wei, Carol
al-Saiedi, Abdulrazzaq
Irwani, Muslih
Phuong Ngoc, Pham
Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
geographic_facet Iran, Islamic Republic of
Philippines
Uganda
relation Policy Research Working Paper;10022
description Understanding the conditions under which displaced persons become actively engaged in social and political life is critical to building durable solutions to displacement. To do so, this paper analyzes original surveys that sample IDPs and similarly at-risk but not displaced populations in Iraq (2019), the Philippines (2010), and Uganda (2007 and 2010). Variation in the type and degree of engagement across contexts suggest that the relationship between displacement and empowerment is mediated by contextual factors. To better understand the mechanisms and grapple with the non-random nature of displacement, the analysis explores temporal variation in Uganda, where the relationships change over time within the same case, and use matching models in the Philippines and Iraq to explore whether differences in the displacement experience (urban v. rural, camp based versus non-camp-based displacement) influence levels of engagement. Displacement experience is positively associated with some manifestations of empowerment compared to control groups, but inconsistently across contexts. Finally, the paper explores heterogeneity among IDPs within cases based on the context of their dis-placement, finding a consistent negative association between camp-based displacement and perceptions of empowerment. The results have important implications for humanitarian policy in contexts of forced displacement.
format Working Paper
author Vinck, Patrick
O’Mealia, Thomas
Wei, Carol
al-Saiedi, Abdulrazzaq
Irwani, Muslih
Phuong Ngoc, Pham
author_facet Vinck, Patrick
O’Mealia, Thomas
Wei, Carol
al-Saiedi, Abdulrazzaq
Irwani, Muslih
Phuong Ngoc, Pham
author_sort Vinck, Patrick
title Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
title_short Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
title_full Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
title_fullStr Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Displacement and Social Empowerment : Evidence from Surveys of IDPs in Iraq, the Philippines, and Uganda
title_sort displacement and social empowerment : evidence from surveys of idps in iraq, the philippines, and uganda
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099816304262271459/IDU01129ffcc0dcbb04fc709b470ab545c620c4f
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