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Vol. 12 (2021): January-December, 2021

Hosting and Integrating Refugees in Portugal: Recovering the Voices of the Actors

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2220
Published
2021-01-15

Abstract

This paper analyzes, in an articulated way, the trajectories experienced by a group of Syrian refugees hosted in Portugal, within the framework of the European relocation program (2015-2017), and the policies adopted, as well as the programs implemented, to host and integrate them in the country. From the development of an ethnographic methodology, the perspectives of the actors themselves of these processes were recovered. Through the analysis of their narratives, it was possible to detect a series of deficits, shortcomings, and development needs not covered in terms of refugee-hosting programs and integration policies, which can be synthesized into three main ones: language (lack of effective teaching of the Portuguese language), work (lack of support tools for its search and job placement) and training (lack of training). A fourth element to consider in the analysis is that of structural obstacles, fundamentally those of bureaucratic-clientele order.

Keywords

  • hosting
  • refugees
  • integration
  • Portugal
  • Lisbon.

How to Cite

Goldberg, A. (2021). Hosting and Integrating Refugees in Portugal: Recovering the Voices of the Actors. Migraciones Internacionales, 12. https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2220

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