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- Title
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? NATIONAL IDENTITY AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS LOCAL INTEGRATION AMONG LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN GHANA.
- Authors
Byrne, Jennifer
- Abstract
In the summer of 2009, focus groups and interviews were conducted with Liberian refugees living in the Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana. The purpose of this study was to learn about the national identity of individuals in protracted refugee situations, and how this influences attitudes towards durable solutions. Using a grounded theory approach, I develop a framework of Liberian national identity and evaluate how these conceptions of identity generate support or opposition to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-supported Local integration programme. Three main themes regarding identity are identified by the participants: ethnic or cultural identity civic identity, and liberal identity. The results indicate that national identity is an important indicator about a refugee's desire to remain in Ghana, and those with strong ethnic and liberal national identities, as opposed to civic national identities, are the least likely candidates for local integration.
- Subjects
GHANA; NATIONAL character; LIBERIANS; REFUGEES; OFFICE of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Publication
Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2013, Vol 32, Issue 1, p50
- ISSN
1020-4067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rsq/hds020