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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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099816304262271459/IDU01129ffcc0dcbb04fc709b470ab545c620c4f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37390 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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