Why is reintegration important? Perspectives from the Reintegrate Team
Why is reintegration important? “Reintegration is a process that is not commonly discussed in our everyday lives but is vitally important for millions of people. It is the process of returning to a country and weaving life together when there may be multiple challenges, such as family conflict, stigmatization from community members, and recovering from […]
What is Reintegration? An initial starting point for defining a complex phenomenon
Reintegration is often considered differently for different types of return migrants, such as repatriating refugees, deportees, or so-called assisted voluntary returnees. On the one hand this is logical as different types of return migrants have different needs and entitlements upon return, but, on the other hand, it makes it difficult to unify terminology and draw […]
Reintegrate Project Reading Circle
Readings week 1: Introduction to Return & Reintegration Lietaert, I., & Kuschminder, K. (2021). Contextualizing and conceptualizing reintegration processes in the context of return. International Migration, 59(2), pp. 140-147. King, R., & Kuschminder, K. (2022). Introduction: definitions, typologies and theories of return migration. In Handbook of return migration. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cassarino, J. P. (2004). Theorising Return Migration: […]
