The International Migration, Settlement, and Employment Dynamics (IMSED) research team undertakes research to better understand the resettlement and integration of people who arrive in New Zealand as refugees. This includes understanding resettlement policies internationally, building a platform of knowledge about the experiences of initial resettlement and gaining insight about the longer-term dynamics of integration.
The Department of Labour commissioned Gatt Consulting Ltd to undertake an exploratory study as part of the wider Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity research programme.
The aim of this exploratory study was to hear the views and experiences of former quota refugees who have lived in New Zealand for more than ten years. The findings from the study fed into the development of questions for a nationwide survey of people who had arrived in New Zealand through the Refugee Quota Programme between 1993 and 1999.
Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity
Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity is a three-year programme of research funded by the Cross Departmental Research Pool (CDRP) to explore the perspectives of people who arrived in New Zealand as quota refugees ten or more years ago. The research programme is lead by the Department of Labour, with the Ministry of Social Development and the Department of Internal Affairs as key partner agencies.
The aim of this research programme is to build a platform of knowledge and understanding about integration, community and identity for quota refugees who arrived in New Zealand ten or more years ago. This research is summarised in our information sheet Quota Refugees Ten Years On – Information Sheet PDF [165KB]
This annotated bibliography, undertaken by Natasha McMillan and Alison Gray, brings together New Zealand and international literature on the long-term settlement of refugees and provides an insight into the factors that facilitate or act as barriers to integration. This report is the first publication from the three-year ‘Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity’ research programme.
The annotated bibliography contains close to 200 annotations on a wide variety of topics relating to the long-term settlement of refugees. Each annotation contains information on the research aim or focus, who the participants were, key findings and outcomes, and the scope of the research. The bibliography is structured around the main themes emerging from the research, and includes a thematic review of the literature. The main themes include: integration and social cohesion; identity and citizenship; community and social networks; social exclusion; education and training; economic participation including employment; health and wellbeing; housing; and integration issues related to gender, age, generation and disability. This bibliography is summarised in our factsheet Long-Term Settlement of Refugees: An Annotated Bibliography – At a Glance PDF [224KB]
Refugee Resettlement Literature Review
Refugee Resettlement – a Literature Review
This review provides a description of policies and practices regarding refugee resettlement relating to the OECD and the European Union, with an emphasis on UNHCR and the following countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States of America. It also summarises available evidence from previous reviews of policy and practice to identify factors that contribute to the success or failure of resettlement policy and practice. This report is summarised in our factsheet Refugee Resettlement: A Literature Review – At a Glance PDF [147KB]
Refugee Voices
Refugee Voices: A journey towards resettlement (July 2004)
The final report summarising information from 400 interviews with refugees, spanning the first five years of resettlement.
Refugee Voices Interim Report December 2002 PDF [872KB]: A journey towards resettlement (December 2002)
Refugee Resettlement Research Project
Literature review to assist interested parties understand more fully the process of refugee resettlement and some key barriers.
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