Older Refugees: Strategies in Dealing With Denied Recognition

Until now the topic linking age and the moment of fleeing one’s country of origin have been of scientific interest only rarely. Older refugees have hardly attracted scientific attention. Qualitative interviews with older refugees show that Swiss integration policy is barely tailored to the needs and...

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Main Authors:	Jurt Luzia, Sperisen Vera
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Sciendo 2020-07-01
Series:	Swiss Journal of Sociology
Subjects:	older refugees integration politics switzerland social recognition circumstances in life
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2020-0012

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title	Older Refugees: Strategies in Dealing With Denied Recognition
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title_full	Older Refugees: Strategies in Dealing With Denied Recognition
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series	Swiss Journal of Sociology
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description	Until now the topic linking age and the moment of fleeing one’s country of origin have been of scientific interest only rarely. Older refugees have hardly attracted scientific attention. Qualitative interviews with older refugees show that Swiss integration policy is barely tailored to the needs and expectations of these persons and that they are affected by social exclusion. Therefore, older refugees have to develop their own strategies in order to participate in society and gain recognition.
topic	older refugees integration politics switzerland social recognition circumstances in life
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Older Refugees: Strategies in Dealing With Denied Recognition

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