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REPRESENTING POLLUTION AT THE AGRARIAN–URBAN FRONTIER: Participatory Documentary Film‐Making in Bar Elias, Lebanon

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The Beqaa Valley in Lebanon has become increasingly polluted, and residents are attributing illness to improper waste disposal and dumping. This article explores local epistemologies of pollution’s causes and effects in three films, which were researched and produced by local residents of Bar Elias, a small town in the Beqaa, which has rapidly
Hannah Sender   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Untold stories of Syrian women surviving war [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Issue title: Sympathetic stereotypes: the Syrian Uprising in western media and scholarshipIn "I must save my life and not risk my family’s safety!”: Untold Stories of Syrian Women Surviving War, Alhayek provides several case studies of Syrian women whose
Alhayek, Katty
core   +1 more source

Optimizing the Access to Healthcare Services in Dense Refugee Hosting Urban Areas: A Case for Istanbul

open access: yes, 2019
With over 3.5 million refugees, Turkey continues to host the world's largest refugee population. This introduced several challenges in many areas including access to healthcare system.
Basak Bilecen   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The social life of money for children

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Abstract Inspired by Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money, this article proposes an analysis of entangled economic lives, that is, how meaning, structures and politics jointly shape the flow of monies within households. The past decades have marked a shift from “childrearing expenditures” to “parenting investments” that align with new visions of both ...
Nina Bandelj
wiley   +1 more source

Adolescent Refugees’ Judgments of Harm in War and Resettlement Contexts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Protracted wars in the Middle East have forced millions of people to flee and resettle in Western countries. Adolescents might be most affected by their war and resettlement experiences, yet have received limited attention in developmental research ...
Teja, Zuhra
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Reducing Humanitarian Migrants' Welfare Dependency through Language Support: Evidence from Australia's Adult Migrant English Program

open access: yesEconomic Record, EarlyView.
Humanitarian migrants are among the most vulnerable migrant groups, often facing significant integration challenges, particularly language barriers. In response, many developed countries have introduced language programs to support their settlement. This study uses an event study (staggered difference‐in‐differences) approach and data from Australia's ...
Bowen Wang, Tunye Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life of Western Australian Refugee Children With Childhood Caries

open access: yesAustralian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Dental caries remains the most common chronic childhood condition and in Australia persists as a leading cause of potentially preventable hospitalisation. Despite various public health initiatives and improvements in oral health among the wider community, significant disparities exist among refugee families due to the unique ...
Jilen Patel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Daily Texan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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University of Texas at Austin
core   +1 more source

Hanin: Nostalgia among Syrian refugees

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, 2019
AbstractWe examined the psychological functions of nostalgia (hanin in Arabic) among Syrian refugees residing in Saudi Arabia, who were forcibly displaced during the Syrian civil war. Forced displacement entails disruption, loss, and mourning, creating a salient contrast between one's past and present circumstances, which could attenuate the benefits ...
Tim Wildschut   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
wiley   +1 more source

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