Navigating Integration Policies of Forced Migration in the United States (eBook)

This book investigates the integration of Syrian refugees in the United States, and it identifies the challenges that hinder their successful integration. After providing a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. legal instruments in national and international laws and obligations to receive forced migrants, the book then highlights the resettlement process and programs as a coordinated interagency process that entails a collaboration between the UN Refugee Agency and the related U.S. departments and agencies and the nongovernmental partners and refugee advocacy organizations. Moreover, it delves into integration as a proxy theory and governance that entails an analytical component from a theoretical lens to understand some aspects of realities that revolve around the resettlement of forced migrants' concepts, principles, and policies.

Built on rich qualitative data from Syrian refugees in the U.S. to understand their resettlement experiences and their integration in multidimensional analysis, the book shows how the lack of federally driven integration policies and institutions in the U.S. negatively affects just integration. Relying on voluntary organizations leads to uneven outcomes among forced migrants, affecting social equity. Alongside this book's theoretical and practical implications, it highlights the ethical consideration of studying forced migrants and the synergy between forced migrants' vulnerability and cultural sensitivity. Ultimately, the book discusses the roadmap for implementing integration policies in the U.S. Among the topics covered:

• Introduction: The History of Managing Forced Migration in the U.S.: Political Climate and Global Events
• The U.S. Legal and Institutional Frameworks of the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees
• The Syrian Refugees' Integration Challenges in the U.S. and the Roadmap for Integration Policies

Navigating Integration Policies of Forced Migration in the United States: The Case of Syrian Refugees is relevant reading for researchers who are interested in integration and refugee-related topics; academics who conduct research in social policies, refugee integration, and resettlement; public policymakers who are involved in formulating refugee integration policies; practitioners at various levels who assist resettled forced migrants; and graduate students studying political science, public administration, social work, and sociology. Politicians with left-wing views who are advocating for improved human security for everyone also would find the book a useful resource.

Wa'ed Alshoubaki, PhD is an associate professor of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Jordan, Amman. She has been a visiting scholar at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Western Michigan University in the 2022-2023 academic year. Her expertise lies in public policy and governance, with ongoing research on immigration and refugee resettlements in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Dr. Alshoubaki has several research publications on refugees and governance systems, public procurement, social policies, poverty, and women's rights.