Refugees, social capital, and labour market integration in the UK

This study examines the relationship between social capital and labour market integration of new refugees in the UK using the Survey of New Refugees (SNR). Our findings suggest that length of residency and language competency broaden one’s social networks. Contacts with religious and co-national gro...

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Authors: Cheung, Sin Yi (Author) ; Phillimore, Jenny (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Sociology
Year: 2013, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 518-536
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Keywords:
labour market integration
language fluency and literacy
Refugees
Social Capital
Social Network