Linkages between livelihood opportunities and refugee - Host relations: Learning from the experiences of Liberian camp-based refugees in Ghana

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-252

  Porter, Gina ^a   Hampshire, Kate ^a   Kyei, Peter ^b   Adjaloo, Michael ^b   Rapoo, George ^c   Kilpatrick, Kate ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c Youth Development Foundation   (Ghana)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ghana; Liberians; Refugee livelihoods; Refugee host relations

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; COPING STRATEGY; DIASPORA; LANGUAGE; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; REFUGEE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 44949084667     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fen015     Document Type: Article

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