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Are Refugees (Really) a Hard-to-Survey Group? Fieldwork Experience with Syrian Refugees in Germany.
- Source :
- Journal of Refugee Studies; Sep2022, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p1405-1409, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Despite the increasing need for representative data on refugee health, refugees are underrepresented in health research in Germany and other European countries. Researchers often describe refugees as a hard-to-survey (or hard-to-reach) population. Labelling refugee populations with this phrase reflects the perspective of mainly local European researchers on a population they do not belong to. Moreover, refugees may not describe themselves with this phrase. Drawing upon my fieldwork experience as a member of the Syrian community in Germany who has conducted research with Syrian refugees, this practice paper challenges a common narrative among researchers in Europe in regard to refugee populations. I strongly recommend that researchers who are interested in conducting research with refugee populations involve them in all research design and implementation stages. I further call upon researchers to refrain from using the label 'hard-to-survey' to describe refugee populations before ensuring that they have done enough to engage with and involve their target population in their research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09516328
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Refugee Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159959504
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feac025