The Myth of Dependency among Camp Refugees in Somalia 1979–1989
The Myth of Dependency among Camp Refugees in Somalia 1979–1989
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1979-1989 年索马里难民营难民的依赖神话
DOI：
10.1093/jrs/6.4.321
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发表时间：
1993
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
G. Kibreab
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作者：
G. Kibreab
本文首先探讨导致索马里难民营制度化的因素，这些难民营最初是为了寻求持久解决办法而建立的。其次，它挑战了导致援助机构错误认识的陈规定型观念，特别是关于 1979 年至 1989 年间难民营难民中据称普遍存在的所谓“依赖综合症”的陈规定型观念。这里的研究结果表明，这种现象不仅缺乏证据，而且在给定的限制和有限的机会下，难民被认为富有想象力、足智多谋和勤奋。尽管条件不利，难民们还是成功地保持了自己的独立和文化认同。
This paper examines first the factors that led to the institutionalization of the refugee camps in Somalia which were initially established en route to durable solutions. Second, it challenges the stereotypes that had contributed to wrong perceptions among the aid agencies particularly with regard to the alleged prevalence of the so-called ‘dependency syndrome’ among the camp refugees between 1979 and 1989. The findings here show not only the dearth of evidence for such a phenomenon, but that within the given constraints and limited opportunities, the refugees were found to be imaginative, resourceful and industrious. In spite of the unfavourable conditions, the refugees succeeded in maintaining their independence and cultural identity.