Doctoral Dissertation Research: Understanding Resettlement of Communities

这个博士论文研究改进项目将调查国家政策的变化如何通过分析重新安置社区如何应对流离失所者和社区的到来来塑造重新安置社区的做法，战略和经验。本研究将有助于对人道主义、多样性和社区整合之间关系的理论研究。这项研究的广泛影响将：1）为当地重新安置政策提供信息; 2）为当地重新安置机构的举措和做法提供信息; 3）深入了解当地组织、社区成员以及流离失所者和社区如何经历重新安置。作为博士论文研究改进奖，本项目将提供支持，使有前途的学生建立一个独立的研究生涯。本研究将解决以下研究问题：1）当地移民机构如何受到移民政策变化的影响？2)当地居民对重新安置的反应如何，以及3）流离失所者和社区的经历如何因地理位置而异。为了回答这些问题，PI将使用人种学和定性方法，包括与安置机构员工，服务提供商，流离失所者和居民的半结构化访谈;焦点小组;和参与者观察。该研究项目的结果将为重新安置项目以及如何在中小城市实施和体验重新安置提供新的见解，特别是在国家对流离失所者的看法发生迅速变化的情况下。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement project will investigate how national policy changes shape the practices, strategies, and experiences of resettlement communities by conducting an analysis of how resettlement communities respond to the arrival of displaced people and communities. This study will contribute to scholarly research on theories about the relationship between humanitarianism, diversity, and community integration. The broader impacts of this research will 1) inform local resettlement policy, 2) inform local resettlement agencies’ initiatives and practices; and 3) provide insight into how local organizations, community members, and displaced people and communities experience resettlement. As a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award, this project will provide support to enable a promising student to establish an independent research career.This study will address the following research questions: 1) how are local resettlement agencies impacted by changes in resettlement policies? 2) how are local-residents responding and reacting to resettlement, and 3) how do the experiences of displaced people and communities differ based on geographic location. To answer these questions, the PIs will use ethnographic and qualitative methods that include semi-structured interviews with resettlement agency employees, service providers, displaced people, and residents; focus groups; and participant observation. The results from this research project will provide new insights regarding resettlement programs and how resettlement is practiced and experienced in small and medium-sized cities, particularly as national perspectives on displaced people undergo rapid change.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.