Hotel Accommodation for Asylum Seekers in the UK: (in)hospitality and home in precarious accommodation

这项研究的目的是了解Covid-19大流行对英国难民妇女生活的直接和长期影响；以及在2019冠状病毒病背景下，政府结构和政策以及非政府组织的支持如何影响难民妇女的融入结果。早期证据突出表明，难民妇女和寻求庇护妇女在疫情期间经历了一系列挑战，包括无法获得卫生和卫生产品；身心健康状况下降；难以获得支助服务和保健；住房不足。这些因素受到性别、移民身份和先前创伤经历的影响。这一时期可能对难民和寻求庇护者产生重大的长期影响。大流行之前的证据表明，在英国寻求庇护者的早期经历可能对融入结果产生长期影响。本研究将主要借鉴文献与理论的整合作为理论框架。具体而言，本研究将采用多维方法，借鉴Phillimore（2020）提出的难民机会结构概念。因此，这项研究的重点不仅是难民妇女本身，而且还包括接收社会在形成融合结果方面的作用- -具体审查政府结构和非政府支助的作用。用于进行这项研究的方法将借鉴女权主义和参与性方法。方法将包括桌面研究、专家和利益攸关方访谈以及对难民妇女的叙述性访谈。难民妇女也将通过定期研讨会被置于研究的中心，以帮助指导研究。这项研究将产生对包括社会政策和移民在内的一系列学科感兴趣和有价值的新知识，并且还具有超越学术领域的潜在影响。

The aim for this research is to understand the immediate and longer-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of refugee women in the UK; and how government structures and policies, and non-governmental support influenced integration outcomes for refugee women within the context of Covid-19. Early evidence highlights that refugee and asylum-seeking women have experienced a range of challenges throughout the pandemic, including lack of access to hygiene and sanitary products; declining mental and physical health; poor access to support services and healthcare; and inadequate housing. These were influenced by gender, immigration status and prior traumatic experiences. There are likely to be significant long-term effects of this period on refugees and asylum seekers. Evidence prior to the pandemic suggests that the early experiences of those seeking asylum in the UK can have longer term impacts on integration outcomes.This research will primarily draw on integration literature and theories as a theoretical framework. Specifically, this research will take a multi-dimensional approach, drawing on the concept of refugee opportunity structures, as developed by Phillimore (2020). This research will therefore focus not only on refugee women themselves but also the role of the receiving society in shaping integration outcomes - specifically examining the role of government structures and non-governmental support. The methods used to undertake this research will be informed by feminist and participatory approaches. Methods will include desk-based research, expert and stakeholder interviews, and narrative interviews with refugee women. Refugee women will also be placed at the centre of the research through regular workshops to help guide the research.This research will result in new knowledge of interest and value to a range of academic disciplines including social policy and migration, and also has potential for impact beyond the academic sphere.