A discussion on how policies and investments can promote social cohesion in high income countries
December 15. This event featured findings from three studies looking at social cohesion outcomes in four European countries hosting forcibly displaced people (Switzerland, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia). The panelists presented the findings and discussed policy implications, including how they apply to Ukrainian refugees in Europe. The event provided a platform for policymakers, donors, and development practitioners to discuss topics such as:
- The relationship between labor markets, displacement, and social cohesion
- How relocation decisions and conflict exposure affect long term education and economic outcomes
- Which policies and investments are necessary to promote short- and long-term cohesion
This event presentations focused on the following papers respectively:
- Labor Market Integration, Local Conditions and Inequalities: Evidence from Refugees in Switzerland
- Forced Migration, Social Cohesion and Conflict : The 2015 Refugee Inflow in Germany
- Forced Displacement, Exposure to Conflict and Long-run Education and Income Inequality: Evidence from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentations:
- Labor Market Integration, Local Conditions and Inequalities: Evidence from Refugees in Switzerland
- Forced Displacement, Exposure to Conflict and Long-run Education and Income Inequality: Evidence from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugee Inflows and Social Cohesion: The 2015/16 Mass Inflow in Germany
- Preventing Social Conflict and Promoting Social Cohesion in Forced Displacement Contexts
- UK Government-UNHCR-World Bank. Building the Evidence on Protracted Forced Displacement