Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 17, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 509-528

Lessons of Survival: Exploring the Social Networks and Coping Mechanisms of Chin Refugee Women in Delhi (Article)

Jops P.* , Lenette C. , Breckenridge J.
  • a School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • b School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • c School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

This article explores the influence of social networks and social capital on Chin refugee women as they negotiate survival in their country of first asylum, India. Findings indicate that the participants’ social networks were vital for day-to-day survival, but they served as a means for short-term coping, rather than long-term adaptation. This is not to negate the importance of the resources; without the community knowledge, livelihood linkages, and support they received from other Chin refugees in Delhi, the situation for the participants would have been even more dismal and they would have been completely socially isolated. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Urban refugee women India Social networks Gender Social capital

Index Keywords

Delhi social network social capital refugee India gender identity survival asylum seeker womens status coping strategy
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060012389&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2018.1550230&partnerID=40&md5=6f7e8fe7ff4c266d77480b6c1097ff1e
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2018.1550230
ISSN: 15562948
Original Language: English