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ABSTRACT
Since 2015, over one million refugees sought refuge in Europe and around 70,000 refugees have been hosted in refugee camps in Greece. Refugees’ empowerment is threatened in these camps as they have restricted access to resources and decision making. This research argues that social capital plays an important role in refugees’ sense of empowerment. The research uses a mixed-methods case study of a refugee camp in Greece, including 20 interviews and 38 surveys to assess refugees’ sense of empowerment and social capital. The results showed that bridging and linking social capital enhances a sense of empowerment while bonding does not.
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Scott Feinstein
Dr. Scott Feinstein is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University. His research focuses on the politics of development, national identity, migration, and violence in Europe and Eurasia.
Cristina Poleacovschi
Dr. Cristina Poleacovschi is an Assistant Professor in the Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. Her expertise focuses on infrastructure decisions and its impact on quality of life in communities displaced by disasters and war.