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This edited volume investigates how refugee communities in the Middle East have adapted to secure their livelihoods within the informal economy. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and professionals from across Middle East studies, refugee studies, informal labor economics, and development studies.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Refugee resilience, adaptation, and agency in Jordan and Lebanon 2. Forced migration, resilience, and informal adaptive mechanisms 3. Informal livelihood strategies of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon 4. A review of livelihoods policies and opportunities for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan 5. Syrian refugees and Lebanon's agriculture sector 6. Informal livelihoods of Syrian refugee female heads of households in the Bekaa Valley Camps in Lebanon 7. Syrian refugee micro-entrepreneurs in Lebanon and Jordan 8. The livelihoods of the Bani Khalid tribe in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon after the 2011 Syria crisis 9. Conducting research with Syrian refugees 10. Conclusion: Reflections and research directions
About the author
Haya Al-Dajani, PhD, is a professor of Entrepreneurship at the Mohammed Bin Salman College for Business and Entrepreneurship (MBSC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Maysa Baroud is currently an independent researcher. Previously, she was a project coordinator and researcher within the Refugee Research and Policy Program at IFI, where she coordinated and contributed to the project leading to this edited volume.
Nasser Yassin, PhD, is currently the Minister of Environment in Lebanon. He is also a professor of Policy and Planning at the American University of Beirut (on leave).
Summary
This edited volume investigates how refugee communities in the Middle East have adapted to secure their livelihoods within the informal economy. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and professionals from across Middle East studies, refugee studies, informal labor economics, and development studies.
