Summary: Economic Self-Reliance or Social Relations? What works refugee integration? Learning from resettlement programs in Japan and the UK

This summary provides an overview of the comparative article by Phillimore, et al., on the strengths and shortcoming of refugee integration programs in Japan and the United Kingdom and how the integration domain in each country impacts refugee experience.

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