The importance of social capital in protracted displacement

Abstract

By understanding the role that social capital plays in the lives of Syrian refugees in Lebanon – how it is created, sustained, converted and what happens when it breaks down – we hope to generate discussion about ways to further tailor assessments, targeting and programming in this and other situations of protracted displacement.

Keywords

• refugee
• IDP
• stateless
• internal displacement
• forced migration
• migration
• Syria crisis
• Syrian conflict
• anniversary
• Middle East