Coping with Microaggressions: Migrant Servers in Upscale Restaurants
Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti discusses the microaggressions that foreign restaurant servers face in their workplaces in South Africa and how they learn to cope with them. Most African migrants living in South Africa have seen or experienced xenophobic attacks in the...
Precarity and the Sustainability of Livelihoods
In this case report, Ankara resident Allan Cooper Dell explores the neighborhoods of Turkey’s capital city being transformed by Syrian refugees. He notes “It seems that the lives of the refugees living in Ankara have devolved into a constant negotiation, a duet...
The Cowardly Man Raises his Children: Refugee Gang Violence and Masculine Norms in Cairo
This report analyzes gang violence affecting African refugee communities in Cairo, Egypt to promote understanding of why violence occurs and local grassroots efforts to prevent violence. It makes recommendations for how humanitarian organizations can support community efforts.
The Currency of Connections: Why Do Social Connections Matter for Household Resilience in South Sudan?
This study looked at how social connections during times of crisis enable populations to manage shocks and stresses in South Sudan.