2018Unpublished venueOpen access

Political Participation of Refugees: The Case of Somali and South Sudanese Refugees in Kenya

Caleb Otieno Opon, Lina Antara

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Refugees have the potential to make an impact on the political life of both their host countries and their countries of origin, as they often maintain transnational links with their homelands while at the same time becoming part of their host society. Drawing on individual perspectives of Somali and South Sudanese refugees based in Kenya, this case study explores the formal

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Refugees have the potential to make an impact on the political life of both their host countries and their countries of origin, as they often maintain transnational links with their homelands while at the same time becoming part of their host society. Drawing on individual perspectives of Somali and South Sudanese refugees based in Kenya, this case study explores the formal

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Refugees have the potential to make an impact on the political life of both their host countries and their countries of origin, as they often maintain transnational links with their homelands while at the same time becoming part of their host society. Drawing on individual perspectives of Somali and South Sudanese refugees based in Kenya, this case study explores the formal

Key concepts: Somali, Refugee, Politics, Political science, Gender studies, Development economics, Geography, Sociology

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