A phenomenological study on the North Korean refugees' trauma experience and recovery process during the escape and resettlement in South Korea

Kim, Hyosoon; Kim, Youjin; Yoon, Jeonghwa; Nam, JeeEun Karin; Kim, Youngkeun

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.101742

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“…This article raises another issue. Most studies on refugee migration focus on the scale of an entire country, e.g., Uganda (Zhou et al, 2023), Finland (Toivonen, 2023), Ghana (Abdullah et al, 2023), South Korea (Kim et al, 2023), Turkey (Demirci & Kirdar, 2023) or Poland (Górny & Kaczmarczyk, 2018). Comparative studies between countries are also undertaken, e.g., Austria, Germany, and Sweden (Konle-Seidl, 2018), Sweden, and Denmark (Andersson Joona & Datta Gupta, 2023).…”

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Facing the challenge of hospitality: Ukrainian refugees and local policy in a less developed region

Źróbek-Różańska,

Zysk,

Pawlewicz

et al. 2024

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Motivation: Since the beginning of the war, Poland has welcomed more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees. This new reality has put pressure on local authorities, especially those managing less developed, poorer regions with less experience in receiving immigrants, as they faced the sudden urge to accommodate the needs of these new arrivals.Aim: This article aims to present the profile, needs, and potential of people who have found refuge in less developed areas (i.e., Warmia and Mazury). It helps to anticipate and understand Ukrainian migration — as the influx of refugees has long-term effects, requiring local authorities to take action, i.e., to ensure the availability of social services. Integrating thousands of refugees requires careful planning, developed infrastructure, and funds. It is also worth considering the benefits of the potential of new residents. Another purpose is to share objective knowledge on the effects of the ongoing war.Results: Through the research, it has been possible to obtain a great deal of information about people who found refuge in a less attractive area for migration. Profile of the immigrant was created, and the needs in terms of social infrastructure and the set of advantages that immigrants can offer on the labor market were described.

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Facing the challenge of hospitality: Ukrainian refugees and local policy in a less developed region

Źróbek-Różańska,

Zysk,

Pawlewicz

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“…However, most of the NGOs' activities have been for economic independence through personal development. According to [17], the NGOs' services should be expanded more to improve the public's awareness and develop structural changes in society (p. 120) rather than to continue with adaptation programs because public prejudice and discrimination were the main cause of difficulties in North Korean adaptation in South Korea. Although various NGOs have been involved in resettlement programs for North Korean migrants, the efforts of those programs are hardly coordinated and are provided separately due to the characteristics of these organizations.…”

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Challenges in ‘Intercultural Dialogue’ Among the Non-governmental Organizations for Integrating North Korean Migrants in South Korean Society

Lee

2023

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For social integration between North and South Korean society, an intercultural approach is necessary for North Korean migrants and South Korean residents. Among various efforts to provide social services, there is needed to resore of relationships between existing South Korean nongovernmental organizations (hereafter NGOs) and North Korean migrant organizations. Nevertheless, there has been a lack of research on how to approach them, making it challenging to develop an intercultural approach for NGOs working on social integration. This study focused on the experiences of NGOs involved in providing social services to North Korean migrants to explore the challenges of 'intercultural dialogue' between North Korean migrants and South Korean society. To achieve this, the partnership process between North Korean NGOs and South Korean NGOs was analyzed. An exploratory qualitative design was employed, and personal interviews were conducted with seven participants, including two North Korean migrant managers. The results of the thematic analysis revealed that building trust for partnership was difficult due to the gap between same-ethnic ideology and anti-North Korea ideology in the multicultural context. To diminish practical risks in partnership, the NGOs attempted to cooperate temporarily using their strengths, which were the resources of the South Korean NGOs and service users of the North Korean NGOs. However, due to socio-political constraints, the NGOs primarily concentrated on addressing their weaknesses rather than collaborating. South Korean NGOs made efforts to embrace and respect North Korean culture, fostering equal participation by the migrants as citizens. North Korean NGOs worked on expanding their networks with foreign organizations and securing their economic stability. These results underscore the complexities and significance of not only organizational aspects in partnership but also the socio-political context of partnerships among NGOs in the multicultural service delivery system.

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A phenomenological study on the North Korean refugees' trauma experience and recovery process during the escape and resettlement in South Korea

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

Facing the challenge of hospitality: Ukrainian refugees and local policy in a less developed region

Facing the challenge of hospitality: Ukrainian refugees and local policy in a less developed region

Challenges in ‘Intercultural Dialogue’ Among the Non-governmental Organizations for Integrating North Korean Migrants in South Korean Society

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