The world is facing its biggest displacement crisis since the
Second World War, with 68.5 million people forced to flee their
homes.
Syrians continue to be the largest forced migration population in
the world, with more than 13 million people displaced. That is
more than half of the Syrian population. Of these millions, only 5.5
million are registered and hosted in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq
and Egypt, and about 1 million have requested asylum in Europe.
In Lebanon, one in five people is a refugee, and in Jordan, one
in 15. What of their livelihoods and inclusion in these host
countries?
This workshop examines the livelihoods and inclusion of refugees
in Lebanon and Jordan.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Dawn Chatty is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced
Migration and former Director of the Refugee Studies Centre at
the University of Oxford.
Saja Taha Al Zoubi is Gender and Forced Migration tutor at
Christ Church, University of Oxford, development economist and
a visiting researcher at the Oxford Department of International
Development.
Aden Aw-Hassan is an independent development consultant.
Previously, he was the Director of Social, Economic and Policy
Research at the International Center for Agricultural Research in
Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Aitemad Muhanna-Matar is assistant Professorial Research
Fellow at the London School of Economics and gender impact
lead for the ‘Syrian displacement in Jordan and Lebanon’ project.
14 JUNE 2019 10:30 AM – 6 PM
Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre
Christ Church, Oxford OX1 1DP
This workshop will examine the socio-economic impacts
of displacement on Syrian refugees from a variety of
perspectives, including using a gender lens. The workshop
will focus on five questions:

• How and why do Syrian refugees choose these host countries?
• How do Syrian refugees adapt to their livelihoods in the host
  countries?
• How does the host country’s policy affect Syrian refugees?
• What are the challenges refugees face in participating in the
  economies of the host countries?
• What should the humanitarian community do to improve the
  lives of refugees?
  Registration
  Introduction by session chair
  Prof. Dawn Chatty: Reflections on Syrian
  displacement in the Levant: living in dignity
  Dr Saja Taha Al Zoubi: Syrian refugees in
  Lebanon: limited livelihoods and untold
  challenges
  Lunch
  Dr Aden Aw-Hassan: Economic
  development options for Syrian refugees in
  Jordan and Lebanon
  Dr Aitemad Muhanna-Matar: The resilient
  resistance of displaced Syrian refugees in
  Jordan
  Break
  Open interactive panel
  PROGRAMME
  10:30 – 11:00 Registration
  11:00 – 11:10 Introduction by session chair
  11:10 – 11:55 Prof. Dawn Chatty: Reflections on Syrian
  displacement in the Levant: living in dignity
  12:00 – 13:00 Dr Saja Taha Al Zoubi: Syrian refugees in
  Lebanon: limited livelihoods and untold
  challenges
  13:00 – 14:15 Lunch
  14:30 – 15:15 Dr Aden Aw-Hassan: Economic
  development options for Syrian refugees in
  Jordan and Lebanon
  15:20 – 16:05 Dr Aitemad Muhanna-Matar: The resilient
  resistance of displaced Syrian refugees in
  Jordan
  16:05 – 16:35 Break
  16:40 – 18:00 Open interactive panel
  Photo by Saja Taha Al Zoubi
  To reserve a place for the workshop please contact Jackie Webber,
  jackie.webber@chch.ox.ac.uk, by 10 June.