Birleşik Krallık’ta Mülteci Entegrasyon Politikaları ve Temel Yaklaşımlar
Refugee Integration in the UK: Main Policies and Approaches

Summary/Abstract: As most European countries, refugee integration has again become a highly debated issue within the scope of newcomers’ integration in the UK following the conflict in Syria. Researches show that the refugee movements during the First and Second World Wars influenced the development of the key refugee policies in the UK. Policy approaches after World War II have shifted from assimilation to multiculturalism. The UK adopted a restrictive approach to migration with the aim of reducing the number of asylum seekers and it became a dominant approach in regard to refugees during the 1990s. Accordingly, the UK implemented refugee targeted policies between 2000 and 2008 with the funding from the EU; and since 2012, refugees are considered part of the community cohesion policies along with other migrants. Although the policies have transformed over time, the key policies are primarily based on facilitating structural integration and implementing community cohesion. This article aims to conceptualize the UK’s refugee integration policies and key approaches through the historical framework based on the analysis of refugee integration documents.

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