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Hosting New Neighbors : Perspectives of Host Communities on Social Cohesion inEastern DRC

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  • Pham,Phuong
  • O’Mealia,Thomas
  • Wei,Carol
  • Bindu,Kennedy Kihangi
  • Makoond,Anupah
  • Vinck,Patrick Thierry

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Situations of forced displacement create unique challenges for social cohesion because of themajor disruption of social dynamics among both displaced persons and host communities. This paper uses a sequentialmixed method approach to analyze the relationship between hosting displaced persons and perceptions of social cohesionin eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. First, participatory research methods in focus groups empoweredparticipants to produce a locally driven definition of social cohesion. The results from these exercises inform thequantitative assessment by dictating measurement strategies when analyzing original surveys. Combining almost 50,000 responses to 11 cross-sectional surveys between 2017 and2021, displacement is negatively associated with perceptions of social cohesion in aggregate. But at the individuallevel, those who report hosting displaced populations in their communities often have higher perceptions of socialcohesion. These results are strongest among respondents who self-report hosting IDPs as opposed to refugees, butimportant heterogeneity across indicators, local context, and gender should guide policy meant to promote socialcohesion in forced displacement.

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  • World Bank & Pham,Phuong & O’Mealia,Thomas & Wei,Carol & Bindu,Kennedy Kihangi & Makoond,Anupah & Vinck,Patrick Thierry, 2022. "Hosting New Neighbors : Perspectives of Host Communities on Social Cohesion inEastern DRC," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10099, The World Bank.
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