This article analyses how South Sudanese refugee youngsters in Uganda imagine and act towards their futures in a humanitarian space that aims for refugees to become resilient and self-reliant. Few studies have empirically explored the principles and practicalities of resilience and self-reliance policies in refugee contexts, leading to a dearth of critical reflection on what such policies really mean — both as conceptualized in discourse and as actualised in practice. In examining what happens when youngsters become acquainted with the refugee policy and the options for the future that are available to them, this article casts a critical eye onto the extensive promotion of resilience and self-reliance, and explores what such policies can mean within the permanent temporariness of the camp.
Resilient and Self-reliant Life
This article analyses how South Sudanese refugee youngsters in Uganda imagine and act towards their futures in a humanitarian space that aims for refugees to become resilient and self-reliant. Few studies have empirically explored the principles and practicalities of resilience and self-reliance policies in refugee contexts, leading to a dearth of critical reflection on what such policies really mean — both as conceptualized in discourse and as actualised in practice. In examining what happens when youngsters become acquainted with the refugee policy and the options for the future that are available to them, this article casts a critical eye onto the extensive promotion of resilience and self reliance, and explores what such policies can mean within the permanent temporariness of the camp.
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| Author(s) | Ilse Derluyn, Julie Schiltz, Sofie Vindevogel, Wouter Vanderplasschen |
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