Older refugees and internally displaced people

Hunter, A. and Böcker, A. (2023) Older refugees and internally displaced people. In: Torres, S. and Hunter, A. (eds.) Handbook on Migration and Ageing. Series: Elgar handbooks in migration. Edward Elgar, pp. 151-161. ISBN 9781839106767 (doi: 10.4337/9781839106774.00022)

Abstract

This chapter presents the findings of a scoping review of research on older displaced people, including refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people. Globally the displaced population is on the rise, in 2022 exceeding 100 million for the first time on record. Overall, the attention and resources of humanitarian agencies and governments has been focused on children and working-age displaced people, ignoring the needs and perspectives of older adults in displacement contexts. The scoping review findings are structured according to four core themes: health and healthcare; family relationships and informal care; social care services and integration; and return and homeland ties. The chapter highlights a number of gaps in knowledge that would benefit from further research, including the lack of attention to internally displaced older people, the capacity for agency and resilience among older displaced populations, and acquisition of host country language skills.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hunter, Dr Alistair
• Authors: Hunter, A., and Böcker, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Publisher: Edward Elgar
• ISBN: 9781839106767