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690 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. 7 (2020)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0690 and id is 1 raw text is: Refugee Integration in Canada, Europe, and the United States: Perspectives from Research By KATHARINE M. DONATO and ELIZABETH FERRIS As the number of migrants, refugees, and asylum seek- ers have grown worldwide, intense debate has emerged about how long and how well they integrate into host countries. Although integration is a complex process, realized differently by different groups at different times, most prior studies capture, at best, disparate parts of the process. Overcoming this limitation is a tall task because it requires data and research that capture how integration is both dynamic and contextual and requires focusing on conceptual issues, emphasizing how integration varies across spatial scales, and includ- ing perspectives of the process through the eyes of both scholars and practitioners. This article reviews recent key studies about refugees in Canada, Europe, and the United States, as a way of putting into context the schol- arship presented in this special issue of The ANNALS. We analyze whether and how prior studies capture integration as a dynamic process that unfolds in various aspects of life, such as education, employment, and health. We also consider the extent to which prior stud- ies are shaped by long-standing divides between the terms refugee and migrant, and integration and assimi- lation, and what those divides mean for research on refugee and migrant integration in the twenty-first century. Throughout, we assess the data needed for researchers to address a wide variety of questions about refugee integration and understand the long-term con- sequences of the ever-growing number of displaced persons seeking refuge. This volume presents research that uniquely enhances our understanding about the breadth of the integration process in the United States, Canada, and European countries. Keywords: refugees; integration; assimilation; immigra- tion; immigrant; migrant; United States; Canada; Europe S ince 2010, the number of refugees and asy- lum seekers in the world has grown dra- matically. Although only 15 percent of these refugees are living in developed countries, growth in the numbers of asylum seekers arriv- ing there has triggered a strong public response. Between 2013 and 2017 alone, the number of Correspondence: kmd285@georgetown.edu DOI: 10.1177/0002716220943169 ANNALS, AAPSS, 690, July 2020

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