RAISD D4.3 Catalogue of Vulnerability Context
Mervi Pantti, Antti Kivijärvi · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2021
Increasing numbers of people are fleeing conflicts and various forms of crisis and persecution in their home countries. Their migration may exacerbate their vulnerability by subjecting them to physical dangers and other severe risks along the way. Moreover, in their host countries, they may encounter various hardships, making them more susceptible to harm. The objective of the deliverable The objective of this paper is to offer a contextual analysis of the vulnerabilities of forcibly displaced people (FDP), drawing on desk research and empirical work in seven countries. The report argues that, in addressing the concepts of vulnerability, it becomes necessary to ground definitions within specific macro-, meso- and micro-level contexts to uncover the qualitative differences between them. This report also highlights the importance of the lived experiences and voices of forcibly displaced people so that their vulnerabilities can be understood and assessed. Background and methodology This is the final deliverable of Work Package 4 (WP4), which examines the vulnerability contexts for the Reshaping Attention and Inclusion Strategies for Distinctively Vulnerable People Among the Forcibly Displaced (RAISD) project. The aim is to provide an accessible synthesis of the main findings of WP4. We draw on the vast empirical work conducted by project partners in seven countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Hungary and Finland. In total, 178 interviews with FDP were conducted in 2019. In addition to interviews, we use the information provided by project partners based on numerous stakeholder meetings and desk research activities. This deliverable contributes to the previous literature and other RAISD artefacts by providing a broader and more coherent picture of vulnerabilities in various contexts of forced displacement along the routes between the Middle East and northern Europe. More detailed information about the country-specific contexts and methodological premises of the project can be found in other project deliverables, particularly deliverables 4.1 and 4.2. Further, more information about the FDP interviews can be found in the final fieldwork reports of individual partner countries.