Abstract
Armed conflict and the mass displacement it can produce brings with it specific dynamics that impact on the experiences of poverty, on issues of psychosocial well-being, and on ways in which forced migrants confront the difficulties they face. This chapter focuses on the interrelationship between displacement, poverty and psychological factors in order to gain insight into the daily challenges in the lives of refugees and the internally displaced.
According to UNHCR, refugees are defined as forced migrants who have crossed the border of a country because of persecution or threat to physical safety. Internally displaced people (IDPs) are defined as those who have been displaced within the borders of a country.
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Eyber, C., Ager, A. (2003). Poverty and Youth. In: Carr, S.C., Sloan, T.S. (eds) Poverty and Psychology. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0029-2_12
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