When refugees flee violent conflict, they carry the legacies of their experiences across borders. While there are currently over 43 million refugees worldwide, the long-term effects of conflict exposure on their well-being remain poorly understood.
This webinar builds on a study of how pre-displacement exposure to violent conflict shapes the long-term social well-being of Syrian refugees in Jordan, focusing on life satisfaction, social trust, and social safety nets. We answer the following questions:
- What lasting consequences does conflict exposure in the country of origin have for refugees’ social well-being?
- What are the pathways underpinning these long-term impacts?
- Are the legacies amplified when conflict exposure is accompanied by environmental stress?
- What are the gender dimensions of how conflict exposure affects social well-being?
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 GMT
Speakers:
Francisca Castro is a postdoctoral researcher in ISDC’s Behavior Research Program.
Dr. Wolfgang Stojetz is the Director of the Behavior Research Program at ISDC and a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at Humboldt-University of Berlin.
Prof. Tilman Brück is the Founder and Director of ISDC. He is also Professor for Economic Development and Food Security at Humboldt-University of Berlin and Team Leader – Development Economics and Food Security at IGZ near Berlin.
Dr. Hadi Jaafar is professor and chairperson of the Department of Agriculture of the American University of Beirut and the founder and director of AgHive, the unit for remote sensing and smart irrigation at FAFS.
Dr. Emma Smith is an Assistant Professor and Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She received her PhD in Public Policy (Economics track) from Harvard University in 2024.