Leveraging the Power of Peer Groups for Refugee Integration

Abstract Refugee integration, one long-term solution to the large number of people fleeing their home countries, constitutes a challenge for both refugees and host societies. ICT especially online peer groups seem promising support this process. Building on literature demonstrating societal benefits groups, paper proposes novel peer-group-based approach address refugee integration introduces an offline realization. A randomized field experiment in cooperation with public (refugee) services non-governmental organization makes it possible expand existing research by quantitatively integration. Further, is first assess effectiveness experimental setup comparatively. Results show that provide substantial value respect domains social bridges, bonds, rights citizenship as well safety stability. While outcome various differs participants’ adoption rates were higher groups.