Abstract Whilst it is increasingly acknowledged that integration is ‘a dynamic, two-way process of mutual accommodation by all immigrants and residents’, the focus in integration theory, policy and practice has been placed upon refugees or migrants themselves. The role of receiving societies in supporting and providing the context for integration has not been systematically interrogated. This article is original in its focus upon the role of receiving societies in shaping refugee-integration outcomes. It attends to multiple interconnecting receiving-society-opportunity structures shifting thinking about refugee integration by asking how refugee-receiving countries influence refugee integration. Introducing five sets of host society opportunity structures: locality, discourse, relations, structure and initiatives and support, the article highlights the impossibility of understanding integration outcomes using the unidimensional models that have largely dominated thinking to date. Instead, a multi-dimensional integration model is proposed that will allow more nuanced understanding of integration processes and how they occur at different levels. The article ends by outlining some ideas around how migration scholars shift their focus from refugee characteristics to understanding better the influence of host society opportunity structures.

Jenny Phillimore

Journal of Refugee Studies

Journal of Refugee Studies provides a forum for exploration of the complex problems of forced migration and national, regional and international responses. The Journal covers all categories of forcibly displaced people. Contributions that develop theoretical understandings of forced migration, or advance knowledge of concepts, policies and practice are welcomed from both academics and practitioners. Journal of Refugee Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, and is published in association with the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford.

The Journal of Refugee Studies provides a forum for exploring the complex issues surrounding forced migration and the responses at national, regional, and international levels. The journal covers all categories of forcibly displaced individuals. Contributions that enhance theoretical understanding of forced migration or advance knowledge of related concepts, policies, and practices are welcomed from both academics and practitioners. The Journal of Refugee Studies is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published in association with the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.

《难民研究杂志》为探讨强迫迁移及国家、地区和国际响应的复杂问题提供了一个论坛。该期刊涵盖所有类别的被强迫迁移者。我们欢迎来自学术界和实践界的贡献，这些贡献能够发展对强迫迁移的理论理解，或推动对相关概念、政策和实践的知识进步。《难民研究杂志》是一本多学科的同行评审期刊，与牛津大学难民研究中心合作出版。

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Refugee-Integration-Opportunity Structures: Shifting the Focus From Refugees to Context

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