The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers
The ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey...
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doaj-af7fc1fcf42e4e0ba0844291589e41bb2021-09-26T01:25:41ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982021-07-0111717110.3390/soc11030071The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee ResearchersOurania Tzoraki0Svetlana Dimitrova1Marin Barzakov2Saad Yaseen3Vasilis Gavalas4Hani Harb5Abas Haidari6Brian P. Cahill7Alexandra Ćulibrk8Ekaterini Nikolarea9Eleni Andrianopulu10Miroslav Trajanovic11Marine Sciences Department, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, GreeceEURAXESS BHO, Sofia University, Dragan Tzankov, str. 1164, 1504 Sofia, BulgariaEURAXESS BHO, Sofia University, Dragan Tzankov, str. 1164, 1504 Sofia, BulgariaInstitut für Informationsmanagement und Unternehmensführung, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Konrad-Adenauer 13, 49808 Lingen, GermanyDepartment of Geography, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, GreeceGerman-Syrian Research Society, 60314 Frankfurt, GermanyMarine Sciences Department, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, GreeceLearning and Skills Analytics Group, Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (TIB), 30167 Hannover, GermanyMarine Sciences Department, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, GreeceSchool of Social Sciences, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, GreeceInternational Office, Bielefeld University, 33615 Bielefeld, GermanyFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nis, Aleksandra Medvedova 14, 18000 Nis, SerbiaThe ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey carried out to explore the impact of the pandemic on the refugee researchers showed that RRs found it difficult to adapt their everyday working life to the ‘home’ setting. The majority have had neither a suitable work environment at home nor the appropriate technology. Although they stated that they are rather pleased with the measures taken by the public authorities, they expressed concern about their vulnerability due to their precarious contracts and the bureaucratic asylum procedures, as the pandemic has had a negative impact on these major issues. The majority of RRs working in academia seem not to have been affected at all as far as their income is concerned, while the majority of those employed in other sectors became unemployed during the pandemic (58%). Recommendations are provided to the public authorities and policy makers to assist RRs to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic on their life.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/3/71COVID-19refugee researchers (RRs)researcher at riskscholars at riskemploymentpandemic |
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Ourania Tzoraki Svetlana Dimitrova Marin Barzakov Saad Yaseen Vasilis Gavalas Hani Harb Abas Haidari Brian P. Cahill Alexandra Ćulibrk Ekaterini Nikolarea Eleni Andrianopulu Miroslav Trajanovic The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers Societies COVID-19 refugee researchers (RRs) researcher at risk scholars at risk employment pandemic |
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Ourania Tzoraki Svetlana Dimitrova Marin Barzakov Saad Yaseen Vasilis Gavalas Hani Harb Abas Haidari Brian P. Cahill Alexandra Ćulibrk Ekaterini Nikolarea Eleni Andrianopulu Miroslav Trajanovic |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Conditions, Employment, Career Development and Well-Being of Refugee Researchers |
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impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the working conditions, employment, career development and well-being of refugee researchers |
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The ongoing ‘refugee crisis’ of the past years has led to the migration of refugee researchers (RRs) to European countries. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RRs often had to work from home and/or to continue their social, cultural and economic integration process under new conditions. An online survey carried out to explore the impact of the pandemic on the refugee researchers showed that RRs found it difficult to adapt their everyday working life to the ‘home’ setting. The majority have had neither a suitable work environment at home nor the appropriate technology. Although they stated that they are rather pleased with the measures taken by the public authorities, they expressed concern about their vulnerability due to their precarious contracts and the bureaucratic asylum procedures, as the pandemic has had a negative impact on these major issues. The majority of RRs working in academia seem not to have been affected at all as far as their income is concerned, while the majority of those employed in other sectors became unemployed during the pandemic (58%). Recommendations are provided to the public authorities and policy makers to assist RRs to mitigate the consequences of the pandemic on their life. |
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COVID-19 refugee researchers (RRs) researcher at risk scholars at risk employment pandemic |
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