ABSTRACT

Humanitarian migrants are moving to rural areas in Australia in increasing numbers, where it is often local communities who take responsibility for their settlement–integration. Current models acknowledge that settlement–integration is a two-way process between humanitarian migrants and the rural community but remain overly focused on the actions of humanitarian migrants while neglecting the conditions of rural communities. This article discusses the case study of a rural Australian town where humanitarian migrants, Hazaras from Afghanistan, have settled over the past decade. We draw on Jenny Phillimore’s ‘Five domains of opportunity structures’ model of settlement-integration – locality, discourse, relations, structure and initiatives and support – to explore how local government, the mayor and volunteer refugee/migrant support groups facilitate a welcoming community. The case study provides evidence for Phillimore’s ‘opportunity structures’ as effective conditions for positive humanitarian migrant settlement–integration in a rural context. Through the lens of Phillimore’s opportunity structures, we operationalise a Whole-of-Community concept in the context of rural humanitarian settlement–integration.

摘要

越来越多的人道主义移民移居澳大利亚农村地区，当地社区往往负责他们的定居和融合。目前的模型承认定居-融合是人道主义移民和农村社区之间的双向过程，但仍然过度关注人道主义移民的行动，而忽视了农村社区的条件。本文讨论了澳大利亚一个乡村小镇的案例研究，来自阿富汗的哈扎拉人人道主义移民在过去十年中定居于此。我们借鉴珍妮·菲利莫尔（Jenny Phillimore）的“机会结构的五个领域”定居点一体化模型——地点、话语、关系、结构、倡议和支持——来探索地方政府如何 市长和难民/移民志愿者支持小组营造了一个热情好客的社区。该案例研究为菲利莫尔的“机会结构”提供了证据，证明它是人道主义移民在农村环境中积极定居和融入的有效条件。通过菲利莫尔机会结构的视角，我们在农村人道主义安置一体化的背景下实施了全社区概念。