Metadata

School: 

University of Richmond

Language: 

English

Language: 

English

Record Type: 

Thesis

Identifier:

oai:dspace.lasrworks.org:10349/900

Creator: 

Behrend, Kelly

Contributor: 

University of Richmond. School of Arts and Sciences. Department of International Studies.

Publisher: 

University of Richmond

This work applies insights from the literature on social exclusion and terrorism to refugee studies, arguing that applying the social solidarity model provides new insights on excluded people that are otherwise overlooked. The paper extrapolates from seven tendencies Max Abrahms observes in terrorist organizations and applies them to excluded groups in general, and refugees in particular. The commmonality between the groups studies is exclusion, and consists of seven traits: limited control over consequences, insecure alternatives, challenged identities, ambiguous and varying needs, subsumed accountability, potential for maladaptive behavior, and uncertain futures. To test the presence of these seven traits in refugees, this work analyzes the poetry, prose, and photography of refugees from around the world.