Lebanon Fieldwork Summer 2019

Dr Derya Ozkul visited Lebanon in April and July-September 2019. She has conducted around 30 elite interviews with NGO workers providing legal services for refugees, the General Security, which is the responsible authority for all foreigners in the country, UNHCR RSD and resettlement officers, as well as Embassy officials who are facilitating resettlement from Lebanon. She also conducted semi-structured interviews with refugees and asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq, and Sudan (the top three recognised nationalities).These interviews aimed to understand how refugees and asylum seekers navigate the bureaucracies, their experiences with the authorities, and legal and social problems in Lebanon.