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The civil society involvement of refugees is only beginning to be recognised in policymaking and research. The SVR&#8217;s scientific staff interviewed Afghan and Syrian organisations in Germany about their work. As the study shows, the organisations undertake a broad spectrum of activities. The study provides an overview of their history, special features, potential and challenges. Differences and parallels between Afghan and Syrian organisations are also addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study is part of the research project \u2018Transnational Networks and Civil Society Activities in the Context of Forced Migration: The Afghan and Syrian Communities in Germany\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","publikationen_category":[155,332],"publikationen_inhaltliche_themen":[273,275,339],"class_list":["post-36564","publications","type-publications","status-publish","hentry","publikationen_category-research-unit","publikationen_category-forschungsbereich-en","publikationen_inhaltliche_themen-integration-en","publikationen_inhaltliche_themen-migration-en","publikationen_inhaltliche_themen-migration-en-2","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Diaspora and more. 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