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Sustainable livelihoods of internally displaced persons: case study of Soacha, Colombia

Sjögren, Benjamin LU (2014) EKHK18 20131
Department of Economic History
Abstract (Swedish)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the conditions in which the internally displaced persons of Soacha,
Colombia, live and how these affect their possibilities of obtaining a sustainable livelihood. This is a
qualitative study and the material was mainly gathered using semi-structured interviews on-site in
the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of El Oasis and Los Robles in Cazucá, Soacha. Interviews with
institutions dealing with the matter of displacement in Soacha were also made. The displaced people
living in Soacha often suffer from a poor provision of services and goods while at the same time being
marginalized to the point where the attainment of a sustainable livelihood is made tremendously
difficult. By using the... (More)
The aim of this thesis is to describe the conditions in which the internally displaced persons of Soacha,
Colombia, live and how these affect their possibilities of obtaining a sustainable livelihood. This is a
qualitative study and the material was mainly gathered using semi-structured interviews on-site in
the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of El Oasis and Los Robles in Cazucá, Soacha. Interviews with
institutions dealing with the matter of displacement in Soacha were also made. The displaced people
living in Soacha often suffer from a poor provision of services and goods while at the same time being
marginalized to the point where the attainment of a sustainable livelihood is made tremendously
difficult. By using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework developed by the Department for
International Development different assets of the displaced people and the contexts within which
they find themselves is structured and analyzed. By doing so the situation of displaced people in
Soacha is further qualified and shows the difficulties that displaced persons face coming from the
countryside to an urban setting where their skills and background often is of little use. (Less)
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Sjögren, Benjamin LU
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EKHK18 20131
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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4302299
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this thesis is to describe the conditions in which the internally displaced persons of Soacha, 
Colombia, live and how these affect their possibilities of obtaining a sustainable livelihood. This is a 
qualitative study and the material was mainly gathered using semi-structured interviews on-site in 
the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of El Oasis and Los Robles in Cazucá, Soacha. Interviews with 
institutions dealing with the matter of displacement in Soacha were also made. The displaced people 
living in Soacha often suffer from a poor provision of services and goods while at the same time being
marginalized to the point where the attainment of a sustainable livelihood is made tremendously 
difficult. By using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework developed by the Department for 
International Development different assets of the displaced people and the contexts within which 
they find themselves is structured and analyzed. By doing so the situation of displaced people in 
Soacha is further qualified and shows the difficulties that displaced persons face coming from the 
countryside to an urban setting where their skills and background often is of little use.}},
  author       = {{Sjögren, Benjamin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sustainable livelihoods of internally displaced persons: case study of Soacha, Colombia}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}