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Apart and a Part: New Frontiers in Researching Resettlement Refugees in Iceland
In this panel and roundtable, the inter-disciplinary group of eleven scholars associated with the multi-year research program that hosts this conference, will highlight some of the initial results of their ongoing work. After an overview of the scope and ambition of the project, they will describe the methodology, the process, the challenges, the implications and some of the initial insights that they have gained in the last three years. This research and data collection has taken place all of over Iceland including in small, remote villages to the metropolitan region of Reykjavik. The topics that the team has explored includes well-being, inclusion, language acquisition, education, trust, community building, communication, policies, expectation management, the role of volunteers and translators, and the various stages of resettlement. As they reflect on their efforts, success and findings and consider the next steps, they welcome feedback and advice as they prepare further academic work as well as providing policy recommendations for the various stakeholders and practioners in the resettlement process in Iceland.