Local integration: an under-reported solution to protracted refugee situations

This paper will seek to examine and highlight the role of local integration as a durable solution to refugee influxes in countries of first asylum, which are generally developing or transitional societies. It concludes that local integration is actually not a forgotten solution, but an undocumented one. It is also suggested that local integration has great potential as a solution where repatriation or resettlement are not viable options; particularly in protracted refugee situations.