PRACTICAL TRIGGERS, BIASES AND PREJUDICES INSIDE RECEIVING COMMUNITY, WHICH MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF REFUGEES AND FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS

Abstract

Results and discussion of the study. The process of social inclusion and integration of refugees and forcibly displaced persons, especially ones, who are being representatives of various socio-economical quintiles, as we have postulated on the basis of our previous study results [10,11], appears to be a highly complicated issue. In addition, this long term process is usually being influenced by numerous outer phenomena, which, however, normally exist in any community. Here we are talking about various social triggers, biases, prejudices, limitations, fears and expectations towards newcomers from the side of receiving community. among most typical prejudices we name narrations that, for example, refugees, forcibly displaced person may increase the number of criminal acts committed on the territory of the analyzed state, because of weak financial condition, long lasting legalizing process, which prohibits applying for a job to provide for their families etc. Some people believe that newcomers will definitely bring with themselves infectious diseases and various illnesses, which may be highly dangerous for receiving community. Despite objectively high level of social tolerance and generally open minded attitude towards people, who are in need of fleeing from wars, armed conflicts, political and economical instabilities etc, we still may encounter pathological social opinions and negative behaviors towards refugees and other forcibly displaced people in receiving countries.